Multiphysics Energy Systems Demand Modelling for Community-Scale Greenhouses

Greenhouses allow for local food production, protecting plants from the external environment and main- taining optimal growing conditions. This paper presents a modelling methodology for integrating renewable energy and storage into community-scaled greenhouse operations. By adopting a heating demand model for building envelopes, the capabilities of energy modelling tool OSeMOSYS can be extended to represent the energy system of such a greenhouse. Using real solar and temperature hourly data, the results capture meaningful aspects of the design, operation, and costs that may otherwise be lost in averaged modelling approaches.