CEA Systems, Inc. is a small business specializing in research, development and commercialization of technology for controlled environment agriculture.  Located in upstate New York, CEA Systems is the exclusive licensee of patented intellectual property developed in conjunction with Cornell University, providing the backbone of an advanced computerized greenhouse control system.  In conjunction with Sealander Waterworks, Ltd , a prototype of this control system is planned for the rooftop greenhouse to be constructed on their Stanstead, Quebec site.

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) has demonstrated unprecedented levels of biomass productivity by leveraging computer control systems to provide more optimum growing conditions than was previously possible.  For example, biomass production in excess of 500 tons/acre-year has been demonstrated in a commercial-scale production greenhouse at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

Our opportunity is to demonstrate and refine CEA production in a way that reduces fossil fuel use, yet provides highly consistent plant productivity, security and quality control.  Computer simulations using the patented algorithm have predicted energy savings of fifty percent for supplemental greenhouse lighting in mid-latitude climates like Vermont and Quebec.  Over a year, the electricity savings were predicted to be nearly 40 kWh per square foot-year, or four dollars per square foot-year at average local utility rates available to small businesses.