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Dec 19, 20202 min read
The Aspiration and purpose of this newsletter /blog:
The primary purpose of this newsletter is to provide an aggregation of energy related information published in the past month pertinent...
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Mar 13, 20207 min read
6 Questions to ask yourself before signing up for CSA
There is a few things you need to know and to ask yourself before determining if CSA is right for you. CSA stands for “Community...
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Apr 1, 20181 min read
Traditional Greenhouse technology vs. Sprung Greenhouse Innovations
Sprung Instant Structures have developed a very good solution to greenhouse buildings, to replace the heavy and expensive glass and steel...
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Apr 1, 20181 min read
Sprung Greenhouse Structures
Sprung Structures offer many advantages over typical greenhouse structures, including weight, durability, opacity, height and...
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Apr 1, 20184 min read
Energy Efficiency - CHP Overview Cogeneration (CHP): Why it matters
America. CHP systems neatly address two main challenges: (1) the amount of thermal energy used by consumers is higher than generally...
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Apr 1, 20182 min read
How CHP works
A CHP system consists of an engine, generator, heat exchangers, and monitoring/control computers. (See Fig. 4) CHP systems can be...
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Apr 1, 20182 min read
Huge potential for energy and financial savings
The decision of any individual building owner or manager to install a CHP system will of course be based on the specific benefits...
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Apr 1, 20181 min read
CHP in greenhouses
Current greenhouse operations are very energy intensive, requiring supplemental heat and, in facilities with grow lights, large amounts...
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Apr 1, 20181 min read
Aquaponics
Aquaponics is the practice of growing plants and fish in conjunction so that their inputs and outputs provide a closed loop ‘ecosystem’...
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Apr 1, 20181 min read
Passive Solar for heating and air treatment
Passive solar design can potentially be integrated with aquaponics and other water features to provide benefits in terms of energy...
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Apr 1, 20181 min read
LED Lights
Particularly in northern climates, artificial lighting within greenhouses can be essential to enable 12 month growing. Until recently...
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Apr 1, 20181 min read
Vertical Growing
In order to make smaller greenhouses self-supporting, and maximize profits in larger operations, it is necessary to maximize growing...
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