Leamington grower finds reliable heat source, with new revenue streams and greener products to boot. Finding, and keeping, your energy edge in today's greenhouse sector is a constant challenge. It involves more than clever procurement and managing for energy efficiency. It can also include trimming your carbon footprint, creating new revenue streams, and creating a marketing advantage for your products at the same time. A recent project at Seacliff Energy in Leamington, Ontario, does much of this, and more. Last January, the local power supplier produced its first kilowatt of power using an innovative two-stage digester paired with a Caterpillar lowemission genset. The digester is the first of its kind in North America, and is being fed by local waste products for a very low-carbon operation.
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