Plant Factory Systems
Fully controlled, artificial-light facilities where layout, lighting, climate and automation are designed as one system.
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What a Plant Factory Is
A plant factory is a sealed, artificial-light facility where every growth input — light, temperature, humidity, CO₂, water and nutrients — is controlled. Yield stops depending on season and weather; it depends on engineering.
02 What Artificial Light Means
What artificial light means for the design
With no sunlight, lighting becomes the dominant electrical load — which is why a plant factory only makes sense when lighting and HVAC are designed together and the energy model is done up front. Artificial light is the opportunity and the cost; both have to be engineered.
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Designed as One System
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Layout — rack geometry, tier spacing and workflow
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Lighting — PPFD, spectrum and zoning matched to the crop
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Climate — temperature, humidity, CO₂ and airflow
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Automation — dosing, climate and lighting under one control architecture
These cannot be specified independently and then expected to fit.
04 Output & Energy Model
Output and energy, modelled together
Production capacity and energy consumption are the two sides of the same feasibility question. Energy dominates operating cost: lighting alone can account for 70–80% of electrical load, and lighting plus air conditioning together around 82.5% (research references). We model both output and energy — so the plant factory is sized to its business case, not to a floor plan.
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What we deliver
A plant factory scope: layout, lighting, climate, irrigation, dosing and control — from feasibility and energy model through commissioning.
FAQ.
Q: How much energy does a plant factory use?
A: It depends on crop, climate and design — but lighting and air conditioning typically dominate, together around 82.5% of total energy use (research reference). That is exactly why we model it first.
Q: Is a plant factory profitable?
A: That depends on crop, yield, energy price and product price. We help you build the model — we do not promise an outcome.
Q: Why is the energy model done before the layout?
A: Because lighting is the largest load and it drives both HVAC sizing and operating cost. You cannot fix the layout and then optimize energy afterwards — they are designed together.