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.
April 23, 2012
Ontario's renewable energy production expected to grow
Ambitious expansion plans are afoot for renewable energy and photovoltaics in the province of Ontario, Oleg Popovsky, business development manager of SunEdison tells pv magazine.
Published in
Incentives
April 20, 2012
Carbon capture technology benefits growers and environment
ProSelect Gas Treating Inc. officially unveiled the world’s first carbon capture system for the greenhouse industry today at the SunSelect Produce greenhouses in Delta, British Columbia. The GC6 Carbon Capture System is a new technology that harnesses carbon dioxide (CO2) from biomass combustion emissions and converts it into fertilizer to grow climate-friendly greenhouse crops.
Published in
Management
April 16, 2012
From energy liability to new business line
Read the complete Energy Edge feature on Rosa Flora's energy management approach, from renewables and efficient greenhouse design, to its growing natural gas combined heat and power business.
Published in
Management
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
