SUSTAINABILITY AT EDEN Katie Treseder
Eden Project 1999
Eden Project 2013
SOIL
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
• 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
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
WATER
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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CHOP FARM WEST AFRICA – MAY 2010
HH2 MOISTURE METER WITH PR1 PROFILE PROBE
HEATING
GasClosed water circuit heats biomes & site via heat exchange using condensing gas boilers
Eden’s Energy
Managed by Building Management System (BMS) and Energy Management System (EMS)
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
Renewable Energy
What's Next ?
Geothermal Energy
PLANT HEALTH
Integrated Pest Management
Biological
Cultural
Chemical
March April May June July August September October November December January February Biological Control Cultural control Chemical Control
PEOPLE
•Health and Safety • Training and development• Equipment and tools• Communication• Pay
FUTURE PLANS
• 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