Revol Greens Invests in AI Platform to Boost Yields and Reduce Energy Costs
December 7, 2022 
Greenhouse lettuce grower Revol Greens is partnering with Blue Radix, an independent Dutch autonomous growing specialist, to provide technology services to all of Revol’s U.S.-based greenhouses. Blue Radix will offer artificial intelligence (AI) technology and services for Revol Greens’ daily greenhouse operations including climate control, irrigation, and energy management. Revol Greens investment in AI will increase crop yield levels and reduce energy costs, furthering its mission to grow lettuce and greens in a more sustainable way that is better for people and the planet. The two companies started their cooperation in April this year.
“We are excited to use Blue Radix’s artificial intelligence tools to support our growers and optimize energy and climate control throughout our expanding network of greenhouse facilities” says Mohammed Oufattole, Revol Greens’ Chief Technology Officer. “With Blue Radix’s Crop Controller, we are continuously collecting and processing live data and using it for decision automation in ways far more efficient than humanly possible, giving growers the tools they need to maximize crop productivity while controlling energy costs.”
With Blue Radix’s Crop Controller, data is collected, structured, and processed using algorithms to automate day-to-day decision making, continuously seeking ways to reduce costs and minimize risks. The “digital brain” will autonomously manage and stabilize Revol’s greenhouses climate conditions and optimize energy use, even in locations with harsh outside weather conditions such as Revol Greens’ Owatonna, MN, facility.
“We are very proud to be working with Revol Greens, one of the most forward-thinking lettuce companies in the U.S.,” says Ronald Hoek, CEO of Blue Radix. “We’re excited to see our Crop Controller algorithms in action to help them get the most out of each greenhouse and continue to scale their local greenhouses across the U.S.”
Blue Radix’s advanced AI technology will calculate the optimal greenhouse climate every five minutes using plant and climate sensors based on historical data and multi-day weather forecasts, giving Revol Greens more control over temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, and required light levels in all their greenhouses.
Revol Greens’ partnership with Blue Radix will allow Revol Greens to control production more precisely across multiple locations in Minnesota, California, Georgia, and Texas.
“Lettuce and greens are more complex to grow indoors than most appreciate, especially when operating in different geographies where each variety may require unique settings depending on the local outside weather conditions,” Oufattole says. “Using Crop Controller, we’re able to automate the climate decisions according to each lettuce variety and based on the facility’s local climate profile, allowing our expert growers to make production forecasts with more precision and deliver high quality, more consistent crops.”
“By partnering with Blue Radix to adopt autonomous growing we predict the ability to significantly increase our production output while keeping our energy use and costs down,” says Michael Wainscott, CEO of Revol Greens. “Revol Greens’ ultimate goal is to make safe, sustainably grown greens accessible to all consumers. One of the ways we’ll achieve this is by adopting the most advanced greenhouse technology and growing methods in the industry.”
Blue Radix’s technology is currently employed in Revol Greens’ facility in Owatonna, MN, and is on track for further deployment in Tehachapi, CA; Athens, GA; and in its new facility in Temple, TX.
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