Enhancing Energy Efficiency of Greenhouses using AI-based Climate Control
February 28, 2023 | Advances in Applied Energy |
Introduction: Researchers from Cornell University in USA proposed the use of novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based control framework to enhance the energy efficiency of greenhouses while accurately regulating their indoor climate. The AI-based strategy learns from historical greenhouse climate data and adapts to current weather conditions and crop growth.
Key findings: In comparison to traditional control methods, the AI-based framework demonstrated remarkable performance. In a case study focused on controlling the greenhouse climate for tomato crops, the proposed strategy led to a substantial 57% reduction in energy consumption compared to conventional methods.
Read more: Energy-efficient AI-based Control of Semi-closed Greenhouses Leveraging Robust Optimization in Deep Reinforcement Learning
Fig. | Greenhouse simulation depicting the external disturbances, control actuators, and greenhouse states along with its components.
Viewed Articles
February 28, 2023 | Advances in Applied Energy |Â Â Introduction: Researchers from Cornell University in USA proposed the use of novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based control framework to enhance the
Read More
July 06, 2023 | The Plant Genome |  Introduction: Researchers from CIMMYT (Mexico) and Mamoré Research and Innovation (UK) address a critical gap in wheat breeding research: the limited consideration
November 20, 2020 | Journal of Cleaner Production |Â Introduction: Greenhouses account for the largest share of final energy consumption in agriculture, with heating alone consuming 65-85% of total ene
July 14, 2025 | Land | Â Introduction: Digital and precision agriculture are widely recognized for improving farm efficiency, yet less is known about their broader social and institutional effects on t
October 09, 2025 | Crop Science | Â Introduction: Traditional plant breeding often prioritizes explanatory models to understand biological mechanisms, which can limit the generalizability of selection
March 2026 | PLoS One | Volume 21Introduction: Greenhouse production requires precise control of temperature, irrigation, COâ‚‚, and other environmental conditions, but conventional fixed-control strate
