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hvidgaard on July 6, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is Vertical Farming Really the Future of Agricultu...

LEDs are simpler to cool, and at this scale it might be possible to use the heat for community heating.

jsilence on July 6, 2018 [–]

Yes, agreed.

But also: Frontal heat radiation from HPS is working against condensation on plant tissue, helping to achieve good phytosanitary conditions.

Everything has its pros and cons.

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