Netherlands-based Future Crops moves to 100% renewable energy
The vertical farm finds greener pastures and zero carbon emissions in wind power and solar energy
Future Crops, Ltd. (Westland, Netherlands) has taken its vertical farm a further step off the grid by shifting to reliance on 100% renewable energy. Harnessing the powers of solar and wind energy, the company also is solving the primary hurdle to bringing the industry to a substantially greater carbon-neutral position, all while advancing its sustainability goals.
Over the past decade, vertical farms have been cropping up as a creative method of boosting food resilience and bringing food sources closer to home. Multistory indoor farming optimizes land use by growing food from the ground up in designated horticultural regions or even within dense urban localities. However, this method of growing crops in a controlled indoor environment can be energy intensive.