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.
March 24, 2012
MSU resources address greenhouse energy efficiency
The folks at Michigan State University (Extension Service) have created a website and resources to help growers improve their energy efficiency and increase margins.
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Efficiency
March 24, 2012
Looije Agro Technics builds geothermal greenhouse
Looije Agro Technics in Turnice in Slovenia will shortly finish project Paradajz, which is about 20 kms from the Slovenian-Austrian border, which includes a modern greenhouse heated by a geothermal system.
Published in
Renewables
March 23, 2012
Ontario's FIT drops wind, solar pricing, not bioenergy
Ontario's Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program's Two-Year Review Report was released today, including recommendations on streamlining processes, encouraging greater community and aboriginal involvement, and increasing municipal engagement. New pricing structures were also recommended.
Published in
Incentives
March 20, 2012
Don’t Pay for Water
Buying biomass by the tonne means that users could be paying for excess water, not heat.
Published in
Renewables
March 20, 2012
Canbio Update: Hothouse of Opportunities
Seek and ye shall find biomass is a good slogan for greenhouse operators
Published in
Renewables
March 20, 2012
Burning for Credits
The conversion to biomass technologies can generate multiple payoffs
Published in
Renewables
March 20, 2012
Warming up to Biomass
The successful conversion to biomass heating has presented some challenges
Published in
Renewables
March 20, 2012
Burning Solutions
There’s no need to go out on a limb with biomass combustion technology
Published in
Renewables
March 20, 2012
Something from Nothing
Leamington grower finds reliable heat source, with new revenue streams and greener products to boot.
Published in
Renewables
March 20, 2012
Procurement Practices Impact Energy Costs
For all organizations, the person monitoring, procuring and managing energy for them should have a mindset that energy costs are completely controllable. In order to ensure that they are controllable, there are steps that this person can take to imbed this thinking into their everyday tasks.
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Procurement
