Future-Proof CO₂ Supply for Sustainable Greenhouse Horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture’s current CO₂ supply is under increasing pressure due to the energy transition and a growing focus on CCS. This session explores the potential role of CO₂ storage, identifies available storage options, and examines where further development may be feasible.
Speakers
Nicola Donato is Business Development Manager at Green Gas & Liquids (GGL), a company specialising in proprietary CO₂ capture and utilisation (CCU), biogas upgrading, and emission control solutions green fuel production processes. Operating globally, GGL builds on a solid technological foundation following a spin-off from an established player in the process technology industry.
Nicola works with a focus on European and North American markets on a full commercial cycle helping greenhouses to recover their CO2 and reutilize it for crop fertilization.
Peter van Hooft, Head of Project Development EMEA at Skytree, leads the development of direct air capture (DAC) projects across Europe, the Middle East, Africa. He focuses on advancing local CO₂ generation solutions for industries including indoor farming, CDR and Power-to-X projects, greenhouses, and mineralization, supporting the transition away from fossil fuel-based CO₂ supply. Drawing on his experience in innovation strategy and public-private collaborations, Peter helps create scalable pathways for cleaner industrial processes.
Henry Gordon-Smith is the Founder and CEO of Agritecture, a global consulting, planning, and software firm specializing in climate-smart agriculture and controlled environment agriculture (CEA). Since founding Agritecture in 2014, Henry has led 350+ projects across six continents, helping developers, entrepreneurs, and governments design resilient, profitable agricultural systems. His expertise spans CEA, regenerative farming, ag-tech integration, and food systems strategy.
Known professionally as "The Agritect," Henry writes The Agritect Chronicles on LinkedIn and produces the annual Global CEA Census, the industry's leading longitudinal study of farm technology and economics. Through Agritecture Designer — his AI-enabled farm planning platform launched in 2020 — he supports 5,000+ practitioners across 75 countries.
A recognized thought leader, Henry frequently speaks at global events, including the UN Food Systems Summit, World Green Economy Summit, and GreenTech Americas. He serves as Adjunct Lecturer at Columbia University's School of Professional Studies, where he teaches Climate-Smart Agriculture, and is co-developing a new graduate elective on AI & Sustainability. His work has been featured in The New York Times, AgFunder, and more.
Henry holds a Master's in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia. A Czech, British, and Canadian citizen living as a digital nomad, he brings a multicultural, forward-thinking lens to agriculture.
Through Agritecture, Henry is building the world's most accessible and data-driven platform for farm planning, with a mission to make agriculture more resilient, transparent, and equitable through smart design, innovative policy, and responsible technology.
Janneke Grit, MSc earned her MSc degree in Greenhouse Horticulture in 2015 at Wageningen University. Thereafter she was a lecturer at HAS Green Academy teaching in the Horticulture & Business Management program. She instructed students plant physiology courses, provided courses to professionals and conducted applied research mainly in the field of greenhouse horticulture and vertical farming. Since 2023, she has been working as scientist at the Business Unit Greenhouse Horticulture of Wageningen University and Research. Her main area of expertise is greenhouse crop physiology, with a current focus on the safe application of new CO2 sources for horticulture and transitions to new cultivation systems. Her research is carried out in close collaboration with growers, the supply industry and the government.