Wind power for greenhouses taking shape in Canada

The HIGH Energy project, short for the Hydrogen Integrated Greenhouse Horticultural Energy project, proposes using wind turbines to generate clean electricity and hydrogen for use in the area's multi-billion-dollar greenhouse sector.

"Farmers are looking to expand operations and increase their access to low carbon energy solutions," says Aaron Coristine, OGVG's Manager of Science, Regulatory Affairs, and Government Relations. "This joint venture will construct pathways to achieve this with novel adaptations of clean, proven energy technologies."

Southwestern Ontario boasts the highest concentration of greenhouses in North America. The greenhouse sector has been rapidly growing, but further expansion is thwarted by a lack of locally available energy. Wind farms already standing in the area could provide a solution, delivering electricity and hydrogen directly to greenhouses.

Kruger Energy currently generates 200 megawatts of wind energy in Southwestern Ontario, which is enough to power 60,000 homes, or hundreds to thousands of greenhouse acres depending on crop and growing practice.

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Source: Greenhouse Grower