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Client: A Local Authority and Local Economic Partnership.
District Eating services: Micro-feasibility.
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Key figures – the opportunity:
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Identification of three potential sites for urban agriculture close to sources of
waste heat -
Identification of 145MW, and 150 GWh/yr of potentially accessible waste heat
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Initial positive engagement with waste heat suppliers
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Outline scenario and costing for 4 ha glasshouse on brownfield
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Outline scenario and cost indication for conversion of industrial building into
vertical farm -
Potential to reduce embodied carbon of tomatoes lettuce and strawberries by an estimated 83%, 98% and 35% respectively
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Outline of agri-incubator scenario for both options
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Identification and reporting of six case studies where industrial buildings have
been successfully converted for horticultural purposes -
Presentation of work to key stakeholders within the Local Authority and LEP
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Preparation of a report to support a Towns Fund investment proposal
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Key themes:
- City Centre redevelopment
- District heating connection
- Power stations recycling of waste emissions
- Minewater
- Urban farming
- Agri-parks
- Local economic growth
- Job creation
- Support of a key funding bid
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