DELTA, BC - Houweling’s Group has just launched a new patent pending recovery technology that it says presents opportunities that extend far beyond indoor growing environments.
The new waste heat and CO2 recovery system has been implemented at the company's Mona, Utah greenhouse farm. The company says it's a unique recovery system that's a "win for sustainable agriculture." It was designed to complement the company's patented Ultra Clima greenhouse.
“I am incredibly proud of this project. It required substantial research, development and testing, not to mention a significant capital investment in the prototype,” Casey Houweling, CEO, said in a press release. “But with the commitment of our team and project partners, what was once an idea and a dream, has become a reality.”
According to the company, this ability to utilize wasted thermal energy is a benefit for any building or operation that requires heat, and the ability to both capture and store thermal energy will further enhance the system’s broad applications.
The Utah farm for which the recovery technology was designed is next to a natural gas power plant, enabling Houweling’s to transfer low-grade heat and CO2 from the industrial stacks with its proprietary technology to distribute heat on demand. In turn, the CO2 is distributed into the greenhouse for plant fertilization.
With over 200 acres of greenhouse farms, this new technology should further assist Houweling’s in its production of fresh tomatoes and cucumbers sustainably.
