Gaining your edge
Energy Edge is an initiative of Greenhouse Canada magazine aimed at turning what is a liability for most growers – fluctuating energy costs – into a competitive advantage. With energy accounting for as much as 40 per cent of the operating costs of many greenhouse operations, small and steady improvements on this front can move the needle in a big way on the bottom line. Energy Edge will look at new technologies, innovative projects, case studies of growers finding their own Energy Edge.
You can read about it in each issue of Greenhouse Canada, but we’ve also created this dedicated microsite. Here you can find regular news items on the subject, new technology and products, video, and in-depth archives on the subject.
We’ll also produce a bi-weekly enewsletter to keep you up to speed on what we’re covering. It is free to all Greenhouse Canada digital subscribers. You can sign up for it here.
If you want to add to the conversation, please drop us a line and let us know about your project, technology, services, or concerns at energyedge@annexweb.com.
You can read about it in each issue of Greenhouse Canada, but we’ve also created this dedicated microsite. Here you can find regular news items on the subject, new technology and products, video, and in-depth archives on the subject.
We’ll also produce a bi-weekly enewsletter to keep you up to speed on what we’re covering. It is free to all Greenhouse Canada digital subscribers. You can sign up for it here.
If you want to add to the conversation, please drop us a line and let us know about your project, technology, services, or concerns at energyedge@annexweb.com.
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This clip provides an overview of marketing sustainability certification from MPS. Read our new feature stories on these programs, and the Canadian greenhouse operators who have taken the plunge, soon in the upcoming issues of 'Greenhouse Canada Magazine' and here on 'Energy Edge.'
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Greenhouse film shifts light to boost yields
May 15, 2013Published in Efficiency
PhotoFuel's P-Film greenhouse cover has growers thinking pink. The cover is designed to shift the wavelengths of light entering the greenhouse, giving plants more light from the portion of the spectrum they need to thrive. -
Natural gas infrastructure a priority for rural Ontarians: survey
May 15, 2013Published in Procurement
Ontario farmers who don't have access to natural gas on the farm want the infrastructure in place to make it happen, according to a recent survey conducted by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). -
LEDs improve greenhouse's crop vigour
May 14, 2013Published in Efficiency
When Barnes Greenhouses' vernalized perennials began displaying weak stems, extended internode length and lack of colour after transplant, the solution was straightforward: the plants needed more light. -
B.C.'s untapped geothermal energy potential
May 13, 2013Published in Renewables
A horseshoe-shaped region of active and dormant volcanoes stretching along the Pacific Ocean gives B.C. an abundance of geothermal energy that the province hasn't yet harnessed to its full potential, according to federal scientists and lobby groups. -
Multilayer nursery installs 3 kms of LED lights
May 10, 2013May 10, 2013, Friggesund, Sweden — Holmen Skog installed 2,100 units of Valoya Ltd’s LED lights to its fully automated tree nursery here. The newest part of the nursery is a multilayer growing unit with 12 layers and it sole source of light is Valoya’s LED lights. Holmen Skog, a…Published in Efficiency
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Eco Pepper at CPMA show
May 10, 2013May 10, 2013, Kingsville, Ont. – With Canadian crop production about to peak, Mastronardi’s increased capacity will have the company shipping more products than ever before. In adding more than 100 acres of production in Ontario alone and doubling its primary Canadian distribution centre, the company continues to focus on…Published in Procurement
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LED interlighting produces higher tomato yield for Mastronardi
May 03, 2013Published in Efficiency
After three months growing under horticultural LED interlighting, tomatoes are heavier and yields are higher, reported Mastronardi Produce.
