Closed greenhouse concept integrating thermal energy storage (TES) applied to aquaponics systems

Author

Biernatzki, Ralf ; Meinecke, Rolf

Author_Institution

Inst. for Green Technol. & Rural Dev. [i.green], South Westphalia Univ. of Appl. Sci., Iserlohn, Germany

fYear

2014

fDate

2-5 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This paper focuses on the development of closed greenhouse concepts and application of that technology to aqua-ponics systems. At first, aquaponics systems and closed greenhouses with TES are described. Then, TES in abandoned mines are discussed. Finally, ongoing research on aquaponics systems at the South Westphalian University of Applied Sciences, Soest Campus, will be presented. The aim is to develop a concept for a prototype aquaponics system in the Ruhr-district in North Rhine-Westphalia at an abandoned coal mine in order to use mine water for heating the aquaponics system, improving the energy balance significantly.

Keywords

agriculture; greenhouses; thermal energy storage; North Rhine-Westphalia; Soest Campus; South Westphalian University of Applied Sciences; TES; agriculture system; closed greenhouse concepts; energy balance; mine water; prototype aquaponics system; thermal energy storage; Coal mining; Green products; Heat pumps; Marine animals; Production; Water heating; aquaponics; energy efficient greenhouses; mine water; renewable energy; thermal energy storage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), 2014 49th International Universities

Conference_Location

Cluj-Napoca

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6556-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UPEC.2014.6934669

Filename

6934669