FEEDING THE CITY
Jun 26, 2015
FEEDING THE CITY
By the year 2050 the human population will be about 9 billion people.
By then, nearly 80% of the earth's population will reside in urban centers.
Over 80% of the land suitable for raising crops is already in use.
(sources: UN and NASA)
URBAN AGRICULTURE BACKGROUND
Mega cities
Transportation
Climate change
Resource efficiency
URBAN AGRICULTURE BACKGROUND
FOOD SECURITY
The Tekniska Verken Group – a key driver for sustainable and regional development
• Regional Infra Service company owned by the municipality of Linköping •About 980 employees, Sales of M€ 670, Invest about M€ 75 •Active in a wide variety of Businesses with emphasis on energy • Waste and waste-to-energy combined with Biogas production
Surplus of Energy and CO2 creating sustainable business
Biogas Power & heating Bio fertilizer Heat
Vehicle gas Electricity
Values: R&D, Attraction, Environment, Store Growth!
H2O Light Electricity
CO2
Surplus of heat Bio fertilizer
Organic waste
Locally Produced food
Heat
Waste Waste
Constantly looking for better environmental performance Having low value Heat, CO2 and bio fertilizer from biogas plant – what to do? The idea of a greenhouse not new – we wanted to go innovative Almost immediately we discovered Plantagon Going from only residue harnessing to bold design Plantagon will own the plant and Tekniska Verken will deliver heat, bio fertilizer and CO2 Now localisation and verifications on design and our resources Together we offer a smart system solution, a landmark and “green” vegetables
Microsoft
URBAN INDUSTRIAL
VERTICAL FARMING
• More crops per ground area used
• Water efficient
• Energy efficient
• Waste recycled
• No transportation
• Decreased CO2 emissions
• Locally grown, organic food
• Decreased price - no middle hands
MOTIVES
Supply systems Boiler
Electrical Chiller Electrical Boiler, etc
Geothermal well or Geothermal storage
Support systems
HVAC Dehumidification
Gas- engine
Anaerobic digester
UNG (back-up)
Supply air
Greenhouse Lighting
Evaporation
Dehumidification
Ventilation Heating/cooling
Manure
Exhaust
Moist
Biogas
Biofuel
Biofuel
Hot water Hot water
Cooling water
24° C fresh water
Power Power Power
Fresh water
Plant residuals Plant residuals
Collaboration by Swedish cleantech industry led by Plantagon
from waste to organic food
PlantaSymbioSystem®
CURRENT WORK WORLDWIDE
Linköping
Botkyrka
Helsingborg
Mumbai
New Delhi
Kenya
South Africa
Nanjing, China
Kunshan, China
Shanghai, China
Syracuse
Tokyo, Japan
Seoul, South Korea
Singapore
Preparatory work started
Preparatory work pending
On going discussion
Pending discussions
Starting discussions
Gdansk
Growing box
Transporter
HEALTHY FOOD
SECURE HIGH YIELD
RESOURCE EFFICIENCY
DECREASED CO2 EMISSIONS