element14 visits Green Spirit Farms for Vertical Farming

element14 visits with Milan Kluko, President and Daniel Kluko, Head of Research and Development of Green Spirit Farms in Michigan, USA.  Milan and Daniel talk about the various industrial controls used in their commercial vertical farming operations from hydroponics to the evolution of the types of lighting used.  The element14 Vertical Farming Design Challenge gave 15 engineers a set of components from Silicon Labs and Wurth Elektronic with the challenge of producing the greatest amount of crop (spinach) in the smallest possible footprint.  The answer - beyond elegant electronic design - includes growing on multiple, stacked horizontal planes.

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