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Specialising in cannabis and other indoor and greenhouse crops, AI Grow enables farmers to streamline their operations and create more efficient processes

Boon Greenhouse Consultancy, a long-time provider of agricultural consulting services for major businesses in the horticulture industry, has added automation solutions firm AI Grow to its catalogue of service partners. AI Grow is a technology and horticulture company capable of providing a full suite of automation solutions for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) of all types.

Specialising in cannabis and other indoor and greenhouse crops, AI Grow enables farmers to streamline their operations and create more efficient processes. From automating inputs including lights, water, and nutrients to environmental monitoring and controls, AI Grow boosts yields and bottom lines.

The company’s patent-pending Birdhouse sensors continually monitor light, CO2, temperature, VPD, and humidity to protect crops. Fully customisable fertigation and nutrient dosing allow growers to design their feeding programs while tracking results throughout the crop life cycle.

AI Grow fully customises each project according to client needs. Modular control software allows for full scalability, from craft grows to multi-acre cultivation facilities. An easy-to-use touchscreen interface can be managed on-site or remotely for full operational control, 24/7.

Specialising in cannabis and other indoor and

Toyota set up an experimental greenhouse in April 2022 at its Kamigo Plant to grow strawberries and at its Myochi plant to grow tomatoes

Toyota has taken a unique approach to sustainability by implementing initiatives in its factories to cultivate strawberries and cherry tomatoes using heat and CO2 waste, in addition to focusing on electric vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Toyota has set up an experimental greenhouse in April 2022 at its Kamigo Plant to grow strawberries and at its Myochi plant to grow tomatoes as a way to tackle the negative environmental impact of excess heat and CO2.

Toyota’s planters are built on sliders, maximising available space and increasing yield by 1.5 times compared to a similarly sized field. The design eliminates wasted space between planters and allows growers to create aisles when and where needed.

Farmers need not worry about Toyota meddling in their business. Toyota serves strawberries and cherry tomatoes grown in its factories for free in its cafeterias. The company aims to use its expertise to help farmers build efficient agricultural systems, says Hiroshi Okajima, Toyota Project General Manager, R&D and Engineering Management Division.

Toyota uses pink LEDs to grow fruit without the green tint, which isn’t necessary for photosynthesis.

Automakers can pursue eco-friendly practices by repurposing waste and using recycled materials in vehicle manufacturing, including fishing nets and plastics. They could also explore agricultural initiatives.

Toyota set up an experimental greenhouse in

Additionally, Rs 6000 crore can be saved annually by blending 20 per cent DME

Methanol is a low-carbon, hydrogen carrier fuel produced from high ash coal, agricultural residue, CO2 from thermal power plants and natural gas. It is the best pathway for meeting India’s commitment to COP 21.

NITI Aayog’s ‘Methanol Economy’ programme is aimed at reducing India’s oil import bill, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and converting coal reserves and municipal solid waste into methanol. 

Although slightly lower in energy content than petrol and diesel, methanol can replace both these fuels in the transport sector (road, rail and marine), energy sector (comprising DG sets, boilers, process heating modules, tractors and commercial vehicles) and retail cooking (replacing LPG [partially], kerosene and wood charcoal). The blending of 15 per cent methanol in gasoline can result in at least a 15 per cent reduction in the import of gasoline/crude oil. In addition, this would bring down GHG emissions by 20 per cent in terms of particulate matter, NOx, and SOx, thereby improving the urban air quality.

The methanol Economy will also create close to 5 million jobs through methanol production/application and distribution services. Additionally, Rs 6000 crore can be saved annually by blending 20 per cent DME (Di-methyl Ether, a derivative of methanol) in LPG. This will help the consumer in saving between Rs 50-100 per cylinder.

The Bureau of Indian Standards has notified 20 per cent DME blending with LPG, and a notification for M-15, M-85 and M-100 blends has been issued by the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways. Test standards and plans for the M-15 blend are being evolved in consultation with the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, the Automotive Research Association of India and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. In the railway sector, RDSO is working towards blending methanol in the range of 5-20 per cent through direct fuel injection in locomotives.

On 5 October 2018, Assam Petrochemicals launched Asia’s first canister-based methanol cooking fuel programme. This initiative is an extension of our Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of reducing the import of crude oil and striving towards the provision of a clean, cost-effective and pollution-free cooking medium. Methanol stoves can result in at least 20% savings for households. After the success of the pilot, the methanol cooking programme was scaled up to 1,00,000 households in the States of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Manipur.

Five methanol plants based on high ash coal, five DME plants, and one natural gas-based methanol production plant with a capacity of 20 MMT/annum, in a joint venture with Israel, have been planned to be set up. Three boats and seven cargo vessels are being built by the Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Inland Waterways Authority of India to use methanol as a marine fuel.

Thermax Ltd has successfully developed a 5 KW methanol-based reformer on a Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC). This module is being tested to replace DG sets in mobile towers. For direct electricity generation, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd has converted a 5 KW generator set to run on 100% methanol. Kirloskar is working towards converting generator sets of 150-300 KVA/KW capacity, in collaboration with Dor Chemicals, Israel.

Under R&D, work is in progress to set up coal-to-methanol plants in the country using indigenous technology, which is being developed by BHEL (Hyderabad and Trichy), Thermax, and IIT Delhi. Thermax and IIT Delhi are working on a TPD demonstration plant, while BHEL Hyderabad and Trichy are working on 1 TPD and 40 TPD demonstration plants, respectively. 

An R&D project has also been sanctioned by the Department of Biotechnology to IISc Bengaluru and Praj Industries Pune for the production of methanol from biomass. Phase-I of the production of syngas from biomass was demonstrated in January 2019.

Additionally, Rs 6000 crore can be saved

As part of the agreement, an additional 84 million restricted shares of DUTV were authorised and are being placed into Escrow

Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc (DUTV), has announced the execution of an agreement with Feed Earth Now, LLC, a privately owned limited liability company of Skokie, IL, in which, as part of the agreement, DUTV will become the majority shareholder. Also, as part of the agreement, an additional 84 million restricted shares of DUTV were authorised and are being placed into Escrow.

For the last 10 years, Feed Earth Now, LLC (FEN) have been developing a revolutionary, proprietary soil microbe formula (Terreplenish) from food waste that absorbs plant-available nitrates through absorbing atmospheric N2, and other beneficial microbes that thrive in soils and assist with enhanced plant growth and disease control while releasing tied up legacy phosphorus already in the soil.

This Terreplenish microbe formula in essence pulls 1/3 of the much-needed fertiliser for agricultural crops from the air, versus requiring it to be manufactured in large factories utilising CO2 emitting fossil fuels. The Terreplenish Microbial product has been commercially available in limited quantities to end-use customers for several years. 

Mark Gaalswyk, CEO of Easy Energy Systems, Inc, observed the technology and then developed a factory built Modular System to fully automate the entire process of making the Terreplenish microbe product from green waste material.  

As part of the agreement, an additional