CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AGRICULTURE

Solar-Powered Controlled Environment

Integrating protected agriculture, environmental control and solar energy for reliable modern crop production.

Lettuce growing on floating rafts above water inside a greenhouse.

SOLUTION OVERVIEWCreating the environment crops need to perform.

Ethio-Leap designs controlled-environment production systems that combine protected growing infrastructure with water management, environmental monitoring and renewable energy.

The production environment is designed around crop requirements and operating conditions, allowing key production factors to be managed more consistently than in exposed field production.

Where appropriate, solar energy can support pumps, hydroponic equipment, irrigation, monitoring and other essential production systems, improving the ability to operate controlled agriculture in locations with limited or unreliable grid power.

SEE THE SYSTEM IN ACTIONControlled production powered by integrated technology.

See how protected growing systems, environmental management and solar energy work together as one production environment.

APPLICATIONSDesigned for technology-enabled crop production.

GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION
Protected growing environments designed around crop and production requirements.

HYDROPONIC PRODUCTION
Controlled water-based growing systems integrated within protected environments.

NURSERY PRODUCTION
Protected propagation environments supporting reliable seedling production.

OFF-GRID & ENERGY-CONSTRAINED SITES
Solar integration can support essential production equipment where grid electricity is limited or unreliable.

Greenhouse crop rows beneath circulation fans and a steel roof structure.
BENEFITS

Greater control over the production environment.

Controlled-environment infrastructure can be configured around different crops, production scales and levels of technology.

PROTECTED PRODUCTION

Crops are grown within infrastructure designed to reduce exposure to uncontrolled external conditions.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Monitoring and management provide greater visibility and control of the growing environment.

INTEGRATED ENERGY

Solar power can support pumps, irrigation, monitoring and other essential agricultural systems.

SCALABLE SYSTEMS

Controlled-environment infrastructure can be configured around different crops, production scales and levels of technology.