van der Knijff, A. Benninga, J. Reijnders, C.E. Nienhuis, J.K.
Abstract
The Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector has for many years endeavoured to improve its energy efficiency. In 2003, the energy efficiency index (EE Index) improved by 1 percentage point to 51%. This improvement was due to increased yields per m2 at an unchanged primary fuel consumption per m2. Conversely, in 2003 the sector's CO2 emissions increased by 0.21 million tonnes to a total of 6.44 million tonnes. This increase is due to the sector's reduced ability to make use of power companies' residual heat and cogeneration-plant heat, as a result of which the sector was compelled to make more use of fossil fuels (natural gas). However, both the use of energy-saving options such as heat storage and movable screens and the number of energy-cluster projects continue to increase.
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