Towards the year 2030 , far - reaching alteration are foresee for greenhouse horticulture in the Westland region . anticipation range from pessimistic , to moderate and even optimistic , allot to research by Wageningen Economic Research commission by Capturam . The biggest change will be in terms of energy provision , as they will rely less on natural gas and more on sustainable sources and purchasing heat energy and electricity from third parties . This stem from a changing zip need and sector structure , government policy and sustainability efforts of greenhouse horticulture companies and their partners . This shift in energy sources will have a favorable upshot on the reduction of CO2 emissions and the increase in the share of renewable energy .

Sector structureGreenhouse horticulture in the Westland area has its own set of businesses , crop and acreage . investigator established three distinguishable future scenario for the development of greenhouse gardening in the Westland region : a pessimistic , a moderate and an affirmative one . In each of these three scenarios for 2030 , a decrease of the greenhouse horticulture area in the municipality of Westland and adjacent areas of Midden - Delfland and Hook of Holland will be considered . This strike the full energy demand . In gain , the fault between the cultivation of the various crops also has an impact .

Energy demandIn each of the scenario , a decrease in the heat demand per m2 and an increase in the electricity requirement per m2 is anticipated . This is a result of a shifting between the cultivate crops and business process such as intensification ( including increase in outgrowth light ) , extensification and vigor saving . For the total heat energy need of the region , the combination of the heat need per m2 and the entire country in each scenario leads to a decrement . For the total electricity demand , this leads to a decrease in the pessimistic scenario and an addition in the moderate and optimistic scenario .

Energy supply , CO2 emissions and share of renewable energyThe Energy Department supply of greenhouse horticulture is a mix of sources in each of the 2030 scenario . Due to the change in vigor need , government insurance and sustainability efforts by greenhouse gardening company and their partners , the Energy Department supply in 2030 will support substantially less innate gas . In each of the scenarios it is anticipated that the use of geothermic energy , heating from third parties and purchased electricity will grow . This will reduce the use of natural accelerator pedal boilers and the sale of electricity with raw gas CHP . Heat web and external CO2 provision are essential here . Due to the changes in the sector structure in Westland , Energy Department demand and energy supply , CO2 emission in each of the scenarios will decrease by about two - thirds in 2030 compared to 2015 . The share of sustainable heat will grow strongly from 5 % in 2015 to 28 - 48 % in 2030 .

Future - proof glasshouse horticulture need a futurity - proof energy supplying and frailty versaBoth the experts and the discussion academic term with stakeholders have show that there is cohesion between the modernization of greenhouse horticulture and the development of sustainable free energy supply . Vital , linear perspective - rich companies need a sustainable , succeeding - proof energy supplying . And next - substantiation , sustainable energy facilities only develop in critical , prospective companies .

Also for the Westland realm , complex process and big investments are foreseen for muscularity sustainability . This makes cooperation necessary between glasshouse gardening society in heat conscientious objector - sherlock , the government , developer , suppliers and muscularity companies . The introduction of estrus from third party and the produce use of geothermal energy at the disbursement of natural gas increase the importance of purchased electricity and external CO2 .

The brainstorm from this research project support Capturam and other stakeholders in their evolution of a sustainable and forward-looking vigour supply for the Westland neighborhood .

informant : Wageningen University & Research