Etiket: greenhouse
Is this drone the solution to the staff shortage in the greenhouse horticulture sector?
A new drone is intended to remedy the staff shortage in the greenhouse horticulture sector. It was presented this morning at the Seed meets Technology in Zwaagdijk-East. “The idea arose…
Greenhouse horticulture feels high energy prices: ‘40% will not make it to the end of the year’
If the government does not come up with a good support plan soon, 40 percent of greenhouse horticulture companies will not make it to the end of the year. That…
Greenhouse gas emissions in the second quarter 9 percent lower than a year ago
Greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands fell by 9 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. Report that Central Bureau of Statistics…
Greenhouse horticulturists sound the alarm: ‘Energy costs have risen to 3 million euros’
Greenhouse horticulturists are sounding the alarm. Due to rising energy prices, they barely keep their heads above water. In a letter to Minister Jetten of Climate and Energy, seven hundred…
Budget for energy-saving measures in the greenhouse horticulture sector increased to 60 million | News item
News item | 11-08-2022 | 13:03 The budget of the Energy Efficiency Greenhouse Horticulture (EG) subsidy scheme will be increased from 25 to 60 million euros for applications submitted in…
Some garbage dumps emit as much greenhouse gas as 1.5 million cars combined
Some garbage dumps in the world are major emitters of methane (CH4), one of the most important greenhouse gases after CO2. So say scientists from the Netherlands Institute for Space…
Festivals in Werchter want to cut greenhouse gas emissions by half by 2030
The three major festivals in Werchter – Rock Werchter, TW Classic and Werchter Boutique – want to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by fifty percent by 2030. The organization announced…
Greenhouse gas emissions 11 percent lower than a year ago
Greenhouse gas emissions in the first quarter of this year were 11 percent lower than in the same period a year earlier. This is evident from figures published on Wednesday…
Storing millions of tons of greenhouse gas under the North Sea: dangerous or smart?
The North Sea at Scheveningen.Image Bart Maat / ANP Heleen de Coninck, professor of innovation and climate, Eindhoven University of Technology ‘The plans to capture the emissions of major polluters…
Sustainability has become more unattractive in greenhouse horticulture
They were among the first in the Netherlands: in 2008 the Ammerlaan brothers in Pijnacker decided to heat their greenhouses with geothermal energy. They wanted to become less dependent on…