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Funding from the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for a Danish horticulture project has helped a family business improve energy efficiency in 23 large-scale greenhouses. This has been achieved by investing in a new automated climate control system with the potential to generate energy savings of up to 24 million kwh. The project located in Odense, on Denmark’s third largest island Funen, used Rural Development Programme co-finance allocated for resource efficiency and climate action. The beneficiary, Thoruplund Nursery, sought CAP support to help reduce their carbon footprint in order to strengthen their competitiveness. The first step was to conduct a needs assessment for reducing CO2 during production. This identified the option to install automated ‘climate curtains’ in the greenhouses which can allow increased business precision and decreased energy use. Find out more on the ENRD website about this smart approach to reducing agri-food sector emissions. |
