The Chinese Solar Greenhouse

Good start to cucumber cultivation in Chinese Solar Greenhouse

There are around one million hectares of greenhouses in China. Many of these are so-called ‘’Solar Greenhouses’: greenhouses with a wall that stores solar
High-wire cucumber grower Hans Houben is heading ever further down the path of Next Generation Growing.

Cucumber grower takes quantum leap with Next Generation Growing

Hans Houben’s initial reason for trying out Next Generation Growing was to save energy. “But that shouldn’t really be your main objective: you need
‘Good plant balance ensures lower plant burden and faster ripening’

‘Good plant balance ensures lower plant burden and faster ripening’

Gardener’s Pride, the tomato nursery belonging to Cock and Marja van Overbeek, is starting to master the principles of Next Generation Growing. The new
The Swiss start-up Climeworks is developing a system that extracts CO2 out of the air for greenhouse horticulture purposes.

Inventive system extracts CO2 out of the air for greenhouse horticulture

The Swiss start-up Climeworks is developing a system that extracts CO2 out of the air for greenhouse horticulture purposes. The system will be tested during
Debets Schalke completed a turnkey greenhouse project of five hectares in Abkhazia. It is unique that the greenhouse is heated using electricity.

Electrically heated greenhouse completed in Abkhazia

Debets Schalke completed a turnkey greenhouse project of five hectares in Abkhazia. Besides the fact that this is the first modern large-scale greenhouse construction
Six parties have taken an important intermediary step towards the completion of the ‘Leiden Region Heat Supply’ project.

Zuid-Holland heat hub one step closer

Nuon, Heineken Netherlands, the municipalities of Rotterdam and Leiden, Warmtebedrijf Rotterdam (Rotterdam Heat Supply) and the province of Zuid-Holland have taken an important intermediary
A fermentation plant on a greenhouse horticulture site will be fermenting biomass in a controlled manner as from 2017, in which biogas will be released.

Greenhouse horticulturists in Bergerden to buy sustainable CO2 from biogas plant

A fermentation plant on a greenhouse horticulture site in Bergerden will be fermenting biomass in a controlled manner as from 2017, in which biogas
Van Uffelen Flowers

Van Uffelen Flowers shows new high-tech chrysanthemum nursery

Van Uffelen Flowers held an open-doors day to show off its newly delivered four-hectare chrysanthemum greenhouse at Herenwerf in Maasland on Saturday 16 April,
If the drilling is successful, the participating growers will get a connection to the geothermal energy coming from the Triassic layer.

Over thirty growers are interested in geothermal energy from a depth of 4 km

KP Holland is one of the thirty growers who have signed an agreement to participate in the geothermal project Trias Westland. If the drilling
At the well-attended EnergiekEvent 2016 in Bleiswijk was the 10th anniversary of Kas als Energiebron also celebrated.

EnergiekEvent 2016 looks back and forward

'We should not depreciate the closed greenhouse', 'Greenhouse growers should rely less on feelings and more on knowledge' and 'In the greenhouse sector of
Belgian greenhouse horticulturists visited a geothermal well and a cluster of horticulture firms in the Dutch province of IJsselmuiden.

Belgian greenhouse horticulturists study Dutch geothermal wells

A delegation from a greenhouse horticulture community in the Belgian city of Kempen and representatives several government agencies visited a geothermal well and a
Houweling's smart solutions to save energy and water

Houweling’s smart solutions to save energy and water

Houweling's Tomatoes in Camarillo, California has been showered with awards for its sustainable approach. Many of the techniques for saving water and energy are
Drilling commenced at the end of 2015 for a second geothermal well in the Californië horticultural area located to the northwest of Venlo in the Netherlands

Second geothermal drilling project in Californië a success

Drilling commenced at the end of 2015 for a second geothermal well in the Californië horticultural area located just to the northwest of Venlo
Generating energy from more than a thousand solar panels, temporarily storing it in a giant battery and selling it when prices are most favourable.

Farmer stores solar energy in a giant battery

Generating energy from more than a thousand solar panels, temporarily storing the electricity in a giant battery and selling it when prices are most
Sundrop Farms from Australia was elected most inspirational tomato grower of 2016 during the Tomato Inspiration Event held in Berlin on 4 February.

Sundrop Farms most inspirational tomato grower of 2016

Sundrop Farms from Australia was elected most inspirational tomato grower of 2016 during the Tomato Inspiration Event held in Berlin on 4 February. The
The Collectief Aardwarmte Vierpolders geothermal heat well has been taken into operation.

Vierpolders geothermal well taken into operation

The Collectief Aardwarmte Vierpolders geothermal heat well has been taken into operation. Although this is a few months later than planned, Paul Grootscholten has
The key topic of the AgroEnergy symposium was: ‘How can tomorrow’s energy be applied to today’s greenhouse?’

‘Energy will be available practically for free in 20 or 30 years’

The bi-annual AgroEnergy symposium was held at the Rotterdam STC Building’s Lloyd Hall on 21 January 2016. The key topic of the symposium was:
On 21 January 2016 a seminar was held at Priva in De Lier with the title ‘Geothermal energy, how difficult can this be?!’

Room for 324 MW geothermal heat in the Westland and Oostland regions

On 21 January 2016 a seminar was held at Priva in De Lier with the title ‘Geothermal energy, how difficult can this be?!’ Geology
The financing may not be finalised yet, but the product - glass cladding for greenhouses that generates energy - is ripe for production.

Brite Solar Glass generates electricity for greenhouses

The financing may not be finalised yet, but the product - glass cladding for greenhouses that generates energy - is ripe for production. Brite
Plant-e was commissioned to conduct a pilot in which green electricity is generated by plants growing on the wet grasslands near a motorway.

Dutch startup Plant-e tests green electricity derived from grass

Plant-e was commissioned this autumn by the Province of Zuid-Holland and the Delfland Water Board to conduct a pilot in which green electricity is