Shade screens with rollable solar foil combines energy generation with climate control in greenhouses
March 25, 2025 – 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 percent 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.
