One greenhouse. One integrated energy strategy

A modern greenhouse is not powered by a single energy source. It is powered by an integrated energy strategy. At the Looye tomato facility in the Netherlands, VEK delivered the design, engineering, and procurement for a multi-phase production site developed for reliable, year-round production. The energy system was never designed around individual technologies. It was […]

Oman approves two large-scale agricultural cities

Oman is advancing two large-scale agricultural cities within a matter of weeks. The pace signals how quickly food-security investment is moving across the region. The RO903mn Al Najd Agricultural City in Dhofar, unveiled recently, targets around 105,000 tonnes of additional annual agricultural production, with development planned across three investment phases through to 2060. It follows […]

More than 50 years of greenhouse engineering

Since 1971, VEK has designed and engineered greenhouse projects across every major climate zone. Over more than five decades, the industry has transformed. Climate computers replaced manual controls. LED lighting reshaped year-round production. Automation now reaches almost every aspect of greenhouse operations. Technology will continue to evolve. The principles that underpin successful greenhouse design have […]

LinkedIn-Blogpost 20260113

LinkedIn post 13-01-2026 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 Electricity demand in greenhouse and controlled-environment agriculture is rising, driven by lighting, cooling and storage. At the same time, recent work on renewables in agriculture shows that these facilities can also play a role in more flexible, distributed energy systems — when they […]