"I can say that because you achieve a more even climate inside and have more CO2, the SuprimAir can increase production compared to a conventional greenhouse. Ultimately, the production increase on an annual basis is about 10 percent", says Pascal Delahaye, owner of French greenhouse company Le Jardin de Rabelais, a 150.000m2 greenhouse in Chinon, France, of what 6,5 hectares, built in 2012, is semi-closed.
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To serve the high-end market with his piccolo tomatoes, Le Jardin de Rabelais focuses on the highest level of flavor. The team achieves this by being able to control the climate in his greenhouse down to the last detail, as well as by getting as much light as possible into his greenhouse all year round. It is an ingenious interplay of greenhouse, ventilation, cooling, irrigation, and automatic control.
"The second tool is to have as much as possible light in the greenhouse," Pascal adds. "The use of artificial light is a tool to achieve the best taste during winter."
"The combination SuprimAir greenhouse with LED top lighting results in a greenhouse with relatively low energy consumption and a year-round, ideal climate," says Jeffrey van der Sande with Certhon. "Temperature and humidity can be controlled to precision, achieving an ideal indoor climate. This enables Le Jardin de Rabelais to produce top-quality tomatoes all year round."
The outdoor air drawn in is humidified in the padded wall. "Our innovative system creates an optimum mix of outside air and greenhouse air in the corridor, allowing the humidity to be controlled very precisely."
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