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Energy Market Update – January 2025
December Recap December was quite a turbulent month. With the last remnants of Russian gas exported to Europe ending on 31/12/24, the market’s reaction in the run up was less than calm. Although European Union rhetoric was that they were prepared for these contracts to run out, prices did not initially follow that sentiment. Neither,…
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LED Lighting & Humidity
Introduction Closing out our recent series on humidity control, this article explores the effect that light has on humidity and the differences in supplemental lighting choices. For more information on dehumidification and plant empowerment, see our recent articles (Greenhouse dehumidification – Growsave, Plant Empowerment & Dehumidification – Growsave, Air Movement & Humidity – Growsave, Active…
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Active Dehumidification
Why Dehumidify? Before discussing the details of dehumidification, it is important to understand why it is important to control humidity within a greenhouse at all. When humidity is low, evaporation rates increase which can cause water stress on the crop and will raise humidity regardless. Photosynthesis is optimised at a relatively high humidity level, as…
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Energy Market Update – December 2024
November Recap As Winter 24 got into full swing, prices increased steadily while the temperatures slowly dropped. Month ahead gas prices increased by 16% from month start to month end. Power followed a similar, although slightly less volatile, pattern as it increased by 10.5%. The UK had paid close attention to its gas storage stocks…
