nederlands-duitse handelskamer wednesday february 16th 2011
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NEDERLANDS-DUITSE HANDELSKAMER
Wednesday February 16th 2011
Agenda
• Introduction to Prominent• Prominent Groeneweg II• Principle of closed greenhouse• Delivering energy
Introduction to Prominent
• Grower association of cluster tomatoes
• Founded in 1994• Number of members: 25• Area: 270 ha• Production of:
– Large– Middle size and – cocktail cluster tomatoes
• Prominent Groeneweg II– Production company of 93.000 m²– Production under growing lights– Closed greenhouse concept
Companies of Prominent
Principle of closed greenhouse
Purpose of this company
• Gaining knowledge for the group• Environmentally friendly:
– Less energy– Less emission of CO2– Less water
• Better quality• Higher yield
Delivering energy to Hoogeland
Why interesting for us?
• Technically possible• It’s a small step from electricity to
heat• Higher technical efficiency of
closed-greenhouse• Higher economical efficiency of
closed-greenhouse• PR