A very good article from Peppers today in which I collaborated. With fossil fuels predicted to become scarcer and more expensive worldwide, energy costs are clearly an increasing concern for growers. This is particularly true for pepper growers in the Netherlands, since their greenhouses require energy to control the temperature, and if their peppers are [...]
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In the Netherlands in the last years greenhouses are heated and powered by WKK (warmte kracht koppeling) in English CHP which means Combined Heat and Power also known as co-generation. By installing a CHP system designed to meet the thermal and electrical base loads of a greenhouse, CHP greatly increases the greenhouse operational efficiency and [...]
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