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Canada's First Fully Automated Greenhouse
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ProdigalFrog slrpnk.net ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net
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Rimu piefed.social rimu@piefed.social
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Very interesting tech.

No mention of the energy usage of these greenhouses. I know in Holland, a place similarly-unsuited for growing food most of the year, greenhouses burn a lot of natural gas to keep warm. I imagine adding automation to that would only increase the energy intensity.
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