As the economic costs of energy and the negative externalities associated with the combustion of fossil fuels threaten the economic viability of greenhouses in northern climates there is a renewed interest in the use of waste heat. This paper presents a technical and economic methodology to determine the viability of establishing waste heat greenhouses using the waste heat from industrial processes in northern climates. A case study is presented of an exchange between a tomato greenhouse and a flat glass manufacturing plant, which found the waste heat system is significantly more economic to operate than a purely natural gas system.
Pearce, J. (2019). Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Greenhouse Waste Heat Exchange. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/environmental-and-economic-assessment-of-a-greenhouse-waste-heat-exchange
Pearce, Joshua "Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Greenhouse Waste Heat Exchange" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Apr. 2019, https://afribary.com/works/environmental-and-economic-assessment-of-a-greenhouse-waste-heat-exchange. Accessed 03 Apr. 2025.
Pearce, Joshua . "Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Greenhouse Waste Heat Exchange". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Apr. 2019. Web. 03 Apr. 2025. < https://afribary.com/works/environmental-and-economic-assessment-of-a-greenhouse-waste-heat-exchange >.
Pearce, Joshua . "Environmental and Economic Assessment of a Greenhouse Waste Heat Exchange" Afribary (2019). Accessed April 03, 2025. https://afribary.com/works/environmental-and-economic-assessment-of-a-greenhouse-waste-heat-exchange