Aiming at the high energy consumption of heating and cooling in Venlo greenhouse in severe cold region, a VO2 thermochromic glass was innovatively introduced into the energy-saving reformation of greenhouse to reduce its cooling energy consumption. Taking a typical Venlo greenhouse as the research object, the optimal installation position of thermochromic glass and the optimal thermochromic temperature of glass in different parts of the greenhouse were studied. After determining the optimal position and discoloration temperature of thermochromic glass in each part, in order to further reduce heating energy consumption, 18 renovation cases were drawn up by changing the number of glass layers, the thickness of hollow gas layer and gas type, and increasing the thermal resistance of envelope structure. Using entropy method, the cases were evaluated from multi-objective dimensions such as energy saving, carbon emission reduction and cost. The results show that thermochromic glass can only be effective when it is placed on the outer side of the envelope, which can significantly reduce the refrigeration energy consumption. The optimal thermochromic temperature in different parts of the greenhouse is different. When the temperature is 30℃ in the east and north, and 40℃ in the west, south and roof, the comprehensive energy consumption of the greenhouse is the lowest. Among the 18 cases, Case (k) is the best case, with energy-saving rate of 60.0% for cooling, 27.6% for heating, 39.5% for comprehensive energy-saving, 118,727.27kg for carbon emission reduction, and payback period of 10.47 years. Moreover, it can effectively control indoor temperature and is beneficial to crop growth. The research results provide a strong theoretical basis and technical support for the energy-saving transformation of Venlo greenhouse in cold regions. |