South African growers visit solar project in Kenya
Due to the low temperatures at night, it’s needed strictly to heat the greenhouse. Before 2010, only kerosene was used therefor. Currently, Stokman uses the ‘free energy’ of sunlight, which warms the water up. This hot water is stored in a completely isolated heat storage tank. With this heat, the greenhouse gets warmed up at night.
“Our customer has been satisfied for the last years not in least because of the saving of kerosene,” tells export manager Rob de Wit. “Earlier, Stokman sometimes used 1400 litres of kerosene a night! Currently, he used a maximum of 400 litres. A confirmation of the saving of 1000 litres a night! According to Stokman Rozen Kenya Ltd. the period of return on investments for this project is two years!”
De Wit explains it’s necessary to heat greenhouses at night in several places in South Africa, in order to reduce diseases and increase production. “The South African growers were impressed by the simplicity and robustness of the system, which is nearly free of maintenance.”
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