Journal
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
Volume 70, Issue -, Pages 1178-1188Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2016.12.020
Keywords
Modern solar greenhouse; PV greenhouse; Solar thermal greenhouse; Advanced solar technology
Funding
- Key Project of Chinese Academy of Engineering [2015-XZ-04]
- National High-tech R & D Program of China [2015AA034601]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91333122, 61204064, 51202067, 51372082, 51402106, 11504107]
- Ph.D. Programs Fothidation of Ministry of Education of China [20120036120006, 20130036110012]
- Par-Eu Scholars Program
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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Given the threat of environmental degradation and land deterioration to conventional agriculture, modern greenhouse cultivation has attracted increasing attention as an effective alternative. However, the high energy consumption of greenhouse systems is concerning given the need to limit the environmental impact of human activities. The solar integration to agricultural greenhouse in the form of modern solar greenhouse has the potential to simultaneously respond to the declining availability of suitable land and the imperative for minimum emissions. In this review, an overview of China's progress towards the development of modern solar greenhouses, as well as the attempts to mitigate the effects of heat loss, shadowing, and poor light condition is presented. A promising prospect is shown by China's modern solar greenhouses at present levels of performances and costs exemplified by the photovoltaic (PV) greenhouses with a practicable payback period of less than 9 years. Additionally, application of advanced solar technology for better thermal storage, PV power generating and light utilization balance has been proved effective to further promote solar energy utilization in modern solar greenhouses.
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