A 14-acre tomato growing operation at Wissington in Norfolk has given a new meaning to the term 'greenhouse gas'.
The new £6m tomato farm is reusing waste carbon dioxide and heat from British Sugar's neighbouring sugar beet processing factory.
It more than doubles the acreage of glasshouses at Cornerways Nursery and cuts British Sugar's carbon footprint.
The new site uses no heating fuel at all. A duct connecting the factory to the greenhouses provides about 2,400 m3 per hour of flue gas rich in CO2, some of which is absorbed by the plants.
"There is demand from our customers and consumers to cut food miles and to improve environmental performance," said Martin Brown, MD of Greenery UK, which supplies the tomatoes to major multiples.
"We can now supply supermarkets with a greater proportion of locally grown tomatoes with excellent environmental credentials."
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