The GrowGreen center will provide communities with local food and energy by combining a hydroponic greenhouse with a solar thermal / biomass power plant. The $250 million GrowGreen North Carolina project integrates a 100 acre greenhouse with a 40 megawatt (MW) co-generation power plant. The project is expected to bring more than 300 permanent jobs to an area already struggling with high unemployment rates. 

“This is just another step in assembling a top-notch team of renewable energy visionaries” said L Huntley, CEO of GrowGreen Power.  “Larssen engineers have been at the forefront of new technology, building state-of-the-art greenhouses around the world for the last two decades. This combination is really going to make GrowGreen Power’s Anson County center a top-notch facility.”

Larssen Ltd greenhouse engineers (www.l-ge.com) have been involved with greenhouse projects on four different continents. Experts at integrating the newest growing trends into their designs, Larssen Ltd has the ability to leverage their experience with emerging technologies to create state-of-the-art agriculture systems that can operate in any kind of climate. Their expansion of the Sigg Plant in Finland is widely regarded as one of the most sophisticated greenhouse plants in the world.

GrowGreen Power Inc. (www.growgreenpower.com) is an integrator of renewable energy and greenhouse growing systems; combined solar thermal and biomass plants that provide electricity to the power grid and climate controlled hydroponic greenhouses. The integration of systems provides full use of all waste heat from the power plant to heat and cool the greenhouse, one of the first in the world to make this claim. CO2 emissions are scrubbed to food grade and used to feed the greenhouse crops. GrowGreen centers are fully sustainable and operate twenty-four hours a day. The advanced integration technology allows controlled growing environments to operate within a wide variety of climate zones.

Larssen Ltd is a company of professional engineers specializing in technical consulting for the greenhouse industry. With 19 years experience in constructing nurseries worldwide, Larssen is both capable and qualified to engineer all aspects of greenhouse expansion and renovation. Larssen Ltd has been part of building the most modern and sophisticated greenhouses for many different crops, including but not limited to pot roses, campanulas, kalanchoes, herbs, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers.
Larssen Ltd is completely independent of all suppliers. 

Albert Vanzeyst, CEO of Serrizon Investment said, “We have been looking for an opportunity to operate a large-scale sustainable greenhouse, and this project will enjoy one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry. We were fortunate to find GGP, and look forward to making this project a success.”

“We’re bringing together a very special team of companies here,” said L Huntley, CEO of GrowGreen Power. “Albert Vanzeyst is a well-known name in the growing world, and Serrizon’s ‘local for local’ philosophy perfectly matches GrowGreen Power’s mission of providing community supermarkets with the highest quality fresh produce grown close to home.”

GrowGreen Power Inc. (www.growgreenpower.com) is an integrator of renewable energy and greenhouse growing systems; combined solar thermal and biomass plants that provide electricity to the power grid and climate controlled hydroponic greenhouses. The integration of systems provides full use of all waste heat from the power plant to heat and cool the greenhouse, one of the first in the world to make this claim. CO2 emissions are scrubbed to food grade and used to feed the greenhouse crops. GrowGreen centers are fully sustainable and operate twenty-four hours a day. The advanced integration technology allows controlled growing environments to operate within a wide variety of climate zones.

Serrizon Investments LLC invests in and operates greenhouses in which the primary philosophy is “local for local”, meaning produce grown locally and intended for local communities. The driving principal of this successful business model is selling fresh produce which has been grown without exposure to herbicides and insecticides. The produce is then delivered and distributed a short distance from the greenhouse maintaining freshness and taste while cutting down on spoilage, transportation costs and overall impact on the environment.

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“Our team has worked diligently to find a location that fits our needs,” said Bradley Nixon, Principal and CEO of GrowGreen Power.  “Not only does Anson County provide what we need regarding our distribution and business requirements, but it’s also an area that will genuinely benefit from the job opportunities that our development will offer.”

GrowGreen Power’s Anson County project will bring more than 300 permanent jobs to an area already struggling with high unemployment rates. The unique development provides communities with fresh food and renewable energy by combining a hydroponic greenhouse with a solar thermal / biomass power plant.  The $250 million project integrates a 50-acre greenhouse with a 37-megawatt (MW) co-generation power plant.

According to Mr. Nixon, GrowGreen Power is having ongoing, productive discussions with the North Carolina power companies regarding how the renewable energy it produces will enter the power grid.  He added that GrowGreen Power has enjoyed a warm reception from North Carolina and Anson County’s local leadership.  “We received a tremendous response when we first announced our intentions to come to North Carolina,” Mr. Nixon said. “The support we’ve received from the community has been very positive and encouraging. We are excited to have our first project in North Carolina and we genuinely hope the folks here are just as excited to have us. ”

The hydroponic greenhouse is a fully controlled growing environment capable of producing up to 30 times more high quality, safe produce than traditional farming.  Initially, GrowGreen Anson County will produce tomatoes on the vine. U.S. annual per capita use of tomatoes and tomato products has increased nearly 30 percent over the past 20 years according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS).

The GrowGreen center’s solar thermal and biomass power plant produces 43.65 MW of clean, renewable energy, about 37 MW of which will be sold to the local power grid.  The remaining energy will be used to power the greenhouse and power plant, making the GrowGreen center fully sustainable. The electricity produced will provide local power companies the option to purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), allowing them to meet State mandates requiring more and more energy come from renewable sources.

About GrowGreen Power, Inc.

GrowGreen Power Inc. (http://www.growgreenpower.com) is an integrator of renewable energy and greenhouse growing systems; combined solar thermal and biomass plants that provide electricity to the power grid and climate controlled hydroponic greenhouses. The integration of systems provides full use of all waste heat from the power plant to heat and cool the greenhouse, one of the first in the world to make this claim. CO2 emissions are scrubbed to food grade and used to feed the greenhouse crops. GrowGreen centers are fully sustainable and operate twenty-four hours a day. The advanced integration technology allows controlled growing environments to operate within a wide variety of climate zones. 

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The $250 million project that combines a 50-acre greenhouse with a 43.65-megawatt co-generation power plant is expected to create 300 permanent jobs. The greenhouse will initially produce tomatoes, and the power plant will generate 37 megawatts of electricity to be sold to the local power grid.

GrowGreen had announced in May that it had selected the Piedmont region of North Carolina for the project after a nationwide search..  Read more here...

The unemployment rate for Anson County has been dropping steadily from more than 14 percent at this time last year. The most recent numbers are from May and they show there is still an 11.7 percent unemployment in that area. Read more here...

GrowGreen Power, Inc. (www.growgreenpower.com) today announced, following an intensive nationwide evaluation, it has narrowed the scope of possible locations for its first project to the Piedmont area of North Carolina.

“North Carolina is an ideal spot for us,” said Bradley Nixon, Principal and CEO of GrowGreen Power. “GrowGreen Power Inc. is committed to integrating state-of-the-art growing and renewable energy systems that deliver both fresh produce and sustainable power to local communities. North Carolina has a rich agricultural heritage, quality workforce and access to regional produce distribution and energy markets. Those factors combined with the support we’ve received from state leaders and its communities make North Carolina an excellent location for us to launch our first project in the United States.”

The GrowGreen North Carolina project will bring more than 300 permanent jobs to an area struggling with unemployment rates.

“Growing the green economy is a priority for this administration,” North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Keith Crisco said. “We welcome the 300 jobs GrowGreen Power will bring to North Carolina through this innovative project. These jobs will continue to bring green to the mainstream in economic development.”

North Carolina House Speaker, Thom Tillis agreed, adding the project advances the Piedmont area’s continuing progress with energy development.

“I am encouraged that GrowGreen Power is considering North Carolina for a project that would bring over 300 jobs to the Piedmont,” said Tillis. “I am further encouraged that this $250 million investment would occur in an area of our state that is rapidly becoming an energy hub of the Southeast. The Piedmont region has the perfect combination of traditional farmland and a motivated workforce, and I look forward to working with GrowGreen Power to ensure that they bring their investment to our state.”

For more than a year, GrowGreen Power’s developers, architects, and engineers have been scouring the U.S. for the best possible location to build their unique project called a GrowGreen center. Each project provides communities with fresh food and renewable energy by combining a hydroponic greenhouse with a solar thermal / biomass power plant. The $250 million North Carolina project integrates a 50-acre greenhouse with a 37-megawatt (MW) co-generation power plant.

The hydroponic greenhouse is a completely controlled growing environment capable of producing up to 30 times more high quality, safe produce than traditional farming. Initially, GrowGreen North Carolina will produce tomatoes on the vine. U.S. annual per capita use of tomatoes and tomato products has increased nearly 30 percent over the past 20 years according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS).

The GrowGreen center’s solar thermal and biomass power plant produces 43.65 MW of clean, renewable energy, about 37 MW of which will be sold to the local power grid. The remaining energy will be used to power the greenhouse and power plant, making the GrowGreen center fully sustainable. The electricity produced will provide local power companies the option to purchase Renewable Energy Credits (RECs), allowing them to meet State mandates requiring more and more energy come from renewable sources.

About GrowGreen Power, Inc.

GrowGreen Power Inc. (www.growgreenpower.com) is an integrator of renewable energy and greenhouse growing systems; combined solar thermal and biomass plants that provide electricity to the power grid and climate controlled hydroponic greenhouses. The integration of systems provides full use of all waste heat from the power plant to heat and cool the greenhouse, one of the first in the world to make this claim. CO2 emissions are scrubbed to food grade and used to feed the greenhouse crops. GrowGreen centers are fully sustainable and operate twenty-four hours a day. The advanced integration technology allows controlled growing environments to operate within a wide variety of climate zones.

Click here to download a .pdf version of this press release.