You pay for cubic meters, but only use square meters. FrugalTec activates the unused volume above your crop — with modular vertical towers retrofitted into your existing greenhouse and powered by natural sunlight.
At Invention Geneva, we presented our vertical growing technology to a broad audience for the first time.
Together with an Austrian agricultural school, we carried out a proof of concept over several growing cycles.
Every operation is different. Together, we identify where the greatest potential lies for you.
Book a conversation ↗Most vertical growing concepts require new buildings and rely entirely on artificial lighting and climate control. Our modular system is installed in existing greenhouses or polytunnels and uses natural sunlight as its primary source.
That is the structural difference that makes the economics work.
Your greenhouse already generates fixed costs — for operations, climate, irrigation and infrastructure. These costs occur regardless of how many plants you produce.
By activating unused vertical space, we spread your existing fixed costs over a much larger production volume. The existing infrastructure works for more plants, more yield and a better distribution of your investment.
Your economics depend on your crop, greenhouse and operating processes. That is why we review with each operation where the potential lies and whether an investment makes economic sense.
Closed water and nutrient loops and the optimal use of natural sunlight enable resource-efficient production with high area efficiency.
The FrugalTec system can be configured for different crops and operating models. Depending on market, existing infrastructure and strategy, different applications become possible.
FrugalTec was founded in Eastern Switzerland in 2022 to make the unused vertical dimension of existing greenhouses productive. Behind FrugalTec are three founders with many years of experience in product development, plastics engineering, electronics, software, industrialization and sales.
Today, together with producers, research partners and funding institutions, we are developing the next generation of professional greenhouse cultivation.
Whether greenhouse, polytunnel or a new production idea — together we examine what opportunities arise for your project and whether our system fits your goals.
