My shop is in a typical industrial strip and 2 doors down from me is RASA Hydroponics, one of the largest distributors of growing supplies in California (The owner thinks he is ranked 10th supplier in the country). One day I inquired with the owner about the large compressed gas tanks that are delivered to him twice a week and then carted off one at a time by customers. He explained to me that the Marijuana growers, wanting to improve their yields, are pumping their greenhouses with CO2 to reduce the oxygen levels and increase CO2 which significantly improves their yields.

In fact each tank of compressed CO2 lasts only about 2 weeks which helps explain why he receives so many deliveries. These growers know what they are doing and yield, obviously is a very important thing for them because these are mostly grown indoors in very controlled environments. There is so much agricultural technology because of (now legal) Marijuana growing that we are about to embark on more advance in a single generation than we did in the past 100 generations. It looks like CO2 will play a major role in that. I have a side project working with him on a special product we'll be adding to kickstarter soon

Regards,

Simon Saba

Where CO2 flows Marijuana grows. Only in California :-)

Californians  are all so stoned they vote liberal/commie  :-)

The dutch started that many many years ago to grow flowers.

Wiki Pedia

"The possibility of using carbon dioxide enrichment in greenhouse cultivation to enhance plant growth has been known for nearly 100 years.

Alex Epstein says it nicely in his 2 page summary found here:



http://industrialprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/MCFF-Handout-20160714.pdf

Rolf Pfeiffer


They may not be fossil fuel. How come we are finding oil 8,000 feet down in
the gulf of Mexico. The Russians think oil can be made under high temperature
and pressure from a certain kinds of rock. Why have we not run out of dead dinosaurs yet :-)

We keep finding more and more oil.

Paul Lamar



   And the Dutch are still screwed up.
   Capstone micro turbine generators can burn near anything combustible.
   Running on Natural Gas they can supply power for the grow lights and
    the exhaust with CO2 goes into the greenhouse. Plants grow like crazy.

   Dale Davies

   The dutch that I know have an invented a Wankel system that supplies all the electricity and all
   the hot water/heat  for a typical Dutch home  running on Natural gas.
   Nothing is wasted. The exhaust goes into a heat exchanger that makes how water.

   BTW Trump is going to approve the pipeline from Canada. That ought to bring some
   jobs to your neck of the woods.

    I think Canada should start shipping that lily white sand  from the tar sands out to the
   west coast for enhancement of the beaches.  :-)  They also ought to build a glass plant
   near the tar sands and burn the oil to make the glass.

   Paul Lamar


What's the name for this system or the Company that makes them?
The one that supplys electricity and heat? I'm curious about that also
and would like more info if possible?

Rob Millar

I lost track but I will try to find out. Are you interested in buying one?

It was partially based on the AIXRO but with an oil pump because
you can not mix oil with natural gas. I don't think it was charge cooled.


Paul Lamar



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