Trying to turn sassy produce in the desert brought the team with RedSea not only insights and knowledge but also result in technical innovations . With these products , branded as RedSea , they are now looking to help oneself more growers around the existence . Currently , trial run with their high temperature - blocking greenhouse roof and their sensing element are conducted in Almeria , Spain , as well as in Egypt and the Middle East .
Heat and water scarcity“Our engineering science were design in Saudi Arabia , so heat and water scarceness is an everyday affair . But these problem are not unique to Saudi Arabia . condition in that state are extreme , but increase temperature and H2O scarcity are challenges growers deal with everywhere . Now we ’re getting our applied science into the hands of cultivator . ” utter Simon Bryant , CFO with RedSea , the owner technology spinoff of the Red Sea Farms steel . He explains how sustainability buy the farm beyond environmental reasons . “ It ’s also about commercial sustainability and prospicient - term aroundness . There are many areas in the world where this is mismanaged because there are not enough imagination to remain in for the longsighted term . ” Bruno utter about Mauritania in West Africa . “ Around the Senegal river , you would be capable to because there ’s enough water supply . Yet , no husbandry pass there because of the abrasive weather condition . And in Egypt , for good example , the quality of the water and the source of water is not good because of the eminent salinity . ”
“ We see that millions of hectares are now not as suitable for farming . Yet , they can be as such with the right strategy and techniques ” , sum Bruno de Oliveira , who of late fall in the team . With experience grow in desiccate areas , he ’s now help RedSea expand its techniques to different areas such as Morocco , Spain , and the Middle East , but also the US and Mexico . “ This would not only avoid zillion of klick of travel but also stabilize the requirements of countries with local production . ”
Sensors and nano - material greenhouse roofsIn several localisation , include Almeria , Spain , a trial is protrude with their sensors and their conception for greenhouse roofs : a nano - material that let in light but not heat . Just of late , the ship’s company won an ASABE AE50 with this ware . “ Our proprietary nano - cloth stoppage near - infrared solar radiation , allowing participating photosynthetic radiation to pass along through . This prevents a per centum of solar heat from entering the nursery , reduces Energy Department intake on chilling , saves water , and extends the growing time of year in hot mood . All that combined kick upstairs sustainable growth of high - quality fruits and vegetable ” , Bruno read . In recent tests , Iyris Heat Blocking Roof was proven to thin out energy bills and water white plague by more than 25 % .
With their solutions , the squad focus on affordability . “ As RedSea , we are very much aware that our economic science might work on mellow - end crops . At the same time , you need a solution that can be surmount easy to sincerely benefit the commodity type of crops . This is why we ’re insure our solutions can be practice with ease . After all , a solution require to be low-priced to have an encroachment . ” The modernise heat - block nano - material , for example , can be combine in polycarbonates and mesh used in nursery . “ We see those net and burrow make the majority of protect agriculture . The grower does not require big adjustments or changes in the structures to better their cultivation – they can just vary the sheet . ” The same goes for their sensors : according to Simon , they ’re affordable , climate adaptive , and stable . “ Our sensing element run into those criteria . We get laid it from our facilities . The software program is compatible , and the datum is another proof of the impact of technology . ”
“ With our trials , we ’re getting more data on how our products make for in the sphere , and we can show growers how big the impact of technology can be in their region . We involve to show them what we ’re spill the beans about , elucidate the doubts and confirm the applicability in different regions and climate zona ” , Bruno says , add that the insight from the information are crucial for growers since there ’s no one key solution for every situation . “ We know that – we are a cultivator ourselves , not only a technology company . ”
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