Workshop
Greenhouses in space: down to earth
Spin-offs from crop cultivation in the Antarctica experiment
The EU-EDEN-ISS project is about fresh vegetable production for the crew of future space missions. Antarctica was selected as the best possible "space simulator", and plenty of vegetables were produced during a 12-months mission there in 2018. The aim of the mission was to test and evaluate the technologies and monitoring systems that enabled safe and healthy production by an un-experienced grower in such a hostile environment.
Purpose of the workshop is to discuss potential spin-offs for advanced commercial [greenhouse and/or plant factory] vegetable production and the adaptations that may be necessary for such an application.
| 13:15 | Welcome with coffee | |
| 13:30 | Introduction to the workshop | |
| The EDEN-ISS project | Daniel Schubert, Project coordinator, German Aerospace Center | |
| Challenges and rewards of the mission | Paul Zabel "the Antarctica Grower", German Aerospace Center | |
| The lighting system: challenges and choices | Grazyna Bochenek, Heliospectra | |
| The remote monitoring system | Frank Kempkes, Wageningen University & Research, Greenhouse Horticulture | |
| 14:45 | Coffee | |
| Commercial greenhouse production in the near future: what is needed | Ted Duijvestijn, Duijvestijn tomaten (Dutch grower) | |
| Enabling technologies for the success of vertical farms | Martin Veenstra, Certhon (indoor farm producer) | |
| Artificial Intelligence: the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge | Silke Hemming, Wageningen University & Research, Greenhouse Horticulture | |
| "Vision" in the greenhouses of tomorrow | Erik Pekkeriet, Wageningen University & Research, group Vision and Robotics | |
| Discussion: what has a real potential in commercial vegetable production? What is needed to realise that potential? | ||
| 16:45 | Cocktail and networking |
For more information, please check our website.
For participation, please sent an e-mail to jennifer.meijer@wur.nl.