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 […]
Every successful greenhouse project begins with the right questions
Most greenhouse projects are introduced by what will be built.Hectares. Technology level. Production capacity.But the questions that determine whether a project succeeds are answered much earlier.Before design begins, VEK establishes the conditions that will define the project:The crop, and whether there is verified demand for it. A full year of climate data for the site, […]
Why mandatory emissions reporting is changing the economics of greenhouse development across the GCC
As governments introduce mandatory emissions reporting requirements, carbon is becoming a measurable and increasingly visible part of how infrastructure projects are evaluated. Carbon reporting is no longer simply a sustainability exercise. It is becoming a factor in financing, governance, risk management, and investment decision making. This has direct implications for greenhouse development across the GCC. […]