Sercom Regeltechniek and Environmental Monitoring Systems (EMS) BV have won the Horti Fair Innovation Award with their Air Monitoring system.
The system can be used to control air quality in the greenhouse, as well as temperature, humidity and light, and is intended to bring lower input and energy use to plant production.
Chairman of the judges Geert van Oosterhout said: “Sercom and EMS effectively applied technologies from other sectors to greenhouse horticulture. When the presence of small quantities of harmful gases in the greenhouse air is hindering the optimal growth of a crop, the source of the problem cannot be detected with the naked eye. Although it can be detected in more serious cases, it is obvious that the damage has already been done.
“Air Monitoring detects harmful gases even in low concentrations and thus makes the invisible visible. And it then provides guidelines for measures to solve the problem. This combination is thus adding a new dimension to greenhouse climate control.”
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