Mobile gas turbines

Implementation

Short term

Sustainability components

  • GHG emissions
  • Air quality
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Biodiversity
  • Animal welfare
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Technical feasibility

Climate risk region

Continental
Continental

Weather event addressed

Intense frost / Late frost
Spring

Farming system

FRUITS & VINEYARDS
Apple, vineyards

Description of the measure

The gas turbines driven through the lanes producing hot air

Comments on sustainability

The gas turbines have a low efficiency (40%) and are therefore quite expensive. The GHG emissions are high. The additional workload is usually increased on single days, but the measure is effective to avoid catastrophic frost damages if the same spot can be warmed every 10 minutes.