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Conducting an Energy Audit
Growing many horticultural crops is necessarily energy intensive, particularly when targeting important out-of-season markets. Energy has always been an important consideration for these businesses, but the past few years have increased costs by double or more, making the management of energy one of the foremost concerns in protected horticulture. What is an energy audit and…
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Energy efficiency in glasshouses 2023 workshops – a summary.
In 2023, Growsave organised two workshops focusing on energy efficiency in glasshouses; one on 4th April hosted by Clock House Farm in Maidstone, and the other on 11th July in Boston, Lincolnshire. The content covered was the same for both events: These presentations covered the basic concepts, worked examples of how energy fits into horticultural…
