Energiemonitor van de Nederlandse Bloembollensector 2019

Monitoring the Dutch Bulbous Industry in 2019 by WUR showed the weighted averaged energy use per unit (per cropped area and per 1000 flowers) was reduced with 21.4 % compared to 2008. Thus, the Energy-Efficiency Index (EEI) resulted in 100 – 21.4 = 78.6. The target of an EEI reduced to 75.8 has therefore not been realised. Up to 58% of the flower bulb companies use renewable electricity which represents 26,2% of their total electricity use. In addition, 4087 MWh is delivered to the energy net (7,4% of the total use). Solar panels, installed by 42% of the companies in 2019 (against only 0,2% in 2008), produced 12 %. Renewable thermal energy is used on 47% of the companies, representing 2,6% of the annual use of the industry. In 2008 it was used by 14% of the companies, representing only 0,6% of the annual use. Particularly the use of solar heat collectors increased, from 1,0% of the companies in 2008 to 13,4% in 2019, covering 1,6% of the thermal energy use.