The team of Kobe University, the City of Kobe and a nozzle manufacturer, Ikeuchi Co. Ltd. in Japan introduced a dry fog hydroponic system, which uses much less water than a conventional hydroponic system, Asahi Shimbun Company reports.
The new system emits a jet of fertilized fog to roots of vegetables and allows vegetables to grow without any soil or pool of water.
The cool mist created by this system is also being used to cool down a temperature inside a grow house. Using cool mist as a cooling method only consumes 1/40 of electricity air conditioner uses to lower the temperature of a grow room at same level.
This system will be on a market in 1 to 2 years, professor Ito at Kobe University speaks.
We don’t know how big of an equipment is required to build a whole system, but dry fog hydroponic system can be a way for businesses to show their commitment towards providing environment friendly products and services.
Following a footstep of Subway in Japan, businesses can create a dry fog hydroponic station inside a restaurant or they can simply market their vegetables to eco-minded people.
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