At the Svensson Boost Your Energy event on Thursday evening , 2nd of June , at the WHC in Naaldwijk , everything go around around vim delivery , the biggest challenge for the cultivator at this second . Greenhouse gardening in particular is hit hard by the high energy prices . Gas is no longer consider for granted . The challenge are so gravid that in the shortsighted condition , the main focus is on save vim .

First of all , Paul Arkesteijn of Svensson apportion the positivist results of the various tests at the Improvement Centre with the use of two-fold and triple climate screens . The results show that an extra high Department of Energy saving can be agnise with twofold screens and that the use of dual zip screens does not do at the expense of the crop .

Then his colleague Bart Bakker evidence how significant it is to compare " apples with apples " when buying a climate blind . Two thing are important : the light transmission - both direct and hemispheric ( diffuse ) - and the Hortiscatter or clean statistical distribution ( diffusivity ) . Thanks to the update NEN measure ( based on a discipline by Wageningen University ) , it is now possible to compare different materials - diffuse glass , chalk screens , and mood screen . And grower can be certain of their performance . And that sometimes makes a difference of opinion in share in light .

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How much can you salve with a screen ? Svensson has develop an muscularity calculating machine for this purpose . It is a peter for cypher how much energy a second or third screen will save on an annual ground . Advisor Hugo Plaisier call on the growers to make use of it .

Ton Habraken explained about ClimaFlow . With ClimaFlow , agriculturalist can keep their climate screen shut , thus exploiting all the vantage of the climate blind and creating the best mood for the craw . The Svensson consultatory team support growers during the entire installation and implementation process .

Afterwards , Marcel Dries , Department of Energy consultant at AAB NL , showed the solution for using energy more efficiently . First and foremost , it ’s about saving , saving , and saving again . Energy screens reduce energy loss , and also not unimportant in this story is the 25 % subsidy that the politics presently give on the purchase of a second energy screen , provided that the light transmittance of that screen is at least 75 % . If you make more screen hour , you’re able to not do without alive dehumidification by mean of tubes , upright breathing apparatus , or fighting dehumidification gadget in the glasshouse . put back SON - t with LED ignition is also an significant vitality rescuer , and EC subsidies are available for this too . Saving vigour with geothermal heating and other heat - saving option were also discourse . After the coffee break , Erik Suichies , Director of Wholesale Vattenfall , explain everything about the current development in the energy securities industry at home and abroad . Vattenfall is one of the largest producer of electrical energy and heat in Europe and , like Svensson , has Swedish roots .

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Jeannette den Boer , Erik Suichies ( Vattenfall ) , Paul Arkesteijn ( Svensson ) and Marcel Dries of AAB NL

Erik emphasizes that it is of import to use all the resource we have . The fact is that all alternatives to Russian gas are , by definition , more expensive . The bighearted challenge at the consequence is the gas supply . The grownup question is , what are we going to do ? The Netherlands and the EU must ensure clearness in the brusk and long term . For now , it is significant to ensure that the gas storage facilities are fulfil for the coming winter . In the long term , it is very crucial to plug alternate sources , to provide clarity about all form of electricity contemporaries , and to speed up the issuing of permits for new sustainable product . We must use all the resource we have .

In determination , Ton Habraken accent the grandness of good advice . For cultivator , creating the perfect nursery climate is a Brobdingnagian challenge . It is not easy to achieve an even temperature and the ideal humidity . " With Climate House , Svensson ’s advisory service , the grower can hit a better understanding of the greenhouse climate so that the timber of polish can be improved . "

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For more info on the energy figurer : Ludvig SvenssonHugo PlaisierT : +31 ( 0 ) 6 55 398 202[email   protected ]

For more information on ClimateHouse : short ton HabrakenT : +31 ( 0 ) 6 52 67 41 45[email   protected ]

AAB NLMarcel Dries , Advisor[email   protected ]

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VattenfallMarloes Westgeest , market place manager Agri[email   protect ]

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