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How does a greenhouse on Antarctica work?

EDEN ISS is an example of a controlled environment plant growth facility in an extreme weather location. Utilizing the latest controls and lighting technology, the objective of the €4.5 million project is to help achieve safe food production on board the ISS, future human space exploration vehicles and planetary outposts.

In this, the second part of a Plant Growth Chambers feature on the EDEN ISS project, German Aerospace DLR researcher Paul Zabel explains directly from Antarctica the technology they are using in this remote controlled environment:

For part I of the EDEN ISS story click here or visit the Argus Controls website.