Workshop

International Workshop on Covering & Screen Materials

Join us at the International Workshop on "Covering & Screen Materials" organized by Wageningen University & Research Greenhouse Horticulture. This event brings together industry leaders, growers, and enthusiasts interested in the latest developments in greenhouse technologies.

Organised by Greenhouse Horticulture
Date

Thu 25 April 2024 09:00

Duration From 09:00 untill 18:00
Venue Violierenweg 1, 2665 ZG Bleiswijk, the Netherlands

The workshop includes

  1. Global Perspectives: Gain insights into greenhouse systems and crop yield in diverse climatic regions worldwide.
  2. Technical Sessions: Explore discussions on crucial covering and screen material properties, material performance evaluation, and the impact of diffuse light on production increase.
  3. Cutting-Edge Research: Discover integral greenhouse concepts, including experiments with ETFE greenhouse strawberries, Winterlight Greenhouse cucumbers, and KAS20230 anthurium under low-e.
  4. Networking Opportunities: Engage in valuable networking during lunch and the network drinks session.

Programme

09:00 Registration
09:30 Opening & Introduction: Intro: Overview new developments (Silke Hemming)
09:45 Greenhouse systems and crop yield in different climatic region worldwide (Cecilia Stanghellini?)
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Measurement of most important covering and screen properties (Vida Mohammadkhani)
11:15 Evaluation of material performance – the role of models (Gert-Jan Swinkels)
11:45 Production increase by diffuse light – the importance of Hortiscatter (David Katzin)
12:15 Lunch and Network (poster Smart materials, Energlik, KaEb)
13:15 Visit WUR greenhouse experiments (integral greenhouse concepts: e.g. ETFE greenhouse with strawberries, Winterlight greenhouse with cucumbers, KAS20230 anthurium under low-e
14:15 BEST Kas - results of several years (Monique Bijlaard)
14:45 Energy saving by low-e coatings (Frank Kempkes)
15:15 Coffee break
15:45 UV in the greenhouse – a benefit? (Esther Meinen)
16:10 NIR reflecting materials – the holy grail? (David Katzin)
16:30 Spectrum shifting materials – a future topic? (Silke Hemming)
16:50 Conclusions (Silke Hemming)
17:00 Network drinks

You also have the opportunity to join an exclusive visit to WUR LightLab, Wageningen on Friday April 26, 10-12 AM.

We look forward to hosting you for a day of knowledge sharing and collaboration.