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OrbiFarm® Calculation Tool
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OrbiFarm
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Calculation Tool
Business Case Calculator for Vertical Farming Operations
Configuration & Input Parameters
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Category
All Plants
Pharma
Food
Trees
Plant / Crop
System / Facility
Module
OrbiFarm® Module
Productive Loops / Module
Loops
Loop Height
m (max. 12 m)
Band Width
m
Growing Area per Loop (calculated)
m²/Loop = Height × Width × 2.1042
Productive Area (calculated)
m² = Modules × Loops × Area per Loop
Reserve Loops / Module
Shuttle Loops
Auxiliary Area Factor
Factor (corridors, tech rooms, storage, etc.)
Floor Space (calculated)
m² = Modules x (prod.+reserve Loops) x 10 x Aux. Factor
CapEx
CapEx per m²
€/m² growing area
CapEx Add-on (HVAC etc.)
€
Energy
Electricity Price
€/kWh
Lighting Hours
h/day
Light Intensity
W/m²
Energy Overhead Factor
Factor (HVAC, pumps, etc.)
Production / Agronomy
Yield (dry)
kg/m²/year
Plug Density
plugs/m²
Cycles / Year
loop grow-on cycles/year
Product Fraction
0–1 (biomass → product)
Sidestream Mass
kg/year
Processing & OpEx
Nutrient / Input Costs
€/kg
Processing & Packaging
€/kg
Personnel (annual)
€/year
Maintenance (% CapEx)
%
Rent
€/m²/month
Other OpEx
€/year
License Fee OrbiFarm®
% of revenue
Commercial
Product Name
Product Price
€/kg
Sidestream Revenue
€/year
CO₂ Certificate Price
€/tCO₂
CO₂ per Tonne Biomass
tCO₂/t
Depreciation
years
KPI Dashboard
Charts & Analysis
Sensitivity Analysis
Plant Comparison
Revenue Breakdown
OpEx Breakdown
P&L Waterfall
Payback Timeline
Unit Economics
EBITDA Sensitivity: Product Price vs. Yield
ROI Sensitivity: Product Price vs. CapEx/m²
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Plant Comparison – Key KPIs (10 Modules, Default Parameters)
EBITDA Comparison – All Plants