Ridder wins Energy Globe Award

The Energy Globe Award provides a podium for innovative solutions that tackle the world's most pressing environmental problems of our time like resource scarcity, air and water pollution, erosion, climate change or dependence on fossil fuels. Even though these solutions are readily available, they often remain unknown to the public. Energy Globe gives them a voice and presents them to a larger audience to make them visible and encourage others to come up with their own innovative solution.

The jury of the Energy Globe Award praised Ridder for its commitment to develop 'a sustainable initiative for a sustainable future'. Ridder's NoNa+ is the industry's first cost-efficient sodium-removal solution that removes harmful sodium levels from drain water and enables emission free cultivation thanks to a unique combination of selective membrane and electrodialysis technology. This innovative system minimizes the loss of expensive fertilizers and makes it possible to remove sodium without adding other minerals. Applying the Ridder NoNa+ in the irrigation system makes it possible to recirculate the irrigation water for a complete growing season.

Ridder's Chief Innovation Officer Joep van den Bosch is delighted with the recognition of the Energy Globe Award. "Winning the GreenTech Innovation Award in 2019 and a Sival Innovation Award in 2020 confirmed the urgency of our solution by our own horticulture industry. However, winning an Energy Globe Award is very special as this is a public award. It is very rewarding that our solution is also recognized by others outside of our industry and that it serves as an inspiration for other innovators to secure the future of our planet.

About Ridder
Ridder is a leading smart solutions provider in the global controlled environment agriculture market. We believe that protected growing environments will enable growers and farmers to produce a safe, sustainable and sufficient supply of food and flowers for everyone on our planet.

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About the Energy Globe Award The Energy Globe Award is a private Austrian initiative and has been awarded annually since the year 2000. It is currently the world's leading environmental prize, with more than 180 participant countries and between 2,000 and 3,000 projects submitted every year. www.energyglobe.info

Photo: Ridder CIO Joep van den Bosch is presented the Energy Globe Award by Astrid Harz, Austrian Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands  and Michael Spalek, Commercial Counsellor of Advantage Austria.

Source: HortiBiz