US (UT): Houweling’s Tomatoes plans $79 million investment in greenhouse facility
The Utah facility will employ state of the art climate control and sustainability technology, according to the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. It will be heated with waste heat from a nearby natural gas fired electrical generation facility, enabling Houweling to operate with a very low carbon footprint.
Additionally, the facility will utilize waste CO2 off the generators stack to provide CO2 fertilization to tomato crops. PacifiCorp Energy is the Owner/Operator of the Currant Creek Power Plant; Rocky Mountain Power will be supplying the electricity for Houweling’s operations.
“My passion is growing fresh, great tasting tomatoes. I am excited at the opportunity to bring this to the people of Utah. Our farm will not only offer great employment opportunities in Juab County, it will ensure that the people of Utah can enjoy locally grown, fresh, delicious tomatoes 365 days a year,” says Casey Houweling, President/CEO of the company that bears his family namesake.
“I would also like to express our sincere appreciation to PacifiCorp Energy and Rocky Mountain Power for their patience, persistence and can-do spirit in helping us move this project along over the last two years. As far as we are aware, this is the first commercial scale operation in the world that will pull both heat and CO2 directly from a power provider,” he added.
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