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Page 1: SUSTAINABILITY AT EDEN Katie Treseder. Eden Project 1999

SUSTAINABILITY AT EDEN Katie Treseder

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Eden Project 1999

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Eden Project 2013

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SOIL

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Soil mix 69% compost green waste and bark, 29% grit and 2% clay using

90,000 tons of soil and 40 acres of plants initially

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• 90,000 tons of soil

• 40 acres of plants

• 22,000 cu m greenhouse

• Opened 2002

• 160 year old quarry

• Irregular 16 ha crater, 30 – 70 m deep

• No flat ground, unstable slopes

• Very wet with poor drainage

• No soil

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Eden’s Soil and Planting

• 120 tonnes of green waste composted annually

• Heaps turned once a weekProcess takes 10 to 12 weeks • Mixed with composted food

waste from the in-vessel aerobic digester ‘Neter’

• Apply as mulch

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WATER

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SITE RAINWATER SYSTEM (NEW)

Silver Ion treatment unit

mothballed

FILTER

HTB

LINK

RAINWATER FROM WTB

HTB HOLDING BAYCHLORINE DIOXIDE

UNIT

WATERFALL

IRRIGATION

HUMIDIFICATION

LINK LODGE

TOILET FLUSHINGS

RAIN WATER PUMP

UNDERGROUND

STORAGE

TANKS

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RFB daily water use J UNE 2010

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CHOP FARM WEST AFRICA – MAY 2010

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HH2 MOISTURE METER WITH PR1 PROFILE PROBE

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HEATING

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GasClosed water circuit heats biomes & site via heat exchange using condensing gas boilers

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Eden’s Energy

Managed by Building Management System (BMS) and Energy Management System (EMS)

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2012-2013 Carbon Emissions

4%

2% 3%0% 1%

Energy

Transport fuel

Refrigerants

Business Travel

Water

Waste

3313 tCO2e

32% red’n since 07/08

12% red’n since last year

Eden’s Carbon Footprint

2013/14

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Renewable Energy

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What's Next ?

Geothermal Energy

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PLANT HEALTH

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Integrated Pest Management

Biological

Cultural

Chemical

March April May June July August September October November December January February Biological Control Cultural control Chemical Control

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PEOPLE

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•Health and Safety • Training and development• Equipment and tools• Communication• Pay

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FUTURE PLANS

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• Fertilizer use• New Bio pesticides• Water use, soil water holding

capacity• Environmental controls• Outer estate, habitat

management• Weed control, invasive plants• Bio Char• New vehicles