WEBVTT 1 00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:08.000 The Latvian company Getlini EKO manages 2 00:00:08.000 --> 00:00:10.500 the largest municipal solid waste landfill 3 00:00:10.500 --> 00:00:11.920 in the Baltic States. 4 00:00:12.520 --> 00:00:14.700 Recycling the biodegradable waste materials 5 00:00:14.700 --> 00:00:18.040 produces biogas which is burned to produce electricity. 6 00:00:19.180 --> 00:00:21.760 The heat produced as a byproduct is used 7 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:23.520 in the Getlini EKO greenhouses. 8 00:00:25.740 --> 00:00:28.280 Getlini EKO is one of the most modern greenhouses 9 00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:30.540 in the world; and the first greenhouse in the world 10 00:00:30.540 --> 00:00:33.140 to implement LED lighting for growing cucumbers. 11 00:00:34.700 --> 00:00:36.920 This greenhouse is built based on the research 12 00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:39.020 that was done in the Warsaw University where we 13 00:00:39.020 --> 00:00:42.420 started to perform tests with LEDs and with cucumber. 14 00:00:44.180 --> 00:00:47.460 And then in 2017 Getlini decided that they're gonna 15 00:00:47.460 --> 00:00:51.380 build the first greenhouse in the world with 100% LED 16 00:00:51.380 --> 00:00:52.700 for cucumber growing. 17 00:00:52.700 --> 00:00:55.020 This greenhouse is 3000 square meters. 18 00:00:55.020 --> 00:00:57.540 We have 3,56 plants per square meter, 19 00:00:57.540 --> 00:00:59.740 We grow the variety Petrifin Nunhems. 20 00:01:00.700 --> 00:01:02.820 The first years after the LED installations, 21 00:01:02.820 --> 00:01:05.660 the yield increase did not meet expectations. 22 00:01:05.700 --> 00:01:08.220 Initially it was hard to understand why. 23 00:01:08.220 --> 00:01:11.180 We were trying to find the right balance between 24 00:01:11.180 --> 00:01:12.980 temperature and air humidity 25 00:01:12.980 --> 00:01:15.340 to get the necessary plant transpiration. 26 00:01:15.340 --> 00:01:16.820 That was the main problem – 27 00:01:16.820 --> 00:01:19.260 because the plant was transpirating less than necessary. 28 00:01:19.260 --> 00:01:21.500 and to answer the question why we cannot 29 00:01:21.500 --> 00:01:23.260 get the desired yield. 30 00:01:23.500 --> 00:01:26.780 We wanted to find out all the underlying mechanics 31 00:01:26.780 --> 00:01:29.820 and plant behaviour to find out what we could improve. 32 00:01:29.820 --> 00:01:32.980 We looked at all available solutions at the time. 33 00:01:32.980 --> 00:01:35.380 We went through all the available on the market 34 00:01:35.380 --> 00:01:38.060 and we came to the conclusion that Aranet is the best 35 00:01:38.060 --> 00:01:39.340 from what we could choose. 36 00:01:39.340 --> 00:01:42.980 Thanks to Aranet we were able to see how the plant is behaving 37 00:01:42.980 --> 00:01:45.420 and how it is reacting in the greenhouse environment. 38 00:01:45.420 --> 00:01:47.380 We were able to see when we need to light 39 00:01:47.380 --> 00:01:50.100 when we need to irrigate; when we need to remove the leaves. 40 00:01:50.100 --> 00:01:52.340 So we were able to put the plant in balance. 41 00:01:52.340 --> 00:01:56.780 We were able to find the limits how far we can push the plant 42 00:02:01.780 --> 00:02:05.380 In the first two years we were harvesting around 66 kilos 43 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:08.780 Now in the same period of time we have harvested already 80 kilos 44 00:02:12.820 --> 00:02:15.160 We will continue for another 6 weeks 45 00:02:16.380 --> 00:02:19.460 And we are planning to harvest around 100 kilos per square meter. 46 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:23.100 We are using almost all the sensors which are created 47 00:02:23.100 --> 00:02:24.320 for the plant monitoring. 48 00:02:24.320 --> 00:02:26.460 Most of what we see the added benefit from is the 49 00:02:26.460 --> 00:02:28.040 PAR sensor and scales. 50 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:30.760 Aranet offers the best price/performance ratio. 51 00:02:30.780 --> 00:02:33.520 We can get all the sensors within one infrastructure 52 00:02:33.540 --> 00:02:36.680 and we don't need to implement it in any other system. 53 00:02:36.680 --> 00:02:38.820 All data are available on one place 54 00:02:38.820 --> 00:02:40.340 and we can easily analyze it. 55 00:02:42.200 --> 00:02:44.200 The installation is really easy. 56 00:02:44.460 --> 00:02:46.000 It's almost plug-and-play. 57 00:02:46.040 --> 00:02:48.240 You install the battery, put the name on the sensor 58 00:02:48.240 --> 00:02:49.840 and place where you need it, and it's done! 59 00:02:50.380 --> 00:02:53.720 It's easy to install and easy to run, and easy to understand. 60 00:02:54.600 --> 00:02:57.500 I would recommend other greenhouse owners to try Aranet. 61 00:02:57.580 --> 00:03:00.660 Aranet is an eye-opener, and you can see and you can measure 62 00:03:00.660 --> 00:03:02.720 what you never have been able to see before. 63 00:03:18.280 --> 00:03:21.140 Aranet – supporting sustainable horticulture 64 00:03:21.140 --> 00:03:24.000 and making environmental monitoring wireless.