Micro

Micro-PFALs are closed or semiclosed indoor plant-growing systems with an air volume of plant-growing space size ranging from 0.03 to 3 m³, therefore suitable for home use.

Micro-PFALs are characterized by:

• hydroponic or soilless culture;
• plants grown mostly under LED lamps;
• well-designed as small furniture or a green interior (highly attractive and safe);
• easy to use and also maintain;
• no use of pesticides;
• the lighting period, watering, temperature and other factors can be controlled both automatically or manually according to the user’s choice.

Experimental prototype of Adaptive Vertical Greenhouse (in collaboration with Germina srl)

Germina Srl has created an Experimental Prototype of Adaptive Vertical Greenhouse. The patented system includes a series of cultivation tanks which adjust their height according to the precise level of growth of the plants grown in them. Each shelf can have different climatic and light conditions which amplify its value as a scientific instrument.

In this way the system maximizes the production yield per unit of volume and optimizes energy consumption by minimizing the environment subject to air conditioning . The Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences of the University of Bologna is currently testing the Germina Prototype after studying that the adaptive technology would result in up to a 190% increase in ROI over 10 years, compared to the equivalent activity of a Traditional Vertical Greenhouse  that occupies 1500 square meters.

^{Kozai, Niu, Takagaki. (2019). Plant Factory. An Indoor Vertical Farming System for Efficient Quality Food Production. Academic Press.}