Smart Green

Project Description

Greenhouse production of fresh fruit, vegetables and ornamentals is a successful, innovative component of the North Sea Region (NSR) economy with an output of €9 billion a year and directly employing more than 500,000 people. It embraces more than 10,000 SMEs and a large high technology supply chain. It helps provide sustainable, healthy, and nutritious diets to consumers.

However, all producers in the North Sea Region are facing similar challenges, including a high reliance on energy, water, and a low uptake of renewables. Eco-innovations in new or improved control methods/services to reduce the use of resources (energy, water and chemicals) and decreases CO2 emission are needed.

In this programme we will use novel Big Data analysis combined with practical demonstrations in SMEs securing a leap towards a greener, sustainable, and more energy efficient (by 10%) production system. Delivery requires a transnational collaboration to synthesize leading competences and to build new ways of linking SMEs to the greening action.

SmartGreen connects experienced research groups and SMEs to create a strong synergy to promote the greening of the North Sea Region industry. By fostering innovative eco-enterprise, we can maintain the North Sea Regions economic growth whilst generating significant environmental benefits: less pollution, lower emissions, and longer-lasting use of resources. The transnational nature of these projects will stimulate the development and adoption of eco-friendly and low-carbon products, green services and processes in greenhouses in the North Sea Region.

Project Summary