Endurant Energy and Bluehouse Greenhouse Partner to Form Bluehouse Energy
August 23, 2021 Endurant Energy and Bluehouse Greenhouse Inc. (BHGH) recently announced a strategic partnership to form Bluehouse Energy (BHE). Endurant will invest up to $30 million in the development of an on-site 13.2-megawatt quad-generation.
BHE will supply a comprehensive, state-of-the-art system to address all energy requirements and thermal management needs to sustainably and reliably power BHGH’s new 2.8 million square feet high-tech glass greenhouse being built in Southern California.
Endurant’s investment in an on-site Energy Center (EC) is part of a multi-lateral strategic partnership to reduce and stabilize energy costs to support BHGH’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy in its leading-edge facilities. By using typically wasted byproducts of power generation such as heat, water, and CO2, the EC’s efficiency increases from an average of 50% to over 95%, putting the EC into a leading sustainability position.
The closed-loop ecosystem will accelerate crop growth and improve quality while simultaneously minimizing the facility’s overall carbon footprint. The Quadgen plant will be built utilizing integrated ECOMAX units supplied by AB Energy USA, a company with a portfolio of clients that are leaders in sustainable production of crops. The master-planned sustainable Food + Energy ecosystem is set to break ground in Winter 2021 and will be in production in Fall 2022.
“We have seen an increase in demand for local food, produced in a cleaner, more sustainable, and safer way. Our strategic partnership will support BHGH to provide exactly that,” says Tom Chadwick, CEO of Endurant. “We are proud to have been selected by BHGH to be their energy infrastructure partner of choice. The innovative energy solution developed and funded by Endurant allows BHGH to focus on their core business with a trusted partner as their long-term energy provider.”
The BHGH flagship facility will produce more than 50 million pounds annually of clean, safe, and traceable fruits and vegetables for local andregional markets. It is powered by low-cost sustainable energy, driving BHGH’s commitment to an ESG program.
“Through Endurant’s expertise, we will drive our ESG strategy with stable energy costs and reduce our carbon footprint significantly,” says Ari Kashani, Founder and CEO of BHGH. “This marks the beginning of an exciting partnership between Endurant and BHGH as we execute on our vision to build secure and self-sufficient ecosystems across the nation and move a large part of the agriculture industry to controlled environments.”
ALPS will oversee the master planning, design, and integration of the facility’s numerous sophisticated control and automation systems. ALPS is a design firm focused on developing high-profile projects in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) with a track record spanning over three decades and well over 100 million square feet of greenhouse projects built across the world.
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