New zero-impact greenhouse for Koppert Cress

The new greenhouse is in line with the ambition set out in the agreement between the greenhouse horticulture sector and the government to achieve fossil-free cultivation by 2040. For Koppert Cress, this is not an isolated objective, but part of a broader strategy. With the recent switch to geothermal energy and the development of this new greenhouse, another major step has been taken towards making cultivation more sustainable.
“For us, sustainability is not a project, but a direction,” says Stijn Baan, director of Koppert Cress. “This greenhouse demonstrates that with a clear vision, collaboration and courage, you can take steps that make sense both ecologically and economically. Fossil-free cultivation requires choices made today, with an eye to tomorrow.”
For chefs and customers, this means working with products grown in an environment where taste, quality and consistency are paramount, whilst the story behind the product becomes increasingly sustainable.

The construction of the greenhouse is the result of close collaboration between Koppert Cress, Division Q, technical suppliers, construction partners, research institutions and local authorities in the Westland region.
“Our role was to make Koppert Cress’s ambitions technically and practically achievable,” says Bart van Meurs, director of Division Q. “Not by stacking individual solutions, but by designing a single integrated system together with all partners.”
That collaboration forms the basis of the project. From greenhouse construction and glazing to energy, water technology, lighting, engineering, sensor technology and mechanical crop protection: every partner contributes to a greenhouse that demonstrates what is possible when vision and execution come together.