Greening The Living Rainforest Feije de Zwart Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture

AmazonicaLowlands propagation 1050 m² greenhouse 600 m² other buildings 760 m²240 m²50 m² Buildings of The Living Rainforest

Simulated energy consumption of TLR 2006 Liter oil equivalent per day

Simulated energy consumption of TLR 2006 Liter oil kg woodchip (30% moisture) per day oil woodchip 250 ton/year 3500 liter/year

Simulated energy consumption of TLR 2006 Liter oil kg woodchip (30% moisture) per day oil woodchip 250 ton/year 3500 liter/year times a year

AmazonicaLowland Office s 800 m² 400 m² 120 m² 1200 m² new energy friendly greenhouse 650 m² other buildings Proposed refurbisment TLR

Energy consumption of complete refurbished TLR Oil equivalents [liter/day] 20% more greenhouse, 10% more office surface 60% reduction of energy use 105 tonnes woodchip per year

Heat demand versus heat surplus wintersummer

Heat demand and heat surplus Oil equivalents [liter/day]

Two problems: How to extract the heat from the surplus How to apply the extracted heat (seasonal asynchrony and low temperature)

Loading the VSHE 28 °C 24 °C 22 °C

Applying stored heat 22 °C 30 °C 25 °C 2 °C 0 °C

Applying stored heat 3 units from VSHE 1 unit electricity 4 units heat COP = 4

More than half of the heat comes from heat pump Oil equivalents [liter/day] JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec % from wood chips 56% from heat pump 50 tonnes woodchip 60 MWh electricity

Heat pump, heat capture and VSHE Saving: 55 tonnes woodchip per year

AmazonicaLowlands propagation First only a small renovation

AmazonicaLowland Office s new grnh 760 m²240 m²200 m²120 m² 1000 m² old, very energy inefficient greenhouses 200 m² new, energy friendly greenhouse 650 m² other buildings First only a small renovation

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