Schmid UTSR Biomass Boiler (Croftpak Nursery)

www.ImperativeEnergy.com 'Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad' The Biomass Heating System at CroftPak Nurseries delivered exclusively by our Swiss suppliers Schmid and installed by our team of trained engineers at Imperative Energy, will supply Brian Ascroft and his family business with biomass fuel that is low cost, low in carbon emissions and more importantly, renewable to produce energy in the forms of heating power, hot water and steam generation to ensure their glass greenhouses at Hesketh Bank are producing the best crop and variety of tomatoes in the country with a distinctive taste that distinguish CroftPak from other growers since 1990. Mr Ashcroft proclaims that when people ask him about the quality of his tomatoes, there really isn't any secret as ‘we use biological control and bumblebees to pollinate our tomatoes’ which is most likely the method responsible for its vine-ripened taste and that beautiful rich flavour. However, greenhouses allow greater control over the growing environment of plants and vegetables and some of the key factors which can be controlled include: levels of light intake, water and fertilizer application, temperature and atmospheric humidity. The latter two factors rely heavily on ventilation, as it is one of the most important components for a successful greenhouse because ventilation is highly crucial to ensure that the temperature and humidity is regulated to an optimal level. The operation behind this whole greenhouse process, ultimately results in a significant financial cost for heating as large amounts of heat is lost through the greenhouse glass walls and covering, therefore a great amount of money is spent to constantly replace the lost heat by using Natural Gas, Oil, LPG or Electric heating. This is where Biomass energy becomes a reasonable solution for heating in terms of significant reduction in financial cost and net carbon emissions compared to fossil fuel energy, as biomass is a ‘low carbon’ fuel producing a fraction of the carbon emissions of fossil fuels and biomass can also be sourced locally, which brings additional environmental and social benefits, offering an economic incentive to manage domestic woodlands which improves bio-diversity. Overall, our Biomass Project was a team effort as the UTSR Boiler was supplied by Schmid and installed by Imperative Energy. While Bridge GreenHouses completed the Pipelines work, Jim Brown Constructions built the plant room warehouse for the boiler and last but not least, Hortec Ltd who provided the Javo Machinery and the Top Loader for the biomass fuel which is produced in the forms of Woodchips, supplied by our business partners Stobart Group. So in the end, this biomass project was a fantastic benchmark and the business relationship had proven to be a very successful collaboration, one which we are very proud of, for all the stakeholders (suppliers, partners and contractors) involved in this Bioenergy Contract for CroftPak Nurseries. Imperative Energy are a leading supplier of bioenergy solutions (heat, steam and power) to clients in the commercial, public and industrial sectors through purposely custom-built biomass plants at the client’s sites. We offer a full comprehensive service to our clients by covering: feasibility, design, fuel supply (wood chip or wood pellets), equipment supply, finance, installation, operation and maintenance. If you are interested in Bioenergy Solutions for your company and want to find out how much you (and your business) can save, in terms of energy cost and carbon emissions, then please get in touch by contacting us at info@imperativeenergy.com or by visiting us on our website at www.imperativeeenrgy.com to submit our Customer Enquiry Form and we will be more than happy to hear from you to assess your needs. Video Camera: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Phablet Location: Hesketh Bank, Preston, Lancashire Client: Croftpak Nurseries (Tomato Farm) Date: 17th October 2014