Frank Kempkes is specialised in energy usage and climate in greenhouses. “I have always had a keen interest in engineering. During an internship as part of my higher technical education, I first experienced horticulture. A sector that turned out to be very dynamic. Now, I have been working on the greenhouse climate and the interaction between the climate and plants for 25 years. The many he innovations have caused all manner of changes in greenhouse horticulture, and continue to do so. This makes my work inspiring, diverse and enjoyable. No day is the same.”
The Dutch horticultural sector aims to be climate-neutral in 2040. Thus, Wageningen researchers have built a low-emission demo-greenhouse for the cultivation of vegetables, fruit and flowers in an effort to find ways to reduce CO2 emissions as well as the use of crop protection agents and artificial fertilisers to zero….