Weiss Gallenkamp and Energy Efficiency
04 October 2007
Weiss Gallenkamp recently attended the Controlled Environment User Group Annual Meeting at the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in Aberystwyth.
The theme of the event was 'Cutting the costs: Towards energy efficient controlled environments'. Weiss Gallenkamp have extensively researched methods of increasing the efficiency of our growth cabinets, and have developed numerous ways of doing so.
The processes of plant based research requiring controlled environments facilities consume large quantities of energy and resources, both during their manufacture and use. The installation and running costs of CE facilities are escalating and CE's are significant energy consumers in many organisations. Managers of CE facilities are particularly facing increased pressure to reduce running costs. Weiss Gallenkamp are at the forefront of research and development into Energy Efficient Controlled Environments. Our Plant Growth Cabinets and Rooms are temperature controlled for energy efficiency, and also use the latest high efficiency, high frequency lamps. These use up to 25% less energy than ordinary fluorescent lamps. The facility for the user to regulate the light output to the exact level required is a standard feature across the range.
Measures that we can implement to ensure maximum efficiency from controlled environments include: Simple steps towards Energy Efficiency Control Lighting Levels & Temperature Advantages: Low Initial Cost Repeatability and Reproducibility of experiments Alter night cycle settings Advantages: Energy savings Long fan life Other energy saving considerations Take advantage of off peak electricity Advantages: High potential long term savings Ambient cooling capacity Advantages: Could offer appreciable energy savings when ambient temperatures are low Heat recovery Advantages: Could offer appreciable energy savings Pure water recycling Advantages: Low cost The above represent only a snapshot of our capabilities in this field, as we have over 35 years experience in the field of Controlled Environments. We supply growth cabinets and rooms to many of the world's leading research facilities, examples of which can be viewed in the PDF's below.
For further information regarding our Plant Growth Cabinets and Rooms or any of our products please contact James Walton on 01509 631590 or james.walton@weiss-gallenkamp.com
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