Renergy Foods AG signs licence agreement with Eco Tech Asia
Zug Switzerland March 14 2013 A license agreement for the marketing of Renergy products and technology has been agreed and signed by Tom Colclough and Peter Cheung of Eco tech Asia in support of Eco Tech Asia initiatives into Hong Kong and China.
These opportunities identified by Eco tech Asia for the introduction of the Renergy technology mark a paradigm for Renergyfoods where the research and development of the closed pressure regulated vertical growing systems and architecture have entered into the main stream of high tech agriculture offering solutions to the needs of land management water conservation and monitored energy requirements.
Further expansion of territories within the region is anticipated following discussions and agreements with stakeholders in neighboring countries and proximal Island nations.
Included in the arrangements with Eco Tech Asia is the placement of a high volume production manufacturing facility to accommodate the anticipated demand and provide cost containment.
Renergy Signs Letter Of Intent for Marketing Rights to China and Hong Kong
Zug, Switzerland Jan. 29, 2013. Tom Colclough today announced that Renergy AG has signed a letter of intent with ECO Energy Tech Asia Limited, a Hong Kong company, granting the exclusive marketing and manufacturing rights to China and Hong Kong.
RENERGY has designed an ETFE insulated Biodome and Vertical Growing System that allows the year-round production of fresh produce regardless of weather conditions; significantly reduces energy and input requirements; allows maximum natural and supplemental light exposure to all plants; allows oxygen to be delivered to the root area to minimize root-rot and increase plant metabolism; allows carbon dioxide to be delivered to the leaf area to increase photosynthesis; that increases plant density by up to 700%; accelerates growth rates by up to 75%; increases plant biomass by up to 80%; reduces fungicide, herbicide, and pesticide use by 100%; reduces water use by up to 98%; reduces nutrient solution use by up to 60%; and increases shelf life of harvested produce by up to 300%.
ECO Energy Asia Limited desires to obtain the exclusive Chinese and Hong Kong marketing and manufacturing rights to the ETFE insulated Biodome and Vertical Growing System. Having signed the Letter Of Intent, Eco Energy and Renergy intend to sign a License Agreement to formalize the agreement.
Peter Cheung, the President of ECO Energy Asia Limited, intends to immediately build two demonstration sites: one in Hong Kong and one in China. In addition to being demonstration sites used to sell the BioDomes and Vertical Growing System technology, these facilities will grow fruits and vegetables to supply local markets. As a result, they will show that the technology is both commercially viable and generate revenues for ECO Energy Asia Limited. Peter Cheung is very excited at the opportunity offered by the Hong Kong and Chinese markets. Furthermore, he believes “There is a significant need to grow more fruits and vegetables locally, in a smaller area, faster, and without chemicals. All of which are available in the Renergy technology.”
ECO Energy Asia Limited and Renergy Foods AG intend to sign the License Agreement within the following two weeks.
Renergy Receives First Order for the Construction of a Biodome
(Surrey, BC, Canada) – June 29, 2012.
Tom Colclough, President of Renergy Foods AG (“Renergy”), today announced the signing of a CDN$1,5 million order for a two-level BioDome to be located on a property in Surrey, BC.
This is the first sale of a Renergy BioDome by the company’s subsidiary – NuAgri, Inc. – which is located in British Columbia, Canada. The order is part of an urban agricultural initiative that intends to create employment and supply locally grown food.
The order is subject to securing land upon which to build the BioDome, permits including but not limited to building and GVRD waste treatment permits, financing, and environmental and public reviews.
Construction of the BioDome is anticipated to begin in early 2013, at which time Renergy Foods AG will disclose the name of the client.
Renergy’s subsidiary is currently raising capital to progress to Phase III of its BioDome demonstration project, which includes manufacturing plastic injection molds and components for the NuStax Growing System (vertical growing cabinets and columns), and installing the control, nutrient, air management, and supplemental lighting systems.
Phase IV will operationalize a polyculture aimed at providing a diverse selection of fruit, herbs, and vegetable varieties.
For periodically updated construction images, please visit:
http://www.renergyfoods.com/category/images/biodome-construction/
Renergy Foods AG Completes Phase II of its BioDome Construction Project
(Surrey, BC, Canada) – May 15, 2012.
Tom Colclough, President of Renergy Foods AG (“Renergy”), today announced the completion of Phase II of the company’s 30 by 10 meter BioDome project at its subsidiary’s farm site in Surrey, British Columbia. The BioDome’s ETFE pneumatic pillows have now been installed on the aluminum structure and have successfully been inflated with the specialized dehumidification fan system.
The BioDome’s hi-tech ETFE “skin” provides a superior climate-controlled greenhouse environment that will provide ideal growing conditions. The ETFE pneumatic pillows will allow the transmission of more natural sunlight and utilize energy more efficiently than either glass or polyethylene used in traditional greenhouse structures. In addition, the ETFE pneumatic pillows will provide better insulation and snow loading capabilities.
Renergy’s subsidiary NuAgri, Inc. is currently raising capital to progress to Phase III of the BioDome construction project, which includes manufacturing plastic injection molds and components for the NuStax Growing System (vertical growing cabinets and columns), and installing the control, nutrient, air management, and supplemental lighting systems.
Phase IV will operationalize a polyculture aimed at providing a diverse selection of fruit, herbs, and vegetable varieties.
For periodically updated construction images, please visit:
http://www.renergyfoods.com/category/images/biodome-construction/
Renergy Foods AG Completes Phase I of its BioDome Construction Project
(Surrey, BC, Canada) – April 18, 2012.
Tom Colclough, President of Renergy Foods AG (“Renergy”), today announced the completion of Phase I of the company’s 30 by 10 meter BioDome project at its subsidiary’s farm site in Surrey, British Columbia. The BioDome’s supporting aluminum structure is now in place, anchored to the structure’s concrete floor with its integrated thermal insulation and hydronic pipes that provide fourteen separate heating zones to control climate within the BioDome.
Renergy will immediately progress to Phase II, which will see the mounting of custom-made extruded aluminum keder tracks to the BioDome’s supporting structure. The keder tracks in turn will then support ETFE pillows, which form the BioDome’s hi-tech “skin”. Using a proprietary process, these ETFE pillows are currently being fabricated onsite at a custom-built ETFE fabrication facility.
Renergy’s prototype BioDome will serve as a demonstration project called the “MicroDome”. Even during its concept stage, the MicroDome has garnered significant attention from prospective customers, such as commercial growers and farmers operating on small acreages. In addition, a full-scale BioDome version has been designed for future use.
For periodically updated construction images, please visit:
http://www.renergyfoods.com/category/images/biodome-construction/
Renergy Foods AG Appoints New Director
Prof. Dr. Hans J. Bocker Replaces Mr. Karsten Behrens
(Zug, Switzerland) – March 27, 2012
Renergy Foods AG (“Renergy”) announced today that the company has appointed a new Director – German author and professor Prof. Dr. Hans J. Bocker – an internationally recognized financial and economic journalist, business consultant, seminar organizer, public and investor relations specialist, and gold and silver expert.
Prof. Bocker is listed in the 1990 – 2011 editions of “Who’s Who In The World”, has held two professorships in economics (Business Administration), is credited with over 2,000 publications, and has worked as an editor and columnist for numerous financial and investment newsletters. He currently teaches at two top business schools and advises a number of mining and resource companies.
Mr. Bocker replaces Mr. Karsten Behrens, who has resigned his directorship for personal reasons. Renergy wishes to thank Mr. Behrens for his years of dedicated service and wishes him all the best in his future endeavors.
Corporate Contact
Stuart Brazier
RENERGY Foods Canada, Inc.
1 (778) 881- 6190
Construction of Renergy’s Prototype BioDome is Underway
Prototype BioDome will Showcase Renergy’s Advanced Horticultural Growing Technologies
(Surrey, BC, Canada) – February 28, 2012.
RENERGY Foods Canada, Inc. (“Renergy”) announced today that construction of its prototype BioDome is now underway at the company’s farm site in Surrey, British Columbia. While the project experienced some weather-related delays, it benefits greatly from various late-stage cost-saving design optimizations.
Renergy will document the entire construction process and periodically upload pictures to its website at: http://www.renergyfoods.com/category/images/biodome-construction/
Construction work completed to date includes the placement of thermal insulation and hydronic pipes followed by the pouring of the dome’s concrete floor. The site is now ready for the erection of the BioDome’s supporting aluminum structure. In tandem, ETFE pillows that will clad the BioDome will be manufactured onsite in a custom-built facility. Due to the proprietary nature of this technology, no photos will be made available.
The 30 by 10 meter BioDome now under construction will serve as a demonstration project called the “MicroDome”. A full-scale BioDome version has been designed for future use. Even during its concept stage, the MicroDome has garnered significant attention from prospective customers, such as commercial growers and farmers operating on small acreages.
About Renergy Foods Canada, Inc. and Renergy BioDomes
Renergy Foods Canada, Inc. (http://www.renergyfoods.com) is an urban agriculture company that develops novel, sustainable agricultural and horticultural technologies for commercial and retail growers across the globe. Renergy’s solutions contribute to a commercially-viable renaissance of local (urban) food production and address environmental, social, and sustainability issues.
Renergy designs and builds patented BioDomes that are environmentally-friendly and can be located anywhere, including the most climatically inhospitable areas. Given the enhanced yields as a result of the company’s ability to grow high margin produce for 12 months of the year, faster growing times and cost-effective energy management, clients will experience faster capital payback, enhanced profitability, and compelling, consistent revenue growth.
Corporate Contact
Stuart Brazier
RENERGY Foods Canada, Inc.
1 (778) 881- 6190
Renergy Foods AG Signs Letter of Intent to Merge with Meteor AG
Merger to Facilitate Renergy’s Entry into the Lucrative German Horticulture and Agriculture Markets.
(Zug, Switzerland) – February 24, 2012.
RENERGY Foods AG (“Renergy”) confirmed today that it is in advanced merger discussions with Germany’s Meteor AG (“Meteor), a diversified, publicly-traded private equity firm with a strong investment focus on innovative food growing and renewable energy technologies.
Both companies have signed a letter of intent to pursue the proposed merger.
The transaction will create a corporate entity that will give Renergy a foothold in the lucrative German market, allowing it to market its innovative biodomes and soilless growing technologies across Europe. Renergy shareholders will also benefit from the merger by gaining access to a public market for their shares.
Meteor has expressed a strong interest in Renergy’s innovative growing technologies because they integrate seamlessly and synergistically with Meteor’s central investment theme - a commitment to long-term investments in agriculture and renewable energy technologies, areas where profits can be achieved independent of day-to-day geo-political headlines. In fact, worldwide growing populations and environmental degradation make food growing and renewable energy issues some of the most pressing and thus compelling investment themes of our times.
Both Renergy and Meteor see a considerable potential for Renergy biodome sales in Europe. Similarly, both companies have expressed an interest in pursuing aquaponics projects on Meteor’s European land holdings.
Negotiations are presently underway to finalize the numerous transaction details associated with the proposed merger.
Concurrently, both companies are also engaged in due diligence processes.
About Meteor AG
Meteor AG (www.meteor-ag.com/index.php/en/) is a diversified German venture capital firm headquartered in Berlin and active across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Meteor shares are traded on the Frankfurt Open Market, as well as on the Berlin Stock Exchange (ISIN: DE0006638935 / WKN: 663893).
The company offers a wide range of investment and consulting services. Meteor’s
investment arm is heavily centered on long-term core themes that address sustainable food production, renewable energies, Cleantech, and water issues.
Meteor maintains a regular Charity Program, supporting organizations such as Doctors without Borders, Greenpeace, and others.
About Renergy Foods AG and Renergy Biodomes
Switzerland-based Renergy Foods AG (http://www.renergyfoods.com) is an urban agriculture company that develops novel, sustainable agricultural and horticultural technologies for commercial and retail growers across the globe. Renergy’s solutions contribute to a commercially-viable renaissance of local (urban) food production and address environmental, social, and sustainability issues.
Renergy designs and build patented biodomes that are environmentally-friendly and can be located anywhere, including the most climatically inhospitable areas. Given the enhanced yields as a result of the company’s ability to grow high margin produce for 12 months of the year, faster growing times and cost-effective energy management, clients will experience faster capital payback, enhanced profitability, and compelling, consistent revenue growth.
Corporate Contact
Stuart Brazier
RENERGY FOODS AG
1 (778) 881- 6190
Renergy Foods Canada, Inc. and Wilcox Electric, Inc. Sign Joint Venture Agreement
Joint Venture gives Renergy Full Access to Energetically and Functionally Superior Plant Lighting Technologies
(Surrey, BC, Canada) – February 2, 2012.
RENERGY Foods Canada, Inc. (“Renergy”) announced today it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Wilcox Electric, Inc. (“Wilcox”) for the development, manufacture and marketing of a line of agricultural lighting fixtures based on a patent pending, energy-saving solid state light chip technology.
Today’s commonly accepted greenhouse lighting standards are based largely on energetically-inefficient and often functionally inadequate HID (High Intensity Discharge Lighting) technologies. Wilcox has developed novel horticultural grow lights that are programmable to optimize plant growth, reduce operational energy consumption by up to 80% for the same light output, last significantly longer, and are functionally superior to traditional HID solutions.
Under the joint venture agreement – effective January 15, 2012 – Wilcox agrees to design and manufacture conceptual design layouts for a number of horticultural lighting solutions developed by Renergy (to be branded the “NuSun Grow Light”).
Under the agreement, Renergy has the right to manufacture the NuSun Grow Light should sales exceed Wilcox’s manufacturing capacity.
About Wilcox Electric, Inc.
Founded in 1993, Wilcox Electric, Inc. (http://danwilcoxelectric.com/) is a diversified, mid-sized electrical contractor based in Langley, BC, Canada that counts Chevron Canada, BC Lotto Corp., Sears Canada, Earls Restaurants and other widely-known names among its clients.
Wilcox’s horticulture lighting technology arm works with programmable light chips to develop and manufacture new, patent pending lighting solutions. Light chips are different from bulbs or LEDs – they resemble printed circuit boards that emit various coloured lights. For a given crop, spectral light output can be custom-tailored in “recipes” to optimize photosynthesis, flowering, fruiting, and other growth parameters.
Wilcox’s light chip technology is functionally and energetically superior to the lighting systems in common use in greenhouses today. In contrast to the widely used High Intensity Discharge Lighting (HID) lamps (e.g., High Pressure Sodium (HPS) and Metal Halide (MH) lamp systems), Wilcox’s light chips:
- Consume up to 80% less electricity for an equivalent light output (100 Lumens / Watt);
- Operates at 120 degrees Fahrenheit; can be placed much closer to plants;
- Last significantly longer (average rated lifespan of 80,000 hours);
- Degrade far slower (lumen output is reduced by merely 1% per year);
- Cast light in such a way (120 degrees) that reflective and optical devices are unnecessary;
- 100% recyclable and have no environmental fees attached to their purchase or disposal.
About Renergy Foods Canada, Inc. and Renergy Biodomes
Renergy Foods Canada, Inc. (www.renergyfoods.com/) is an urban agriculture company that develops novel, sustainable agricultural and horticultural technologies for commercial and retail growers across the globe. Renergy’s solutions contribute to a commercially-viable renaissance of local (urban) food production and address environmental, social, and sustainability issues.
Renergy designs and build patented biodomes that are environmentally-friendly and can be located anywhere, including the most climatically inhospitable areas. Given the enhanced yields as a result of the company’s ability to grow high margin produce for 12 months of the year, faster growing times and cost-effective energy management, clients will experience faster capital payback, enhanced profitability, and compelling, consistent revenue growth.
Corporate Contact
Stuart Brazier
RENERGY Foods Canada, Inc.
1 (778) 881- 6190
Solid State Light Chip
Solid State Light Chip
Renergy’s invested interest in artificial lighting technology is aimed at creating a more successful growing climate. Solid state lighting is the future of efficient, sustainable lighting solutions. The photos below represent the next stage in the (r)evolution of lighting technology. Light-Chips are not like bulbs or LED’s, they are a printed circuit boards with light emitting pixels; and the benefits make it a superior product.
The benefits of Renergy’s Light-Chip are numerous. The Light-Chip boasts an average rated life span of 80,000 hours. It creates 100-110 lumens per watt; or 50-1500 micromoles for photosynthesis; and lamp lumen depreciation value of .96. For those in the agriculture industry, the Light-Chip can be customized to meet spectrum specific criteria needed for maximum photosynthesis (ideally 660nm and 440nm, 4-1 ratio). The operating temperature is 120 degrees Fahrenheit, significantly lower than traditional HID and LED equivalencies; and is warm to the touch allowing plants within inches for maximum micromoles and without the chance of burning. With these benefits, commercial growers and indoor gardening enthusiasts alike can start to address issues in creating a successful growing climate (energy consumption, heating / cooling, maximum photosynthesis).
Check back often for updates, details, and product information.

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