Comparison of traditional and climate-controlled mushroom cultivation processes

  1. Leiva-Lázaro, F.J. 1
  2. Blanco-Fernández, J. 1
  3. Martínez-Cámara, E. 1
  4. Latorre-Biel, J.I. 2
  5. Jiménez-Macías, E. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

  2. 2 Universidad Pública de Navarra
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    Universidad Pública de Navarra

    Pamplona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02z0cah89

Libro:
4th International Workshop on Simulation for Energy, Sustainable Development and Environment, SESDE 2016

ISBN: 9788897999720,  978-88-97999-80-5

Año de publicación: 2016

Páginas: 49-53

Congreso: 4th International Workshop on Simulation for Energy, Sustainable Development and Environment, SESDE 2016

Tipo: Aportación congreso

SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-85002907384 GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor
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Resumen

Originally mushroom cultivation was carried out in caves that have gradually been replaced by climate controlled chambers, to control climatic conditions, requiring only energy consumption and cooling systems. The climate controlled chambers allow higher control over the weather conditions inside the growing chambers, temperature, and humidity, compared to the traditional cultivation process. However, this advantage implies an increase in energy consumption, much higher than the traditional cultivation process, due to the demand of the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning system (HVAC). As a result, the climate controlled cultivation process requires higher investments that the traditional cultivation process. The results of this study indicate that traditional cultivation systems have higher average production than climate controlled systems. Furthermore, higher investments are needed in climate controlled cultivation systems. However, traditional cultivation systems are totally dependent on weather conditions, as a result, cold and hot seasons are not favourable for these cultivation systems.