Energy in the agricultural sector & in greenhouse horticulture

Website GlasReg

The service advises market gardeners and mediators on the (efficient) use of energy in greenhouse horticulture.

Expertise:
Energy in greenhouse farming

• Air conditioning / energy saving measures - audits
• Economic analysis of investments in companies specialized in greenhouse farming (important for the entrepreneur/ the financial institution / the government)

Cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) in greenhouse farming

• Bijdrage onrendabele toppen in projectcategorieën glastuinbouw
• Regulation and practical follow-up by VREG (follow-up of +150 motors)

Energy market

• Distribution prices, transport prices, gas and electricity prices
• Different trade markets and different suppliers
• Translation balancering & smartgrid

Projects:

ADVICE

• KCGB: "Kenniscentrum voor de glastuinbouw", sinds 2012
• Enerpedia
• AENN: Agro Energie Netwerk Noorderkempen (2017-2018)

HEAT GRID BETWEEN COMPANIES

• Energie- en emissiestudie voor glastuinbouwbedrijven binnen een verschillende ruimtelijke clustering in de Provincie Antwerpen (i.s.m. VITO, 2014)
• Studie energieclustering en centrale CO2-benutting in glastuinbouwclusters in de Provincie Antwerpen (2015-2017)
• De serre als energiebron, kansen tot samenwerking! - The greenhouse as energy source, opportunities for collaboration (2017-2019)

LIGHTING & INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE

• Lightman: Management van licht in bedekte teelten - Lightman: management of light in covered cultivation (LA-traject, 2015-2019)