An energy-efficient greenhouse with smart energy management

Future-proof your business with an energy-efficient greenhouse

For many businesses, energy is one of the biggest cost items. Peak prices, changing legislation, and the precarious nature of guaranteed supply make planning difficult. Meanwhile, growers want to be more sustainable, future-proof their business operations, and contribute to climate targets.

An energy-efficient greenhouse addresses all these challenges. By adopting a smart approach to heat, electricity, and CO₂, you can reduce waste, cut costs, and make your production more sustainable. This enables you to increase your company’s resilience and future-proof your business.

What is an energy-efficient greenhouse?

An energy-efficient greenhouse is designed to enable energy to be used and re-used as efficiently as possible. This means that heat, light, and CO₂ are constantly aligned with the crop’s needs and current conditions.

Thanks to innovative solutions such as heat buffers, energy storage, and data-driven climate control, growers can:

• align energy consumption to weather forecasts and energy prices,
• store residual heat and excess electricity for use later on,
• maintain a stable and uniform climate with reduced energy consumption.

The result? A greenhouse that not only saves energy but also provides better growing conditions, higher yields, and a lower CO₂-footprint.

6 benefits of smart energy management

Growers looking to take the next step can integrate energy management into their overall greenhouse strategy. The associated benefits affect every aspect of the cultivation process:

1. Efficient use and storage

With smart energy management, you can produce and use heat and electricity exactly when needed. Excess electricity is stored in buffers for later use, so nothing goes to waste. This enables you to avoid peak loads and spread your energy consumption more evenly over the day.

2. Lower costs thanks to smart planning

By combining current market prices, weather forecasts, and historical data, you can plan precisely when it is beneficial to use or store energy. This reduces waste and also systematically lowers energy bills, ultimately leading to a more stable cost pattern and h3er operating results.

3. Smart management

Lighting, heating, and CO₂ dosage are automatically aligned to the current growing requirements and energy availability. The greenhouse responds in real time to changes in climate or price without the need for manual adjustments. This saves time and maintains continuous, optimal balance of growing conditions.

4. Higher yields and quality

A stable and predictable climate reduces plant stress and encourages uniform growth. Yields and product quality increase as a result, while the likelihood of diseases or deviations in plant development diminishes. This ultimately leads to a more consistent production level all year round and, consequently, a more predictable harvest.

5. Reacting to energy markets

By responding flexibly to supply and demand on the energy market, you can benefit from dynamic prices or even generate additional income. When energy is cheap, you can use it for heating or storage; when prices are high, you can feed it back into the grid. This not only makes energy management sustainable but also profitable.

6. Future proof and sustainable

With solutions ready for the energy transition — including integration of renewable energy sources such as solar energy, geothermal energy, and e-boilers — you can create a resilient greenhouse system that adapts to tomorrow's market.

Energy management as part of a complete greenhouse strategy

There is more to a future-proof greenhouse than just energy consumption. Smart energy management forms part of a wider strategy in which all processes in the greenhouse are aligned. Take the interplay between climate control, irrigation, ventilation, labor, and light, for example. The synergy between these systems results in an integrated cultivation process that is efficient, sustainable, and profitable.

The components of a total greenhouse strategy of this kind are data, greenhouse automation, and flexibility. Sensors constantly measure temperature, humidity, light intensity, and energy consumption. This information forms the basis for data-driven decisions: how much heat or light is needed, when can savings be made, and how do you make optimum use of natural resources?

Renewable energy sources also play an ever-greater role. Increasingly, growers are installing solar energy to generate electricity or using thermal energy or heat pumps for heating. Excess energy is stored in buffers or batteries for later use. This results in a circular energy system in which production and consumption remain balanced.

Secure a greater return on your energy management

Our energy consultants help growers worldwide manage their energy more intelligently and sustainably. By combining data, technology, and cultivation expertise, they identify areas for improvement and how small adjustments can lead to significant advances. Whether it's optimizing CO₂ and heat management, capitalizing on opportunities in the energy market, or better aligning climate and cultivation strategies, our experts work with you to reduce your energy consumption and improve your results.

Together we ensure that energy truly works for you: efficiently, sustainably, and profitably.

Sustainable energy management in the greenhouse with Priva

Where traditional energy systems stop, Priva goes further. Our technologies support growers at every step towards a more sustainable greenhouse. With Priva's solutions, you have complete control over energy consumption in your greenhouse. We combine innovation, data, and experience to help growers make the move to a sustainable future.

Together, we can help you:

✓ Optimize your energy and crop cultivation strategies
✓ Integrate renewable energy sources into your business operations
✓ Lower costs and CO₂ emissions