greenhouse energy saving News
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Horticoop Technical Services becomes exclusive dealer for AGAM Energy Systems
As of June 1,2015, Horticoop Technical Services is the exclusive dealer for AGAM Energy Systems' products in the Netherlands and neighboring German state Lander (Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia). AGAM Energy Systems, headquartered in Hod-HaSharon. Israel, develops and manufactures energy-saving, environmentally-friendly dehumidification systems for the horticulture industry. Like ...
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Using ventilated latent heat converters to reduce botrytis pressure
Controlling the humidity insfcle a controled environment e one of the most discussed concerns amongst greenhouse growers. A solution that is more often notic ed by growers are the so c aled VentJated Latent Heat Converters (VLHC); These units extract humid air from inside the greenhouse and convert water vapour into water and heat by blowing the air through a matrix of desiccant-filled elements ...
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IDCs: innovation engine for horticulture
“We want to show innovations in intensive horticulture and demonstrate how they can be applied in practice. This is the main goal of the Innovation and Demonstration Centres (IDCs) in the Netherlands,” says Sjaak Bakker of Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture. There are currently seven operational IDCs, namely in the field of water , flavour, energy, LED lighting, bulbs and plants, ...
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Hygroscopic dehumidification with salt
More closed growing requires a different way of dehumidifying the greenhouse air. Growers in various places throughout the world have gained experience with 'hygroscopic dehumidrfication* in the past few years. Also in the Netherlands, the first greenhouse horticulture companies will be working with this system. A pilot is being performed with a new variation. "If you want to save energy in ...
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Environment Agency: Waste materials used as fuel will reduce greenhouse emissions
Waste materials used as fuel for generating electricity and heat could play an important role in meeting the UK’s renewable energy and greenhouse emissions targets, a new report suggests. Biomass – carbon sink or carbon sinner?,a report published by the Environment Agency finds that using biomass to generate electricity can deliver very large greenhouse emission savings compared with using gas ...
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