APAC Energy Buzz: Climate change, indoor farming and electricity demand

Indoor farming is an increasingly serious business, seen by its pioneers and financial backers as a future part of food production that can be both sustainable and profitable. Applying technology by growing indoors in a controlled, pesticide-free, ‘sunless’ environment, indoor farming uses far less water and land than conventional farming. But challenges remain. In addition to high costs and a lack of crop diversity, a major issue is energy intensity and associated carbon emissions. How the fledgling indoor farming industry tackles this will be the key to unlocking the sector’s full potential - and will impact the shape of future electricity demand.