Plant Factory

What is a Plant Factory?

In plant factories, cultivation conditions such as light, temperature, humidity, CO2, nutrients and water are controlled to enable systematic, year-round cultivation of plants.

There are the following two types of plant factories:
1. “Artificial-light type,” where plants are grown using only artificial light in an enclosed environment
2. “Solar-light type,” where solar light is the main type of light used, and artificial light is used as a supplement, along with summer temperature-control technologies, etc. (including “solar/artificial-light-type” factories)

Artificial-light-type plant factory
Artificial-light-type plant factory
Solar-light-type plan factory
Solar-light-type plan factory

Project Outline

We study the combination of air conditioning systems to promote the introduction of plant factories in snowy areas. Also, we are developing new technologies in collaboration with companies and universities, and improving our technologies for the management of plant factories.

Remote-control system
Remote-control system

Example

Example1
Example2
Example3
Example4

Best combination of different types of energy
Niigata Plant Factory (little-snow type/ much-snow type)

Artificial-light-type plant factory

Remote-control center

Remote-control center

Uonuma Plant Factory

Uonuma Plant Factory