CEA Accelerator
Technical Advisory Council
Addressing challenges for energy management in CEA
The purpose of the energy management working group is to collaborate, recommend and advise on advanced strategies in energy management for controlled environment agriculture operations.
The group will focus on addressing challenges and opportunities related to energy management in CEA, including but not limited to strategic energy management (SEM), peak reduction, and demand response.
The working group will focus on addressing challenges and opportunities related to the energy management strategies in CEA, including but not limited to:
- Strategic energy management to include topics such as low and no cost operational changes and short term capital improvements
- Peak reduction and demand response to include topics such as load shifting and scheduling
- Decarbonization & electrification to include topics such as heat pumps and energy storage
- Distributed generation to include topics such as microgrids and combined heat and power (CHP)
Working group objectives
The following objectives will guide the working group conversations, leading to a best practice guide:
- Identify key current and potential future opportunities for specific energy management strategies in CEA.
- Recommend implementation pathways for energy management strategies and technology.
- Identify partnership areas within CEA for already established strategic energy management programs.
The technical advisory council is composed of leaders in the CEA industry
Our RII membership network is comprised of the following segments
The CEA Accelerator will convene several working groups over the next two years of the project. These working groups will develop best practice guidance available to the public that explore emerging strategies in CEA. The working groups will be held in conjunction with working groups exploring topics related to energy management, AI and robotics, high-tech greenhouse techniques, site feasibility, CEA decarbonization among others.
May | Meeting 1
Challenges and opportunities
June | Meeting 2
Peak reduction and demand response
August | Meeting 3
Onsite generation
September | Meeting 4
Decarbonization and electrification
September | Meeting 5
Decarbonization and electrification
