Shade screens with rollable solar foil for energy generation

Added on 28 March 2025

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Shade screens with rollable solar foil for energy generation

TNO, Verzuu Screen Development, and partners have developed and tested a shade cloth with rollable solar foil in a greenhouse. This innovative system combines energy generation with climate control.

For the first time there has been an application where solar cells are continuously rolled up and down. In this way, shading - at any desired percentage from 0-100% any time of day - can be distributed exactly evenly over the crop. This while fully maintaining the aeration capacity of the greenhouse. The next step is to further develop this technology for larger-scale application.