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A research/demonstration greenhouse for the production of greenhouse tomatoes using the single truss tomato production system (STTPS) has been designed and erected in Florence, New Jersey, at the Burlington County Resource Recovery Facility. The facility will demonstrate the potential for using methane gas from landfills or other sources for heating and lighting to maximize crop production while minimizing energy costs. The main greenhouse is 76.97 meters long with 7 bays at 10.97 m with each bay being 51.81 m long. The headhouse is 14.6 m wide and 62.2 m long is placed between the main greenhouse area and a 10.97 m wide and 27.4 m long nursery facility. Tomatoes grown on transportable benches are moved to the workers for pruning, inspection and harvest. Hives of bees provide pollination. Supplemental lighting is provided by 430 watt HID (high intensity discharge) high-pressure sodium lamps. Power will be supplied to the lights by a 300 KW co-generation unit operating on methane gas produced by the adjacent landfill. Rejected heat from the co-generation engine will be stored in the floor. A floor heating system and overhead 50 mm hot water steel pipe provide heating. Ventilation is accomplished through electric fans and a calibrated and screened inlet ventilation window. Evaporative cooling is also provided by a high pressure fog system. Currently 3 bays are glazed with glass and 4 bays are glazed with two layers of polyethylene film.
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Roberts, W.J. (1997). R&D Research/Demonstration Greenhouse Using Methane Gas from a Landfill for Co-Generation. In: Goto, E., Kurata, K., Hayashi, M., Sase, S. (eds) Plant Production in Closed Ecosystems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8889-8_5
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