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.
Apply pricing strategies and set targets for multiple commodity types to maximize your flexibility
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Efficiency
March 13, 2012
Ottawa supporting LED research project
Feb. 28, 2011, Portneuf, Que. – The federal government is investing in an innovative technology for greenhouses that will help growers improve efficiency while reducing operational costs. Le français suit
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Efficiency
March 13, 2012
U.S. grower saves money, earns awards
April 4, 2011, Salinas, CA — Rocket Farms’ recent implementation of additional energy saving measures throughout its greenhouse facilities is estimated to save 305,256 therms per year – equal to removing 249 cars from the road or powering 616 homes for a year. The company’s greening measures include the following:
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Efficiency
March 13, 2012
Video podcasts focus on sustainability measures
Nov. 2, 2011 — Those growers who think that investments in sustainability techniques and technologies are merely a drain on the bottom line should make time to view a new series of video podcasts.
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Efficiency
March 13, 2012
Study shines light on ways to cut costs
Jan. 24, 2012, West Lafayette, IN — Greenhouse bedding plant growers can save themselves time, money or possibly both by giving cuttings in propagation more light, according to a Purdue University study.
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Efficiency
March 13, 2012
Energizing your workplace
Sustaining staff interest in conservation
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Efficiency
March 13, 2012
Temperature effects on CMV
Energy savings from growing cooler must be weighed against potential losses due to this virus
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Efficiency
March 09, 2012
Inside View: Being keen on green with LEDs… or LEEDs
As plant producers, we think of ourselves as the original green industry. Ultimately, everything we do is, or was, driven by sunlight. Photosynthesis provides energy for our plants to grow now, and millions of years ago to grow plants to become the fuels we use for heat and to power vehicles. We could argue that we’re already a truly solar-powered industry!
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Efficiency
March 09, 2012
Energy matters #4: Hire a contractor … or DIY?
When projects seems daunting
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Efficiency
March 09, 2012
Energy still a hot button issue
Reviewing risk management, purchasing strategies, billing issues, conservation, and efficiency
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Efficiency
