CarbonActive’s IGC<\/strong> offers a scalable, high-performance solution for cultivation rooms. It comes with three climate control expansion stages and a range of upgrade options. <\/p>\n
Every detail of the lighting, climate, tables, and ventilation is perfectly harmonized to maximize crop yield and quality.<\/p>\n
Thanks to the standardized design, there is no loss of planning time and costs when installing an IGC. The installation of an IGC only takes a few days. <\/p>\n
We highly recommend professional installation by CarbonActive. Without it, we cannot offer a warranty for the IGC.<\/p>\n
The IGC allows cultivation projects to scale with their revenue while minimizing initial investment. You can start with the “Basic” expansion stage and later upgrade to “Standard” or “Professional,” which includes an industrial climate unit. This reduces initial costs and simplifies the permitting process for an outdoor climate unit. <\/p>\n
The delivery time is 8 weeks.<\/p>\n
Included in every IGC:<\/h4>\n
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35 m\u00b2 Net Cultivation Area<\/li>\n
50 – 60 m2 gross area<\/li>\n
2.8 m room height + 1.2 m climate control installations above the room<\/li>\n
900 \u00b5mol \/ m\u00b2 \/ sec Light output\n
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We recommend SanLight, but can integrate any lamp on request<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Table width freely configurable<\/li>\n
Optimized lateral ventilation<\/li>\n
Walls, door, ceiling made of sandwich panels incl. static reinforcement <\/li>\n
Switch cabinet<\/li>\n
Sensors and control actuators<\/li>\n
CO2 fumigation system to keep the CO2 value at atmospheric level if no fresh air is drawn into the room (\u201cclosed loop\u201d)<\/li>\n
Also available in \u201cStandard\u201d and \u201cProfessional\u201d variants:<\/em>\n
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Industrial climate control unit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Additionally in \u201cProfessional\u201d variants:<\/em>\n
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Cold water tank for the most stable climate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Work to be carried out on site<\/h4>\n
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Connection of power cables to the control cabinet according to our diagram<\/li>\n
Connecting the control cabinets and climate control unit to the local power supply<\/li>\n
Connection of the climate control unit by an air conditioning technician<\/li>\n
Preparation of the supply and exhaust air openings<\/li>\n
Core drilling(s) for climate control piping<\/li>\n
Organize access for trucks<\/li>\n
Waste water management and irrigation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For all additional installations, we provide parts lists, installation diagrams and supplier recommendations based on our 20 years of experience in facility design. This applies to electrics, irrigation, waste water management and service rooms. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Requirements for the property<\/h5>\n
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4m ceiling height<\/li>\n
Required power connections:\n
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Basic: 32A<\/li>\n
Standard + Professional: 32A + 25A<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Notes on the costs<\/h5>\n
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On-site visit necessary to take stock\n
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We charge CHF 3000 – 5000 for this, depending on the location<\/li>\n
This amount will later be offset against the installation costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
Transport costs are calculated according to location<\/li>\n
The installation by CarbonActive is necessary to grant the guarantee on the IGC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
VARIANTS in comparison<\/h4>\nCarbonActive IGC variants in comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Explanations of the icons<\/em><\/h5>\n
1. yield per square meter:<\/p>\n
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Thanks to the more optimal control of the climate through cooling and dehumidification, a higher expansion standard can achieve a higher yield per square meter over a whole year with the same strain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
2. number of members to be served:<\/p>\n
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With a higher yield per square meter, higher expansion standards on the same flowering area can serve the needs of more members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. ventilation system:<\/p>\n
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The ventilation system is the heart of each of our IGCs. It ensures that airborne harmful particles do not enter the cultivation room’S and that odors from the room are not released into the outside air <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. energy recovery:<\/p>\n
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Energy recovery ensures that legal requirements for the further use of process heat from the cultivation room’S are met. When the exhaust air is discharged, 90% of the heat energy is returned to the supply air, which means that additional, energy-intensive heating is not necessary when the lighting is switched on and little additional energy is required for heating when the lights are switched off. <\/li>\n
In addition, the energy recovery system dehumidifies very efficiently under appropriate outdoor conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5. cooling<\/p>\n
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Passive: If the outside temperatures are colder than the temperatures in the cultivation room, the cultivation room’S is cooled energy-efficiently via the ventilation system.<\/li>\n
Industrial climate control system: By installing an industrial climate control system in our AHU (= Air Handling Unit), the cultivation room can be cooled even at high outside temperatures.<\/li>\n
Please note: When upgrading to the variant with air conditioning in our AHU, space must be created outside for an outdoor climate control unit and the relevant permits must be available for installation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6. heating<\/p>\n
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Passive: By recovering the heat energy when the exhaust air leaves the cultivation room, the supply air is heated with the process heat from the lighting.<\/li>\n
Optional fan heater: If the lights in the cultivation room are switched off, a small fan heater can be connected to our IGC system to reheat the cultivation room during the dark phase. The heat from the fan heater is efficiently retained in the room thanks to energy recovery when the room is actively ventilated. <\/li>\n
Industrial climate control system: The climate control system in our AHU can not only cool, but also heat. In contrast to the fan heater variant, this is done more energy-efficiently using the heat pump principle. Heating by means of the climate control system is only activated when the energy-saving energy recovery system reaches its barriers, for example in winter when the lighting is off. <\/li>\n
Please note: When upgrading to the variant with air conditioning in our AHU, space must be created in the outdoor area for an outdoor climate control unit and the relevant permits must be available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
7. dehumidification<\/p>\n
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Passive: The energy recovery in our ventilation system is designed to extract large quantities of water from the cultivation room’s exhaust air. The outside air must have special properties for this. The ventilation system dehumidifies best when the outside air is cold and dry. We would be happy to discuss this in person. <\/li>\n
Optional dehumidifier: In the variant without an integrated dehumidifier in our AHU, an additional dehumidifier can be placed in the facility. In contrast to our integrated dehumidifier, higher power consumption and more peaks \/ fluctuations in the climate are to be expected. <\/li>\n
Economical integrated dehumidifier: In the version with an integrated dehumidifier in our AHU, the air is dehumidified very economically and without large peaks \/ fluctuations by an industrial climate module developed by us. This is possible because the complete integration of the dehumidification module into our overall system allows us to make optimum use of the process heat and cold in the cultivation room’s for dehumidification. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
IGC “BASIC”<\/h5>\n
from CHF 83,000 + installation and delivery<\/em><\/p>\n
from CHF 2,370 \/ m\u00b2 net cultivation area<\/em><\/p>\n
The \u201cBasic\u201d variant includes our energy recovery system to effectively cool, dehumidify and retain heat in the cultivation room’s air supply and exhaust air for approx. 70% of the year without any additional aids.<\/p>\n
At the height of summer, it is advisable to run the lighting in the IGC at night with the Basic variant and let the dark phase take place during the day. At high outside temperatures, VARIANTS Basic no longer dehumidifies and additional air dehumidifiers are required. Resistant genetics, which have a more airy growth habit, also provide a remedy in summer. This means that you can also work at higher air humidity levels without a huge risk of mold. <\/p>\n
The \u201cBasic\u201d variants can later be upgraded to \u201cStandard\u201d and \u201cProfessional\u201d. We already install an empty air handling unit housing for this purpose. This means that the climate control unit can be installed in the existing \u201cBasic\u201d IGC later on without any significant interruptions to production. <\/p>\n
IGC “STANDARD”<\/h5>\n
from CHF 115,000 + installation and delivery<\/em><\/p>\n
from CHF 3,285 \/ m\u00b2 net cultivation area<\/em><\/p>\n
In addition to energy recovery, the \u201cStandard\u201d variant also includes an industrial climate control system with outdoor unit – this means that the desired temperatures can be maintained in the cultivation room’s even in warm summer. Together with an additional dehumidifier or even a heating system (we will be happy to explain in detail why this works), the optimum air humidity can also be maintained at all times. The only disadvantage of this setup compared to the Professional variants is the more fluctuating climate in the hot months. <\/p>\n
It is not possible to upgrade to the \u201cProfessional\u201d variant at a later date.<\/p>\n
IGC “PROFESSIONAL”<\/h5>\n
from CHF 153,000 + installation and delivery<\/em><\/p>\n
from CHF 4,371 \/ m\u00b2 net cultivation area<\/em><\/p>\n
In addition to energy recovery and an industrial climate control system, the \u201cProfessional\u201d variants also include a dehumidifier integrated into the air handling unit to keep both the air temperature and the relative humidity in the room constant with minimal fluctuation. Thanks to a clever combination of cooling and heating, this works with less energy input than the \u201cSTANDARD\u201d variants and is therefore cheaper to maintain. This is achieved by using a cold water tank. <\/p>\n
IGC “INDIVIDUAL”<\/h5>\n
From 4 IGCs, it is worth designing and realizing a central climate control system for all IGCs in order to reduce initial and operational costs.<\/p>\n
Optimal climate varies over the course of the year depending on variants<\/h4>\n
The \u201cBasic\u201d IGC provides an optimum climate for the plants in cold to moderate outdoor conditions. When starting cultivation in the fall, the Basic equipment can be used for excellent cultivation until spring. <\/p>\n
In spring, the first sales can then be upgraded to \u201cStandard\u201d or \u201cProfessional\u201d to ensure the desired temperatures and relative humidity values in the cultivation even in summer.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBasic\u201d: > 70% of the year optimum climate conditions<\/li>\n
\u201cStandard\u201d + \u201cProfessional\u201d: optimum climate conditions all year round<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\nIn summer, the Basic IGC reaches its barriers, as the outside temperature and air humidity are higher than the desired temperature in the room. The use of resistant strains and light phases during the night is recommended.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Low-fluctuation climate in the Professional fit-out standard<\/strong><\/h4>\n
While an additional dehumidifier may be necessary with the \u201cStandard\u201d IGC to ensure sufficient dehumidification performance at moderately warm but not yet hot outside temperatures, dehumidification is integrated into the overall system in the \u201cProfessional\u201d IGC.<\/p>\n
The direct integration of our in-house developed dehumidification technology in the \u201cProfessional\u201d IGC ensures a low-fluctuation climate. In contrast, the use of an additional dehumidifier in the \u201cStandard\u201d IGC leads to higher fluctuations in relative humidity due to its design. This is due to the fact that conventional dehumidifiers switch on and off – whereby a rest period must be taken after each switch-off process. Automatic defrosting can also lead to longer downtimes. <\/p>\n
Our integrated dehumidification solution in the \u201cProfessional\u201d IGC works continuously and therefore regulates the relative air humidity with very little fluctuation.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\nLow-fluctuation climate in the IGC expansion standard Professional<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Upgrades for every variant<\/h4>\n
All our IGCs can be ordered with optional electrically height-adjustable lighting mounts and electrically adjustable lateral ventilation.<\/p>\n
Tip:<\/h5>\n
We always advise cultivation with 900 \u00b5mol \/ m\u00b2 \/ sec, as higher light intensities also make climate control installations more expensive by a similar factor to the increase in light intensity. For many reasons, it is more worthwhile to install additional IGCs than to increase the output of the individual IGCs when rents are higher than in Zurich city center or Manhattan. <\/p>\n
Profitability and ROI for several variants of IGC<\/strong><\/h4>\nROI for CarbonActive IGC variants in comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
As more constant or optimal climatic conditions can be created with increasing variants, the plants in the higher variants also have more opportunities to develop their yield potential. For example, the \u201cProfessional\u201d variant is perfect for cultivation on rockwool using crop steering strategies thanks to its constant, low-fluctuation climate. <\/p>\n
Since an IGC in the \u201cProfessional\u201d variant costs almost twice as much as the \u201cBasic\u201d variant, we have created a financial model taking into account production costs and other costs such as salary and rent for the dispensary to show how the potentially higher yields per m2 of cultivation area affect the cash flow.<\/p>\n
If you take into account that the production costs for the first batch are incurred after the initial investment and the available capital continues to fall as a result, the investment in the high variants is amortized after the first delivery.<\/p>\n
Thus, as long as you get rid of the material produced, the payback periods of the individual variants do not differ greatly. After that, however, more efficient operation and\/or lower operational costs will save expenses and higher yields will generate more income, leading to higher operating results. <\/p>\n
We would be happy to go through our financial model with all the specific assumptions with you in a consultation and also adapt it to your requirements.<\/p>\n
Assumptions for the ROI scenario presented<\/h5>\n
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9\u20ac per gram selling price <\/strong><\/li>\n
500 members<\/strong><\/li>\n
18\u20ac hourly wage for work on the plant and in the drop-off point<\/li>\n
The drop-off point is open 3 days a week for 8 hours each day<\/li>\n
0.23\u20ac \/ kWh Gross electricity price<\/li>\n
5\u20ac per externally purchased cutting<\/li>\n
20h trimming time per kg (at rest, without stress)<\/li>\n
4.7 harvests per year<\/li>\n
Compensation of 10% loss per year<\/li>\n
+ \u20ac 63,000 for further investment costs for the production facilities (drying, processing, irrigation, alarm system, video surveillance, scales, …)<\/li>\n
+ \u20ac 20,000 for equipping the drop-off point<\/li>\n
No money budgeted for rent and management staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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