Following years of practical testwork, including over four years of studies at its trial greenhouse at Murdoch University in Perth, ClearVueโs technologies and developmental thinking have evolved towards autonomous greenhouses.
The acquisition of the ROOTS IP and assets brings ClearVueโs dream closer to fruition by integrating ROOTS technologies through its Opticrop subsidiary with its own range of solar power-generating glass panels.
Deil said OptiCrop has hit the ground running with its first project delivery for its client by a global leader in precision irrigation solutions – an agri-tech company engaged in projects in more than 110 countries and which has irrigated more than 10 million hectares of land, serving more than two million farmers.
ClearVue products are tailor-made for protected-cropping agriculture. They can generate power to run or control glasshouse equipment, including ventilation, monitoring, growth and conditions recording, alarm systems, pumps, lighting, shade and heat transmission and reflection, while materially reducing energy use.
The companyโs inaugural greenhouse project sale represents a key milestone for both ClearVue and Opticrop. It augurs well for the potential of future demand for the companiesโ integrated technologies in the growing agri-tech space.
Importantly, both the technologies for root cooling and production of irrigation water from natural humidity are applicable to open-air agriculture, giving the companies even more scope for potential expansion.
With growing populations, increased water demands and a drying climate, protected agriculture and optimised water use would seem to be inevitable needs that both companies are positioning themselves to help meet.
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