Licensing Opportunities

Bring Canopy-Direct™ to the Market

The Opportunity

License a Different Air Distribution Approach

Canopy-Direct™ is positioned as a technology approach for Controlled Environment Agriculture that moves beyond conventional room-mixed air distribution and focuses engineering attention on the crop canopy.

Technology Opportunity

Explore opportunities related to the Canopy-Direct™ air-distribution approach.

Engineering Knowledge

Built around the scientific and psychrometric principles presented through technical research and thought leadership.

Market Differentiation

An opportunity to differentiate products, systems and solutions in the growing CEA market.

Licensing Opportunities

Who Can Explore Canopy-Direct™ Licensing?

The technology may create opportunities for organizations involved in manufacturing, engineering, climate-control equipment and Controlled Environment Agriculture.

Manufacturers

Manufacturers can explore how Canopy-Direct™ principles may support differentiated air-distribution and climate control solutions for CEA facilities.

Engineering Partners

Engineering organizations can explore opportunities to apply a canopy-focused approach to facility design and environmental control strategies.

Industry Innovators

Technology developers and CEA innovators can investigate potential collaboration around new approaches to crop climate control and air distribution.

Benefits to Manufacturers

Differentiate Your Technology Offering

Licensing may provide manufacturers with an opportunity to participate in a canopy-focused engineering approach and develop solutions for the evolving requirements of CEA.

Market Differentiation

Explore a technology approach that is distinct from conventional room-mixed air-distribution strategies.

Canopy-Focused Design

Align air-distribution concepts more directly with the environmental processes occurring at the crop canopy.

Technical Thought Leadership

Connect products and solutions with original research, engineering analysis and published technical concepts.

Benefits to Growers

Climate Control Designed Around the Crop

Canopy-Direct™ is based on the idea that the crop canopy should play a central role in how environmental control systems are designed, measured and evaluated.

More Direct Air Delivery

A shorter and more defined relationship between conditioned air and the crop canopy.

Focus on Canopy Conditions

Greater engineering attention on the environment directly experienced by plants.

Potential Efficiency Advantages

Representative engineering analysis indicates potential reductions in calculated capacity and airflow in the example studied.

More Defined Control Relationship

A clearer air path can support a more direct relationship between measurement, control and canopy conditions.

Getting Started

Start the Conversation

Licensing discussions begin by understanding your organization, market opportunity and potential application for Canopy-Direct™ technology.

Connect

Contact us to discuss your organization and your interest in Canopy-Direct™.

Explore

Review potential applications, markets and technology opportunities.

Evaluate

Discuss technical requirements and potential licensing structures.

Move Forward

Determine the appropriate next steps for a potential licensing relationship.

Interested in Canopy-Direct™ Licensing?

We welcome conversations with manufacturers, engineering organizations, technology developers and industry partners interested in exploring the future of canopy-focused climate control.