Greenhouse Water Management News

Carus invests in reducing greenhouse gases

Carus Corporation has installed an innovative water treatment system in their plant as a result of an initiative to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new reverse osmosis (RO) system has been operational for 10 months, and there have been substantial reductions in energy and chemicals used, as well as a reduction in CO2 emissions. Carus uses a state-of-the-art boiler in the ...

Nov. 24, 2009

By Carus Corporation

Growing cucumber and sweet pepper in water efficient zero emission greenhouse

Regulations to reduce the emission of nutrients and pesticides force the horticultural industry to adopt a new approach to water management. Is a zero-emission greenhouse feasible? Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture is currently testing the zero emission greenhouse. In this zero emission greenhouse all drain water is re-used. In the reference greenhouse occasional ...

Aug. 28, 2015

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

GREENHOUSE 09: new Australian climate change challenges

More than 500 delegates representing science, government, industry and the community will share knowledge across key themes from future climate, oceans, greenhouse gases, managing climate and water, energy, agriculture and seasonal climate variability. Presentations at the conference will help to forge new directions in strategies to mitigate carbon emissions and adapt to a changing climate. ...

Mar. 20, 2009

By CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

CHP Greenhouses Make Growing Even Greener

Bearing little resemblance to a typical farm, modern large greenhouses are, in reality, complex, high-tech factories that produce food and other crops. A natural gas Cat® or MWM™ generator set produces electrical power for the greenhouse needs, and any excess electricity can be sold to the utility company and fed back to the grid. The extra heat from the engine is collected to ...

Jun. 10, 2015

By Caterpillar

Can a Greenhouse Grow Energy Savings, Too?

A grocery store, greenhouse, hotel and community college will be among a diverse group of West Coast organizations testing the next generation of fuel cells that produce both electric power and heat while saving energy, thanks to a $2.8 million combined industry and government award announced today by the Department of Energy’s ...

Jun. 14, 2011

By Doosan Fuel Cell America, Inc.

Strategic greenhouse horticulture research has joint benefits

Six months after its launch, the ‘Club of 100’ continues to grow steadily; around 40 supply companies are now more closely involved in strategic research into greenhouse horticulture at Wageningen UR, and jointly carry responsibility for the research. The participating companies are right on top of the latest developments, have a say in the research and develop an interesting network. ...

Apr. 15, 2015

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Targets Agreed for Greenhouse Emissions in Post-Kyoto Era

VIENNA, Austria, August 31, 2007 (ENS) - Delegates to a United Nations climate conference from 158 nations have reached broad agreement on a range of targets for greenhouse gas emissions cuts in an effort to lower the risk of global warming. The target would apply after the current global framework for managing climate change, the Kyoto Protocol, expires in 2012. A group of industrialized ...

Sep. 3, 2007

By Environment News Service (ENS)

The Public University of Navarre is participating in a European project on sustainable management and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in irrigation farming

Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is used by plants to build their tissues, and when plants die, the carbon can reach the soil in which they grow. If the way of cultivating the earth can be optimized to prevent some of this carbon from returning to the atmosphere in the form of CO2, it will be contributing towards cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, one of the main causes of global ...

Dec. 12, 2013

By Elhuyar Fundazioa - Basque Research

Expansion of greenhouse horticulture in Spain seen to compromise conservation and the revitalisation of rural areas

Land-use changes in the arid south-eastern Iberian Peninsula impact on the supply of various ecosystem services that support human well-being. Research into perceptions of the rapid expansion of greenhouse horticulture and the abandonment of rural and mountainous areas has highlighted trade-offs between conservation efforts and economic development. This study aimed to examine the perceptions ...

Jun. 16, 2016

By European Commission, Environment DG

Peatlands are Quick and Cost-Effective Measure to reduce 10% of greenhouse emissions

Clearing, draining and setting fire to peatlands emits more than 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide every year - equivalent to 10% of global emissions from fossil fuels, according to Assessment on Peatlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change, the first comprehensive global assessment of the link between peatland degradation and climate change. 'Just like a global phase out of old, energy guzzling ...

Dec. 11, 2007

By United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Save the date: III International Symposium on Organic Greenhouse Horticulture

Ege University, Faculty of Agriculture and the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), represented by the Commissions for Organic Horticulture, Protected Cultivation and Horticultural Engineering, Working Group Organic Greenhouse Horticulture and the COST Action FA1105 Biogreenhouse have the honor to invite all engaged in research, producers, teaching, extension, and public ...

Jul. 9, 2015

By The International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Control Engineering, Inc.

GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: GRHU), a leading provider of energy efficiency solutions and sustainable infrastructure products, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Costa Mesa, CA based Control Engineering, Inc. (CEI), a provider of automation and control solutions including engineering, installation and integration services. The CEI team are experts in multiple ...

May 23, 2011

Hishtil Ltd. Installs inside their greenhouses the new irrigation technology by Conic System

Hishtil, one of the biggest companies in the world producing seedlings, installed the most advanced irrigation technology in the new project in Mexico. ...

Mar. 17, 2018

By Conic System S.L.

Lewis and Clark County receives $655K to help small businesses save money and reduce greenhouse gases

With a boost of over half a million dollars from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Lewis and Clark County (Mont.) will reduce approximately 800 metric tons per year of greenhouse gases (GHG) – the equivalent of emissions from almost 90,000 gallons of gasoline - by auditing and retrofitting 30 small businesses in the tri-county area. The small business efficiency program will be ...

Apr. 15, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Managing carbon loss

As the United States continues to develop alternative energy methods and push towards energy independence, cellulosic-based ethanol has emerged as one of the most commercially viable technologies. Corn stover remains the most popular source available, but the loss of soil organic carbon (SOC) associated with the removal of corn fodder as a cellulosic ethanol feedstock is of agricultural and ...

Dec. 4, 2008

By U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Citrus industry set to welcome state-of-the-art greenhouse at Mid-Florida REC in Apopka

The citrus industry has just gotten its own state-of-the-art greenhouse, dedicated solely to citrus nursery research as the state continues its fight against citrus greening – and industry and research officials are set to celebrate the gift March 25. The $200,000 facility is located at the University of Florida’s Mid-Florida Research and Education Center in Apopka. Officials ...

Mar. 20, 2014

By The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Marrone Bio Innovations Announces Opening of New Greenhouse to Facilitate and Expand Research and Product Development Capacity

Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), (Nasdaq:MBII), a leading provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, today announced the opening of its new greenhouse to facilitate and expand its research and product development ...

Apr. 21, 2015

By Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI)

EPA, U.S. Business Council Commit to Sustainable Green Projects in China, Other Parts of World, To Reduce Greenhouse Gases

To promote a healthy planet and the global economy, EPA and the U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development (US BCSD) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on international sustainable development projects in China and other parts of the globe. The initial focus will be on China, where EPA and the BCSD will build on existing relationships with the China Business ...

Aug. 3, 2007

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

GE and Houweling’s Tomatoes Unveil the First Greenhouse Combined Heat and Power Project in the US with Carbon Dioxide Fertilization

GE (NYSE: GE) and its customer Houweling’s Tomatoes, a leading North American greenhouse grower, today unveiled the first combined heat and power (CHP) greenhouse project in America that captures carbon dioxide (CO2) for use in plant fertilization. Using two of GE’s 4.36-megawatt (MW), ecomagination-qualified ...

Aug. 22, 2012

By General Electric

Sunlight Will Grow Crops While Generating Electricity at Italy Greenhouse Co-Owned by Moser Baer and GE

A greenhouse nearing completion in Italy will tap the sun’s energy to grow crops while generating electricity from its roof-mounted photovoltaic modules in a project co-owned by clean energy developer Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited (MBCEL) and GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services. The companies announced today at Solar Power International, ...

Oct. 18, 2011

By General Electric

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