Pieter van der Meij, Account Manager Smart Grid Solutions at Alfen, said, "Alfen takes pride in working with companies such as Red Harvest. Red Harvest is a good example of a horticulture business that aims for perfection and quality in a sustainable way. With our expertise and experience we are able to once again contribute to the business objectives of Red Harvest during the current energy transition. We hope to continue working together for many years to come!"
The location in Middenmeer has around 30 hectares of greenhouses, primarily used for growing various types of tomatoes. The final greenhouse, measuring around eight hectares is now also provided with grow lights, which are necessary once autumn falls. As such, the activities are in full flight and will be completed at the start of October.
Red Harvest switched to combined heat and power installations (CHP installations) at an early stage. To increase sustainability, they added the use of geothermal heat at the Middenmeer location, together with a cluster of companies.
Alfen provides CHP connections, transformer substations and installs complete private high-voltage grids and has been a valued partner for horticultural business for about fifteen years. As a result, Alfen has acquired extensive knowledge about installing lighting systems and connecting heat and CHP installations.
Jaap Noordam, Managing Director Red Harvest, explains, "Over the past ten years, Alfen successfully provided the lighting systems for multiple of our greenhouses at the Middenmeer location. Due to the strong relations with Alfen and their professional approach, we once again chose Alfen for this project and in the past year we outsourced the entire service and maintenance of the high-voltage grid to Alfen on this location."
