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New partnership brings clean energy to indoor farming
Hydroponic vertical container farming company Freight Farms and Arcadia, a monthly subscription service connecting renters and homeowners across the U.S. to clean energy, have partnered to provide Freight Farms’ U.S. customers with access to clean energy for their everyday operations. With this partnership, Freight Farms and Arcadia are taking the first critical stride to align their respective industries, moving indoor farming into a more sustainable future.
The benefits of indoor farming–including chemical-free food production unrestricted by seasonality, climate change and water scarcity–have been recognized globally and are driving rapid industry growth. While it has made significant advancements in resource efficiency, the industry continues to struggle with the sustainability of electrical power use.
Freight Farms is working with Arcadia to offer a renewable energy option for its systems. By Istock
As more consumers seek out sustainably produced food options, a new partnership announced today is taking a critical step in that direction by adopting cleaner energy practices that will affect the indoor farming industry and the food you eat.
Freight Farms, a Boston-based, global manufacturing leader of climate-controlled, vertical, hydroponic container farming technology which empowers increased growth of hyper-local food, and Arcadia, which offers easy access for communities and businesses to connect to affordable renewable energy power, are joining forces to “enable Freight Farmers in the U.S. to match 100% of their electrical consumption with solar and wind energy, while driving demand for more clean energy suppliers,” according to the announcement.