Programme

„Greenhouse, Source of Energy‟

Energy Transition 2002 – 2020

Energy Summit, London, April 27, 2009

Content

• Introduction

• Dutch Horticulture

• History Horticulture & Energy

• Energy transition programme “ Greenhouse, source of energy”

• Greenhouses in metropolitan area‟s

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Dutch Horticulture (1)

Facts & figures (2008)• 25.000 acres greenhouse

• 5.000 growers (↓)

• 7.5 Billion €

• 80% export

• 110.000 employees (direct)

• 40% vegetables, 30% cut flowers, 30% pot plants

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Dutch Horticulture (2)

• Cluster approach (Porter)

• Greenport(s) Holland

• Strategic plan 2040

• Open innovation

• Sustainability

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To excell

Horticulture & Energy (1)

History• Coal →Oil→ Gas (1970)

• 2nd Oil Crisis (1979)

• 20-30% cost price

• 4.0 billion m3

• First Energy Saving

-screens

-condensors

-climate control (automatic)

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Horticulture & Energy (2)

Energy innovation in practice

• 1980 - 1985 / 1996

40% energy savings

Technologies &

Grower discussion groups

• 1997 New concept : „Greenhouse, source of energy‟

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Energy transition greenhouses - 2020

Motivation

• Cost price reduction energy

• Security of supply

• Sustainable Horticulture

„license to produce‟

• Decreasing CO2 emission

Policy document Energy Transition

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Energy transition greenhouses - 2020

Government ‘Clean & Efficient’ policy 2008 PP Agreement : Clean & Efficient Agriculture

Goals Greenhouse horticulture 2020 • New greenhouses: zero CO2 emission

• Reduction CO2 emission: 48% (63%)

• E-efficiency improvement: 2 % per year

• Sustainable energy: 20%

Implementation through existing Energy transition programme:

„Greenhouse, source of energy‟

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Energy transition : one integral approach

Energy transition programme GSE 2020• 7 strategies and goals 2011 / 2020

• Wide variety of instruments

Solar-energy Geothermal Biofuels

(bio-CHP)

LightLow energy

cultivation

Sustainable

Electricity

Sustainable

CO₂

=> Not one single solution, success through various combinations!

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Energy transition greenhouses: partners

• Growers Association (LTO Glaskracht Nederland)

• Horticulture Commodity Board (Productschap Tuinbouw)

• Ministry of Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries

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• Research institutes, energy consultants, supply industry, etc.

Close relation with 6 other Energy Transition Programmes (government)

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Energy transition greenhouses: management

• Grower advisory committee for each transition strategy

• Steering committee

(growers association, horticulture commodity board, min. Agriculture FsF, Economics, Environment, research, NGO‟s, suppliers)

• Financing: Horticulture Commodity Board & Ministry of Agriculture, Food Safety and Fisheries

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approach: one innovation agenda

Research & Innovation projects

Demonstration projects

Communication

Monitoring

& Evaluation

Grants & Licenses

Feasibility studies

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Example: solar energy

• New generation heat exchanger

• Use of heatpumps

• Underground storage

• Saving 40%

• Supply of heat to houses

& nursing homes

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Solar Energy

Solar Energy for Electricity production

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• Elkas

• Wageningen UR

• NIR – reflection

• PV – cells

• 2018?

Geothermal heating project

• First project in Netherlands

• Heat from depth of 1,7 km

• Watertemp. 60 °C

• Substantial follow up

• Saving 90 % CO2 emission

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CHP - wood prunings

• Combined heat and power

• Bioenergy: wood prunings

• Saving 3 million m3 gas

(8 ha bell pepper)

• New / experimental

CO2 harvesting for

fertilisation:

double environmental profit

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watt

Now 2 years 5 years

kW MW

Energietransition: local waste to energyOmnivore SOFC Fuel cell

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Horticulture+ in metropolitan areas

• Supplier of healty and safe food, flowers and plants

• Supplier of renewable heat and electricity

• Supplier of clean water, recycling of nutrients

• Supplier of wellbeing

●Use of greenhouse energy technologies & glass

●More daylight & plants healthy micro climate

● Recreation

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Energy Webs

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Master plan

Greenport Shanghai AgroparkEast head of Dongtan,

Chongming Dao, Shanghai

People’s Republic of China Better city

Better Agriculture

Better Life

Peter Smeets

Madeleine van Mansfeld

Chonghua Zhang

Rik Olde Loohuis

Jan Broeze

Steef Buijs

Enrico Moens

Henk van Latesteijn

Ge Lan

Marco van Steekelenburg

Leo Stumpel

Wijnand Bruinsma

Trudy van Megen

Sander Mager

Peter Christiaens

Huub Heijer

Lu Hongmei

ISSN 15667197

Alterra-rapport 1391

© Wageningen, May 2007

Thank you very much for your attention

Nico van Ruiten

Dutch Growers Association

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