Kilowatts to kilograms: How efficiently can LEDs turn energy into lettuce? - Methodology

This repository contains the detailed methodology and dataset used to calculate the energy conversion efficiency from electrical energy to marketable lettuce biomass in vertical farms, as seen in the article "Kilowatts to kilograms: How efficiently can LEDs turn energy into lettuce?". The analysis methods and data are provided to ensure transparency and reproducibility of the findings presented in the article. Raw data used for this analysis was derived from Jin et al (2023): Jin, W., Formiga Lopez, D., Heuvelink, E., & Marcelis, L. F. M. (2023). Light use efficiency of lettuce cultivation in vertical farms compared with greenhouse and field. Food and Energy Security, 12, e391. https://doi.org/10.1002/fes3.391