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Applied Science Centre (ASC) for Smart Indoor Farming

Produce plants regardless of season and climate - no matter where!
Smart Indoor Farming makes it possible. The Applied Science Centre is researching this innovative cultivation method of the future.

The Applied Science Centre (ASC) for Smart Indoor Farming of the HSWT

Das Logo des Applied Science Centres for Smart Indoor Farming

The Applied Science Centre (ASC) for Smart Indoor Farming is the first of its kind at the HSWT. This ASC aims to establish an infrastructure in the field of indoor farming that serves as an interface between research and industry. It links scientific questions with concrete applications and interdisciplinary projects contribute significantly to making this innovative technology ready for practical use.

What is Indoor Farming?

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Applied science to lettuce & vegetables

Indoor farming is the cultivation of plants in a closed cultivation system excluding sunlight, whereby a precise regulation of all cultivation parameters is possible: light, air, temperature, water and nutrients. Compared to conventional cultivation methods, indoor farming has considerable advantages in ecological issues such as resource consumption and environmental impact. Through year-round production with multiple harvests, Smart Indoor Farming also greatly contributes to economically important issues of product quality and yield maximisation.

The arrows in the following figure compare the systems within a specific parameter.

What are the goals of the Smart Indoor Farming project team?

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Collaborations of the ASC for Smart Indoor Farming

The Applied Science Center works closely with these business partner companies:

Gemüsering Stuttgart GmbH

The current container, converted into an indoor farm, was made available on permanent loan by Gemüsering Stuttgart GmbH. The Gemüsering also finances a student assistant who works in the indoor farm within the framework of experimental work.

Dr Thomas Wilke

Dr Wilke has many years of experience in the food industry and is a key supporter of the HSWT in establishing industry cooperations and in project acquisition.

The "Growtainer" of the ASC for Smart Indoor Farming at HSWT.
Tomato culture in an indoor farming system of the ASC for Smart Indoor Farming at the HSWT.
Majoran culture under LED lighting in an indoor farming system at the HSWT.

Research projects

The ASC for Smart Indoor Farming focuses its research on:

  • The recording and optimisation of material flows - energy consumption in particular
  • The use of lighting strategies to influence the quality of plant raw materials
  • The use of sensor technology and automation
  • The production of pharmaceutically used plant parts with high demands on consistent quality
  • The application of Vertical Indoor Farming along supply chains
  • The linking of interdisciplinary questions for holistic optimisation
  • Networking with other culture systems (insects, fish, algae)

Research Projects

Direction

Lageplan der Gebäude H am Campus Weihenstephan.

Contact

University of applied sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf
Applied Science Centre (ASC) for Smart Indoor Farming
Room H10.322
Am Staudengarten 10
85354 Freising

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