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Latest Vegetable Seeds news
From the humble cucumber to an inspiring experience
The humble cucumber is the go-to vegetable because of its versatility – after all who doesn’t love a fresh cucumber in their salads and sandwiches? However, the success of the cucumber has made them ubiquitous – often seen as uninspiring and traditional. But what if we could develop a cucumber that captured the imagination of the consumer who loves vegetables?
Seeking solutions to optimize efficiency and decrease food wastage
The versatile leek is a much loved and highly nutritious vegetable that people love. It can be used as a main ingredient in soups and stews, and is often found in a vegetable mix, adding flavor and texture to many of our favorite meals. But the process of getting it from field to table can be problematic, with delamination of leaves leading to a decrease in production efficiency, increase in labor time and costs, and food wastage.
8 October 2021
Hi Power for High-Wire Cultivation under Artifical Light
Proven results and high Light Efficiency
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29 November 2021
Joint News Release - ENGIE and BASF sign power purchase agreement for renewable energy in Europe
ENGIE and BASF have signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for renewable energy in Europe. Under the PPA, effective as of January 1, 2022, ENGIE will provide BASF with up to 20.7 terawatt hours of renewable electricity in total throughout the term of the agreement.
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25 November 2021
BASF bundles renewable energy activities in new subsidiary BASF Renewable Energy GmbH
BASF is bundling its activities in renewable energies under the umbrella of BASF Renewable Energy GmbH as of January 1, 2022. The wholly owned subsidiary’s business activities will focus on supplying the BASF Group in Europe with electricity from renewable energies, electricity trading activities in Europe and global consulting for BASF and its Group companies in the field of renewable energies. The company is based in Ludwigshafen and will be managed by Horatio Evers, who was previously responsible for the development of renewable energies at BASF SE.
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24 November 2021
BASF is accelerating the implementation of its CO2 reduction targets
With a new project organization, BASF is bundling and accelerating its extensive cross-company activities to reduce its CO2 emissions by 25 percent by 2030 compared with 2018 and become climate neutral by 2050. The unit, called “Net Zero Accelerator”, focuses on implementing and accelerating projects relating to low-CO2 production technologies, circular economy and renewable energies. “With the new project organization, we are continuing to accelerate and create more powerful structures within BASF to achieve our ambitious goals,” said Dr. Martin Brudermüller, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE. “This further step demonstrates the determination to drive forward our transformation to a climate-neutral company.”