Carbyon and Wim Peters Kwekerijen grow tomatoes sustainably with CO₂ from outdoor air
EINDHOVEN (Oct. 28, 2025) - Wim Peters Kwekerijen, an innovative large-scale tomato grower, and Carbyon, a developer of direct air capture (DAC) technology, are collaborating to demonstrate how tomatoes can be grown with circular CO₂ captured from ambient air. In a greenhouse at Carbyon's Field Lab in Eindhoven, tomato plants are fed directly with this circular CO₂. This collaboration marks an important step in replacing fossil CO₂ with sustainable CO₂ from the air, with the further goal of reducing costs and bypassing current challenges in the CO₂ supply chain.
In traditional greenhouse farming, additional CO₂ is used as an essential nutrient to accelerate the production of sugars for crop growth to improve yields. Tomatoes typically require 30 kilograms of CO₂ per square meter per year. Currently, this CO₂ comes mainly from fossil sources: either by burning natural gas on site or through fossil supply chains. The use of combined heat and power (CHP) already increases energy efficiency and puts the associated CO₂ emissions to good use. To further improve the sustainability of cultivation, Carbyon and Wim Peters Kwekerijen are working together to replace fossil CO₂ with a climate-neutral alternative.
At Carbyon's Field Lab in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, tomato plants grow in a greenhouse environment where atmospheric CO₂ captured by Carbyon's DAC system is fed directly to the plants. This closed system not only shows a new way to enrich greenhouse environments without relying on fossil fuels, but also demonstrates the potential of DAC to support carbon-neutral food production.
For Wim Peters Kwekerijen, this partnership fits seamlessly with their mission to evolve towards fossil-free cultivation with an eye for nature and society. At their location in Someren, in the south of the Netherlands, they have an innovation greenhouse where they are experimenting with new technologies and cultivation techniques to become more sustainable. The next step in the collaboration is to replace fossil CO₂ with an on-site DAC system from Carbyon.
“This partnership is the beginning of scaling up this innovation in agriculture for climate-conscious cultivation,” said Wim Peters Kwekerijen spokesman Wim Peters. “Locally extracted CO₂ allows us to grow healthy, local food with a reliable supply of green CO₂.”
Tomatoes in the pilot project are already thriving under the new system. The demonstration project will continue through 2025 and 2026, sharing results and lessons learned with partners to further roll out the technology in Wim Peters' greenhouses.
“This project is a milestone for both climate technology and agriculture,” said Hans De Neve, founder of Carbyon. “Instead of emitting CO₂ to support plant growth, we are recycling it from the air - turning a problem into a resource. I am extremely proud that our first tons of captured CO₂ are already being used for Wim Peters” tomatoes."
For more information, press inquiries or collaboration opportunities, contact:
Wim Peters Kwekerijen
wimpeters nurseries.co.uk
info@wimpeterskwekerijen.nl
+31 (0)4 93 47 04 05
Carbyon B.V.
carbyon.com
media@carbyon.com
+31 (0)6 49 31 95 73
