NEDERLANDS-DUITSE HANDELSKAMER

Wednesday February 16th 2011

Agenda

• Introduction to Prominent• Prominent Groeneweg II• Principle of closed greenhouse• Delivering energy

Introduction to Prominent

• Grower association of cluster tomatoes

• Founded in 1994• Number of members: 25• Area: 270 ha• Production of:

– Large– Middle size and – cocktail cluster tomatoes

• Prominent Groeneweg II– Production company of 93.000 m²– Production under growing lights– Closed greenhouse concept

Companies of Prominent

Principle of closed greenhouse

Purpose of this company

• Gaining knowledge for the group• Environmentally friendly:

– Less energy– Less emission of CO2– Less water

• Better quality• Higher yield

Delivering energy to Hoogeland

Why interesting for us?

• Technically possible• It’s a small step from electricity to

heat• Higher technical efficiency of

closed-greenhouse• Higher economical efficiency of

closed-greenhouse• PR