The challenge
Modern greenhouse farming faces a shortage of skilled growers, while demand for fresh produce is rising globally. Between 1980 and today, the number of experienced greenhouse growers has dropped sharply, and their average age has increased, threatening knowledge transfer to the next generation. At the same time, global greenhouse horticulture is expanding at nearly 8% annually, creating a critical need for advanced automation.
The research
Gremon implements plant sensors – including biomass, transpiration, and stem thickness measurement devices – with a newly developed, ultra-precise Vapour Pressure Deficit (VPD) sensor. Together with the AI of Blue Radix, they provide a “plant health dashboard” in real time.
The AI then communicates with the greenhouse climate computer to adjust temperature, humidity, ventilation, light intensity, CO₂ levels, and irrigation scheduling. Irrigation control goes beyond timing – it optimises water volume, nutrient concentration (EC), and pH levels, ensuring the perfect root-zone conditions at all times.
The impact
The impact is of the project is expected to be on multiple aspects:
Market outlook
The consortium estimates the potential market in high-tech greenhouses to be worth hundreds of millions of euros annually, with adoption possible across Europe, North America, and emerging horticultural hubs like Mexico and South Korea.
Funding
This project has received funding from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary, financed under the 2022-1.2.7-EUROSTARS programme, project ID 2022-1.2.7-EUROSTARS-2023-00006, in the amount of 118,762,123 HUF. The implementation period is 1 September 2023 – 30 September 2025. The official Hungarian title is: “Teljesen autonóm üvegházi klíma- és öntözésmenedzsment rendszer, amely valós idejű növénymutatókon és mesterséges intelligencia alapú előrejelző modellezésen alapul, példátlan pontossággal, nagy termőterületen.”
Disclaimer: The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of Gremon Systems Zrt. and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union, the EUROSTARS programme or the National Research, Development and Innovation Office.
The challenge
Modern greenhouse farming faces a shortage of skilled growers, while demand for fresh produce is rising globally. Between 1980 and today, the number of experienced greenhouse growers has dropped sharply, and their average age has increased, threatening knowledge transfer to the next generation. At the same time, global greenhouse horticulture is expanding at nearly 8% annually, creating a critical need for advanced automation.
The research
Gremon implements plant sensors – including biomass, transpiration, and stem thickness measurement devices – with a newly developed, ultra-precise Vapour Pressure Deficit (VPD) sensor. Together with the AI of Blue Radix, they provide a “plant health dashboard” in real time.
The AI then communicates with the greenhouse climate computer to adjust temperature, humidity, ventilation, light intensity, CO₂ levels, and irrigation scheduling. Irrigation control goes beyond timing – it optimises water volume, nutrient concentration (EC), and pH levels, ensuring the perfect root-zone conditions at all times.
The impact
The impact is of the project is expected to be on multiple aspects:
Market outlook
The consortium estimates the potential market in high-tech greenhouses to be worth hundreds of millions of euros annually, with adoption possible across Europe, North America, and emerging horticultural hubs like Mexico and South Korea.
Funding
This project has received funding from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund of Hungary, financed under the 2022-1.2.7-EUROSTARS programme, project ID 2022-1.2.7-EUROSTARS-2023-00006, in the amount of 118,762,123 HUF. The implementation period is 1 September 2023 – 30 September 2025. The official Hungarian title is: “Teljesen autonóm üvegházi klíma- és öntözésmenedzsment rendszer, amely valós idejű növénymutatókon és mesterséges intelligencia alapú előrejelző modellezésen alapul, példátlan pontossággal, nagy termőterületen.”
Disclaimer: The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of Gremon Systems Zrt. and does not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union, the EUROSTARS programme or the National Research, Development and Innovation Office.
