Innature Co., Ltd. (CEO Sejin Han) will hold the ‘7 Agri & Food Tech Start-up Rising Expo 26’ held at COEX Hall A in Seoul for three days from Wednesday, July 28th to Friday, July 3th. )’.
Founded in 2019, Ennature developed water cycle photochromic windows, an energy-saving product using appropriate technology to address climate warming issues and respond to carbon neutral demand, and developed a transparent high-barrier film with extremely low moisture permeability to solve difficult problems in the display field. This is a company that is working hard to Ennature, whose mission is ‘technology that connects people and nature,’ is focusing on display films and materials, coating devices, and energy-saving solutions.
This exhibition will showcase a three-layer skin for water circulation and the greenhouse ‘DABS (Dynamic Aqua-Blinds System)’ to which it is applied. This is a system that circulates water by filling it in a plastic double-layer plate. It is a transparent wall system for greenhouses that consists of a storage tank for storing water, a circulation pump, a heat exchanger for controlling the water temperature, and shading water optimized for high temperatures.
Ennature pointed out that the strength of ‘DABS’ is that it can achieve an energy saving rate of more than 50% compared to vinyl greenhouses due to its excellent warming (cooling) effect. Another advantage is that the indoor temperature is controlled by the water temperature, and existing facilities such as multi-layer insulating curtains and sunshades are not required. Because the water layer of the three-layer plate circulates cold and hot water, it can also protect water resources, including groundwater.
A company official said, “We developed this system by paying attention to the climate problem that is becoming increasingly subtropical and the need for a greenhouse that can overcome high temperatures to meet the demand for low-temperature fruit and vegetable cultivation.” He added, “Glass and vinyl have low insulation properties, so it is difficult to grow fruit and vegetables in high temperature periods.” It is difficult, and low-temperature film cultivation requires a lot of water, making continuous use difficult due to depletion of groundwater. Accordingly, we made it possible to easily maintain the temperature inside the greenhouse by filling or circulating a layer of water in a three-layer plastic plate with two existing air layers, and also control the temperature of the greenhouse by changing the temperature and color of the water.”
He continued, “Currently, we are planning a demonstration project for the Rural Development Administration and rural local governments and promoting product registration with the Public Procurement Service’s Venture Nara product. “Through this, we will secure a variety of sales outlets, including public institutions,” he said. “After demonstrating a large greenhouse of 100 pyeong, we plan to expand to smart farm greenhouses, livestock barns, and roofs of large buildings.”
Meanwhile, at AFRO 2023, the largest Agtech & Foodtech event in Korea, domestic startups with global growth potential in Agtech, Foodtech, and Green Bio will exhibit products and services to solve various problems in the agriculture and food industries, Various programs such as conferences discussing the present and future of Agtech and Foodtech and investment briefings (IR competitions) are held. This exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and supervised by the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency, NH Nonghyup, COEX, and the Korea Food Tech Council.