Leading expert in digital twin–driven greenhouse design, combining extensive scientific research and a global expert network with hands-on experience in high-impact international projects across Europe, Middle East, and Asia.
Researcher of the Greenhouse Technology Department of the Cajamar Foundation Experimental Station (2000-2011)
Formación
Superior Polytechnic School of the University of Almería
Agronomic Engineer
1994.01 - 2000.01 (6 education.years_Label)
Superior Polytechnic School of the University of Almería
Almería
PhD on Agronomic Engineering
Resumen académico
Title of the PhD Thesis: Optimization of the design of the natural ventilation systems in 'parral' type greenhouses
Director of the Thesis: Dr. Jerónimo J. Pérez Parra
Enfatiza tus habilidades clave
Large-scale, climate-adaptive greenhouse design
Digital twin–based decision making
Technology selection & system optimization
Engineering–agronomy–economics integration
High-CAPEX project advisory & risk mitigation
Advanced climate control strategies
Independent, performance-driven expertise
PUBLICATIONS
Espitia, J. J., Amado, G., Rodríguez, J., Gómez, L., Gil, R., Flores-Velásquez, J., Baeza, E., Aguilar, C. E., Akrami, M., Arias, L. A., Villagrán, E. A., 2025, CO₂ enrichment in protected agriculture: A bibliometric review on greenhouses, controlled environment systems, and vertical farms-Part 1, Horticulturae, 11, 5, 476
Villagrán, E. A., Espitia, J. J., Rodríguez, J., Gómez, L., Amado, G., Baeza, E., Aguilar-Rodríguez, C. E., Flores-Velázquez, J., Akrami, M., Gil, R., Arias, L. A., 2025, Use of lighting technology in controlled and semi-controlled agriculture in greenhouses and protected agriculture systems-Part 1: Scientific and bibliometric analysis, Sustainability, 17, 4, 1712, https://doi.org/10.3390/su17041712
Cela, F., Incrocci, L., Pardossi, A., Gallardo, M., Thompson, R. B., Baeza, E., 2024, Use of the VegSyst v3 model to simulate seasonal dry matter production, uptake of nutrients, and evapotranspiration in a greenhouse soilless tomato crop in Tuscany, Agricultural Water Management, 286, 108395, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108395
Timmermans, Gilles H., Hemming, Silke, Baeza, Esteban, van Thoor, Evelien A. J., Schenning, Albert P. H. J., Debije, Michael G., 2020, Advanced Optical Materials for Sunlight Control in Greenhouses, Advanced Optical Materials, 8, 18, 2195-1071, https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202000738
Esteban Baeza, Silke Hemming, Cecilia Stanghellini, 2020, Materials with switchable radiometric properties: Could they become the perfect greenhouse cover?, Biosystems Engineering, 193, 157-173, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2020.02.012
Edwin A. Villagrán, Esteban J. Baeza Romero, Carlos R. Bojacá, 2019, Transient CFD analysis of the natural ventilation of three types of greenhouses used for agricultural production in a tropical mountain climate, Biosystems Engineering, 188, 288-304, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2019.10.026
Fernández, J.A., Orsini, F., Baeza, E., Oztekin, G.B., Muñoz, P., Contreras, J., Montero, J.I., 2018, Current trends in protected cultivation in Mediterranean climates, Eur.J.Hortic.Sci., 83, 5, 294-305, 10.17660/eJHS.2018/83.5.3, https://doi.org/10.17660/eJHS.2018/83.5.3
Luuk Graamans, Esteban Baeza, Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Ilias Tsafaras, Cecilia Stanghellini, 2018, Plant factories versus greenhouses: Comparison of resource use efficiency, Agricultural Systems, 160, 31-43, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2017.11.003
Greenhouse Construction, Irrigation, and Electrical Engineer en AGRI-IMPACT LIMITEDGreenhouse Construction, Irrigation, and Electrical Engineer en AGRI-IMPACT LIMITED
Project Coordinator en Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Tamil Nadu.Project Coordinator en Department of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Tamil Nadu.