Hortinergy - Energy Efficient Greenhouses Online Software Suite
With the Hortinergy online software you can simulate innovative and optimal configurations to reduce your horticultural greenhouse energy consumption (renovation or new project):
- Calculate the energy consumption and expenditure of horticultural greenhouses.
- Make the best technical and economical choices and optimize your energy consumption.
Modelling includes specific greenhouse climate control parameters: composition of the covering, equipment, heating system, canopy, desired internal climate, external climate, etc. Hortinergy integrates modern technologies such as semi-closed greenhouses, active ventilation, etc.
- Energy consumption for heating, dehumidification and cooling on an hourly, daily, monthly and yearly basis
- Prediction of the temperature and humidity level on an hourly basis
- Consumption of the primary and secondary heating system and heat load-duration curve
- Equipment sizing
- Comparison of the solutions (annual, monthly basis)
- GPS coordinates of the greenhouse for the weather file
- Greenhouse covering with dimensions, materials and screens
- Desired internal climate control (temperature, humidity, water deficit)
- Type of culture
- Type of greenhouse (standard, semi-closed, active ventilation)
- Heating equipment
- Energy production and storage equipment
- Control system (day/night, screen, temperature integration, open buffer, etc.)
You are the owner of your data in all circumstances. We only use your data to calculate the energy efficiency for your project. They are not communicated to third parties or reused in our calculations or for any other purpose without your consent.
The energy efficiency calculations have been performed using proven algorithms. The 10% accuracy has been validated through measurement campaigns carried out at the French Interprofessional Technical Centre for Fruit and Vegetables (CTIFL) and Institute of Horticulture Technology (RATHO/ASTREDHOR) in Mediterranean, ocean and semi-continental climates in conventional and semi-closed greenhouses.
Hortinergy was developed by Agrithermic in partnership with the CTIFL (French Interprofessional Technical Centre for Fruit and Vegetables) and RATHO/ASTREDHOR (Institute of Horticulture Technology), the Agro-Campus Ouest University and the Centre for Professional Training and Agricultural Promotion (CFPA) in La Cote Saint André.
Weather file
- Temperature
- Relative humidity
- Solar radiation (global, diffuse, normal, PAR)
- Cloudiness
- Sky temperature
- Wind speed and direction
- Orientation and dimensions
- Shape of the greenhouse: glass, Gothic arch, multi-span plastic
- Type of greenhouse: conventional, semi-closed, active ventilation
- Roof and wall materials
- Airtightness
- Screen for each wall (quantity, characteristics)
- Summer whitening (period, characteristics)
- Type of culture
- Type of growing medium
- Planting and harvesting dates
- Rail pipes
- Grow pipes
- Air unit heaters
- Perimeter heating
- Low temperature pipe under bench
- Overhead heating pipes
- Pulsed-air generator
- Semi-closed greenhouse corridor
- Type of energy source
- Primary production: type and characteristics (maximum and minimum power, condenser, etc.
- Secondary production / back-up: type and characteristics (maximum and minimum power, condenser, etc.)
- Storage tank
- Temperature: day/night at different periods of the year, temperature integration, morning heating and morning revival
- Relative humidity control: RH or Saturated Vapour Pressure Deficit
- Screen: depending on the sunlight (thermal/shading) or internal/external temperature difference
- Open buffer: Water DT, CO2 production (Minimum solar radiation, required CO2 level), optimisation of the primary system (minimum power), etc.
- Semi-closed greenhouse and active ventilation
- Morning revival
- Min / max relative hygrometry
- Min / max VPD
- Air tube
- Horizontal fan
- Vertical fan