NFU Energy and District Eating partner on part Innovate UK funded project which aims to reduce CO2 emissions by enabling growers to access stable and lower-cost heat.
The project, now in its second month, is in the contact gathering stage. Please, get in touch now to benefit from the work (expressions of interest close at the end of March).
“With extraordinary gas price rises affecting the cost of heat and having an effect also on electricity prices and CO2 production, growers are facing unprecedented costs of energy and CO2, which is used to enrich the growing environment for produce in the greenhouse. We want to create opportunities for growers to source local, sustainable, and reliable alternatives to gas - NFU Energy Technical Director, Jon Swain.”
The project aims to improve productivity and reduce carbon emissions associated with industrial production whilst showcasing the opportunities that can be made from waste resources. Using these waste resources to grow food will have sustainability benefits, increasing food security in the UK and taking pressures off countries already seeing the effects of climate change, who are relied on for imports. By providing longevity in a heat source, away from direct energy markets, this project aims also to improve resilience for both growers and sites with industrial waste heat.
The project will run for 14 months to assess the various benefits associated with using waste-heat and carbon dioxide for protected horticulture in England.
Both NFU Energy and District Eating aim to provide support and opportunities to reduce emissions and help develop a Net Zero future.
Please express your interest today by sending an email to Mike at [email protected].