Doha, Qatar

Container hydroponics tuned for desert performance

Crop Urbanis audited an autonomous container farm outside Doha, revamped climate controls and SOPs, and delivered consistent leafy greens despite 45 °C summers.

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Project overview

A desert food-tech venture invested in a sea-container hydroponic unit but faced high energy consumption and unstable crop quality under extreme outdoor conditions. Crop Urbanis was asked to stabilise production and make the model commercially viable.

Challenges & approach

Cooling loads spiked during summer, threatening nutrient solution stability and crop stress.
Limited telemetry made troubleshooting difficult for the remote operations team.
SOPs lacked clear routines for cleaning, calibration and redundancy checks.

Our contribution

Re-engineered HVAC and dehumidification schedules with staged setpoints tied to external heat indexes.
Installed additional sensors, IoT gateways and alerting rules to capture EC, pH, temperature and airflow trends.
Authored bilingual SOPs covering cleaning, preventative maintenance and crop rotations, then coached staff through implementation.

Outcomes & proof

Metric	Result	Context
Container spec	Delivered	Envelope, HVAC, power
Layout drawings	Delivered	Racks + flow
Commissioning checklist	Delivered	Pre-go-live

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