Subj : Re: This is the result of keeping 60% of the lights OFF and the furnanc
To : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Mon Mar 22 2021 11:21 am
Hi August,
On 2021-03-21 21:16:00, you wrote to me:
WvV>> Maybe, but I've never heard of it before, either as idea
WvV>> or as an implementation. So maybe it's impractical, or no
WvV>> one had thought of it before.
AA> I suppose it would be a rare circumstance to have an
AA> animal+plants operation combined in one business/location.. so
AA> maybe that's why no one is trying that.
That's probably one of the reasons why...
WvV>> One thing though, the greenhouses over here are usually
WvV>> much larger than the stables that house a couple of
WvV>> hundred cows, for the average cow farm. So the energy in
WvV>> the form of warmth that can be harvested from a stable is
WvV>> probably way to little to heat an average greenhouse...
AA> Have you ever visited a stable in the winter that is full of
AA> animals? Even when the waste is cleaned out fairly well, it can
AA> be pretty warm inside.
Nevertheless the produced (excess if any) warmth wouldn't be enough to heat any decent sized greenhouse.
Bye, Wilfred.
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