On Monday, February 8, 2021, the web conference CASCADE HYDROPONICS was successfully completed as part of the research project “CasH”.

Based on the number of participants and interest showed, it is clear that theme of the conference is interesting to a significant number of researchers, business executives and the academic community.During the opening ceremony, the host of the web conference, Professor Nikolaos Katsoulas, welcomed everyone, and introduced the project partners and the members of his research team that are based at the University of Thessaly in Volos. You can watch the web conference on the channel of the Agricultural Construction Laboratory and Environmental Control at the following Link:https://youtu.be/AxlH3eBGY7k

We are glad to announce our first publication in the framework of the  CASCADE HYDROPONICS at the MDPI. The title of the article is: Implementation of the Circular Economy Concept in Greenhouse Hydroponics for Ultimate Use of Water and Nutrients by Angeliki Elvanidi , Cinthya Marilu Benitez Reascos , Elissavet Gourzoulidou, Alexander Kunze , Johannes F.J. Max and Nikolaos Katsoulas.

View the publication here

Join the first online Web Conference of the Cascade Hydroponics-CasH project, which has been co-financed by the European Union and Greek national funds through the National Action “Bilateral and Multilateral E&T Cooperation Greece-Germany” (project code: T2DGΕ-0893).

The Web Conference aims to present the research results obtained so far by all the stakeholders of the project to the scientific community and the general public.

The project partnership includes organizations and educational institutes from both Greece (University of Thessaly, Agrostis) and Germany (Hochschule Geisenheim University, Phytowelt)

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‣ Date: 8^th February 2021

‣ Time: 09:45 CET (09:45-Germany, 10:45-Greece)

‣ Duration: 3 hours

‣ Host software: Microsoft Teams

‣ Registration deadline: 02/02/2021

‣ Registration form:  https://forms.gle/t56DTtHiCog4tmmN9    

Watch the aerial presentation of the greenhouse facilities of the University of Thessaly on the following video.More than 12 research projects, including Cascade Hydroponics, are implemented at the greenhouses facilities of the University of Thessaly.Scientific Associate: Professor Nikolaos Katsoulas

Professor Nikolaos Katsoulas, Director of LACEC, presented the modern Greenhouse facilities at Velestino to reporters from the ASTRA TV channel.

See the video from the visit (in Greek only) here: https://youtu.be/yA9MRUn4zSY

The CasH project meeting took place in Geisenheim University, Geisenheim, Germany on Sep 25-26 2019.

The Open Day at the Greenhouse Facilities of University of Thessaly, Velestino Magnesia was successfully held on 18 September 2019. The doors opened on time at 10:00 am with the presence of first registered visitors.

Professor Nikos Katsoulas and Director of the Laboratory of Agricultural Constructions of the Department of Crop Production and Rural Environment guided visitors to the Greenhouse Facilities, including a presentation of the new pilot greenhouse of the University of Thessaly, where most of the projects are implemented. During the visit were presented several opportunities for farm diversification in the circular bioeconomy.

The purpose of the event was to inform the public about the contribution of EU cohesion policy to the implementation of projects and development interventions in general under Operational Programs co-financed by the European Structural Funds.

The main objectives of the event were: to explain the new framework of the circular economy, to share good practices and to encourage networking and dialogue.

In the framework of the Research projects, implemented by the Laboratory of Agricultural Constructions and Environmental Control of the University of Thessaly, an OPEN DAY for the public is organized. The event will take place at the Laboratory’s Greenhouse Facilities of the University of Thessaly in Velestino on September 18, 2019 from 10:00 to 15:00.

The purpose of the event is to inform the public about the contribution of EU cohesion policy to the implementation of projects and development interventions in general under Operational Programs co-financed by the European Structural Funds.

Participants will also have the chance to visit the innovative Greenhouse, including a presentation of the new pilot greenhouse of the Laboratory of Agricultural Constructions and Environmental Control of the University of Thessaly, where most of the above mentioned projects are implemented.

The Open Access Day (OPEN DAY) event is part of the pan-European communication campaign “Europe in My Region 2019 – Europe in My Region 2019” (#EUinMyRegion).

Date: 18/09/2019, Time: 10.00-15.00

Location: Farm of University of Thessaly-Greenhouse Facilities, Velestino Magnesia

Upcoming meeting for CasH at Hochschule Geisenheim University (HGU) on Sep 25, 2019. Sharing information and making decision meeting. Discussion of the progress of the current and the upcoming experiments. 

The Lab of Agricultural Constructions and Environmental Control of the University of Thessaly, in cooperation with the Hochschule Geisenheim University, the Greek SME Agrostis and the German SME Phytowelt will organize a meeting of the billateral Greece-Germany project entitled “Intercropping: an integrated approach to increase productivity and resource use efficiency and sustainability of protected horticulture (CasH).”

Download here the meeting Agenda