Rapid deployment plant-science research modules

快速部署植物科学研究模块

• 批准号: 66482
• 金额: $ 6.32万
• 依托单位: LETTUS GROW LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=66482
• 关键词: Rapid; deployment; plant; science; research

Both global food supply and horticultural innovation have been disrupted massively by the recent impacts of Covid-19 with future resilience now a very real concern. Traditional food supply networks require lengthy supply chains and multiple stakeholders to bring fresh produce to our plates from all over the world, with each element in the chain adding to the level of risk. Shorter supply chains reduce this risk and improve food security and sovereignty. This project proposes the design and build of a world-first rapid deployment, aeroponic vertical farming module within a 40ft shipping container. To date, the only commercially available container farms have used hydroponic technology. LettUs Grow's innovative, patent-pending aeroponic technology offers all of the improvements of aeroponics (increased crop growth rates, reduced pest impacts, improved control of nutrient dosing) with the simplicity of hydroponics to improve the profitability of small-scale growing facilities. By installing a system within a container, installation times can be reduced from multiple months to less than 24 hours, enabling rapid deployment when it is needed. The ability to deploy at such speed, has extensive benefits across the food production industry and also the wider bioscience and horticultural research industries. The project's key objectives are to:1. Provide a detailed design and procurement plan for the module2. Prototype the module and build a demonstrator3. Perform growing tests to baseline performance against existing indoor farming systems4. Test a new lease-to-buy model with clients to gain market feedback5. Provide excess fresh produce to the local Bristol communityThe main areas of focus for the project are:1. Maintaining a safe working environment in line with government guidance for Covid-19 for the production and operation of the container farm2. Integration of existing technologies into a bespoke designed container3. Ease of deployment to reduce procurement and installation time compared to existing solutionsThis project represents a global first as it will be the first controlled environment agriculture (CEA) system that integrates LettUs Grow's unique yield-boosting aeroponic technology into a container farm module that can be deployed and installed in less than a day compared to the current delivery timelines that can span multiple months.

全球粮食供应和园艺创新都受到最近新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19，即2019冠状病毒病）影响的严重破坏，未来的恢复能力现在是一个非常真实的问题。传统的食品供应网络需要漫长的供应链和多个利益相关者将来自世界各地的新鲜农产品带到我们的盘子里，供应链中的每一个环节都增加了风险。更短的供应链可以降低这一风险，改善粮食安全和主权。该项目提出在40英尺集装箱内设计和建造世界上第一个快速部署的气培垂直农业模块。迄今为止，仅有的商业化集装箱农场使用了水耕技术。LettUs Grow的创新的、正在申请专利的雾培技术提供了雾培的所有改进（提高作物生长速度、减少害虫影响、改善营养剂量控制），同时具有水培的简单性，以提高小规模种植设施的盈利能力。通过在容器内安装系统，安装时间可以从数月缩短到不到24小时，从而在需要时实现快速部署。以这种速度部署的能力，在食品生产行业以及更广泛的生物科学和园艺研究行业都有广泛的好处。该项目的主要目标是：1。为模块提供详细的设计和采购计划2.原型模块和建立一个demonstrator 3.进行生长测试，以现有室内耕作系统的基准性能4。与客户一起测试新的租赁到购买模式，以获得市场反馈5。为当地布里斯托社区提供多余的新鲜农产品该项目的主要重点领域是：1。根据政府就新型冠状病毒疫情对集装箱场生产及营运的指引，维持安全的工作环境2。将现有技术集成到定制设计的容器中3。与现有解决方案相比，易于部署，减少采购和安装时间该项目代表了全球第一，因为它将是第一个将LettUs Grow独特的增产气培技术集成到集装箱农场模块中的受控环境农业（CEA）系统，与目前可能跨越数月的交付时间相比，该模块可以在不到一天的时间内部署和安装。