The World Horti Center in Naaldwijk hosted energy producer Vattenfall ’s Energy Impact Event yesterday good afternoon . A group of just under a hundred people , the majority of them growers , were informed about the late developing and the subject of sustainability . A grab - all term that was turn to more concretely by Vattenfall itself but also by Greenhouse Marketeers and Thermeleon .
Roderick Glerum kicked off the effect
The first to speak was Roderick Glerum , Director of Business Market at Vattenfall . He recoil off with a nice anecdote about the king and the James Leonard Farmer . The lesson of the narration was that together you could get the big pit stop the way ( read : energy crisis ) out of the path . If everyone walks around it , nothing will materialize . You ca n’t do anything alone , but together you could get thing done .
Rick Marsman gives an interactional demonstration
Rick Marsman , market and sustainability expert at Vattenfall , then took the audience through current energy market developments . Among other things , he pointed out that ' we ' postulate a potent demand reduction next year to have the gun storage facilities properly fill . However , Rick also noticed that this is a sensitive subject among plantsman . A true energy expert , Rick dust figures and jargon . Inquiries made afterwards showed that several attendees had been listen with fascination but that they could not make it on the core content to their neighbor in a few condemnation . Like everything that bechance in the field of honor of vim is not always immediately comprehensible , the demonstration also need some time to sink in .
Anne Korthals Altes in the middle of her introduction
Anne Korthals Altes , Manager of Sustainability at Vattenfall , then speak about her domain of work : sustainability in the energy grocery . Several guest presentation also deal with sustainable energy development .
Sandra Uitenbroek - van Schie after a successful presentation
CO2 footprintAfter the break , attendant could choose between two presentations : a demonstration by Sandra Uitenbroek - van Schie of Greenhouse Marketeers or a introduction from Ludvig Svensson on Plant Empowerment . Sandra peach about how they avail companies map their carbon footmark as a caller or even by product . At Greenhouse Marketeers , they see an increasing need from consumers for such insights , as consumers make more witting purchases and need to contribute to the environment . But retailers are also come up with more and more requirement because they also require to profile themselves as sustainable . And do n’t forget those in The Hague , who are coming up with more and more demand in this orbit . Grist to the mill of Greenhouse Marketeers , as they map out the carbon copy footprint for society so they can communicate it to all company .
As more and more caller and especially growers take part , there will be a certain standard to quantify yourself as well , Sandra point out . " An orchid can not be compared to a potted chrysanthemum , but if you have ten raiser of the same variety , you’re able to put yourself next to one another . Then you’re able to show , for example , that because your intersection baby-sit for a long metre , it does not have a high footprint . "
Liesanne Wieleman , founder and CEO , and Jildou de Jong , founder , and CTO of Thermeleon , after Jildou ’s demonstration
Heat battery in developmentThe 2d round of presentations gave a pick between a presentation by Ledngd or by Jildou de Jong on behalf of Thermeleon . Jildou speak about the development of a heat battery . humble tests are presently afoot at Koppert Cress and will be scale up in the near future . An elaboration of a total of 1 hectare is planned early next yr .
With a heat battery like this , growers could economise 10 - 30 % heating and cooling vigour , Jildou share with the consultation . The battery recharge itself by temperature departure at the edge or somewhere in the glasshouse . Actually , there is so much heat surplus in a greenhouse that it surpass the DOE requirements of natural gas . There is just a timing problem , which the heat battery solves . That ’s the cognitive process in a nutshell .
Nothing forcible could be shown yet due to rights and letters patent that involve to be hold for , but test will be shown at Koppert Cress in the near future . The whole idea is based on the fruit garden in France in the past tense . These fruit gardens with walls designed to absorb the daytime heat allowed Mediterranean grow to be develop in the colder part of the country .
For more entropy : VattenfallMarloes Westgeest , Market manager Agri[email protected ]
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