smart agriculture Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:52:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Coconut Oil: An Environmental and Economic Source of Renewable Power https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-power-from-coco-biodiesel-philippines https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-power-from-coco-biodiesel-philippines#respond Thu, 19 Nov 2015 20:52:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57750 Some sources of renewable power have the potential to dramatically change the economy. For instance, the solar industry is on its way to competing with fossil fuels in price, and it will change and shape the power infrastructure in the future. In the Philippines, biodiesel made from coconut oil could bolster their economy and provide […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/renewable-power-from-coco-biodiesel-philippines/feed/ 0 57750 Blue Marble – Solar-Powered Irrigation System Without Batteries https://www.greenoptimistic.com/blue-marble-solar-irrigation-20150807/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/blue-marble-solar-irrigation-20150807/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2015 20:01:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56161 Blue Marble is a smart irrigation system, which waters your garden for 48 hours using only solar power even at night, yet it is completely battery-free. As temperatures continue to rise, crucial arable land is being lost. Drought poses an increasing threat to agriculture and irrigation becomes a dangerous issue in more and more regions […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/blue-marble-solar-irrigation-20150807/feed/ 0 56161 Philips Opens World’s Largest Indoor Farming Facility in Holland https://www.greenoptimistic.com/philips-indoor-farming-facility-20150709/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/philips-indoor-farming-facility-20150709/#respond Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:22:37 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=55604 GrowWise City Farming Center, the biggest indoor farming facility for research and development, began operation in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, courtesy of Philips. With the world getting nearer and nearer to a huge food scarcity crisis, researchers and engineers from around the world gather knowledge and resources to develop means for water-saving, climate-independent farming practices. Not […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/philips-indoor-farming-facility-20150709/feed/ 0 55604 How CoolFarm Brings Smart Agriculture to Your Home https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coolfarm-smart-agriculture/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/coolfarm-smart-agriculture/#respond Fri, 01 May 2015 18:32:31 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=54605 Adjusting the conditions under which crops grow, according to their specific needs, might be the only way to secure food resources in the future, especially if this can be done on a balcony of a small flat. Not possible, you would say? Meet the guys who do it – CoolFarm. In the light of climate change, securing […]

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