Hybrid pitch is best of both worlds

POWERgrass is an innovative system in natural grass and synthetic turf, certified by 5 international patents. It offers a safe pitch at professional level with a positive environmental impact and can amortise the cost over 20 years with constant but reduced maintenance. The system is focused on circular economy applied to sports pitches that considers the entire life cycle of the facility.

The POWERgrass system offers a hybrid pitch that combines the advantages of natural grass and the durability of synthetic turf, offering greater stability, traction and softness. The hybrid grass system allows many more hours of play on natural grass than any other system, for many more years of play because it has no expiration date. The system is made of silica sand and is always playable, with or without natural grass, because it has a higher fibre density than other hybrids, so you never miss a game.

The Green maintenance method of the hybrid system is developed on the teachings of regenerative agriculture, which is based on ecological plant nutrition to respect the natural balance between plants and microorganisms. The method has repeatedly proven to increase yields, improve plant resilience and crop quality, and reduce/eliminate the need for chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides.

Regenerative agriculture is recognised to have a significant impact on the environment and, in fact, the POWERgrass hybrid system significantly influences all 6 objectives of the above-mentioned norm, which is part of the obligations of sustainable projects namely:

• Mitigation of climate change

• Climate change adaptation

• Sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources

• Transition towards a circular economy

• Pollution prevention and reduction

• Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems. More than 30 installations realised since the launch of the system in 2012 are proof of the effectiveness of intensive use at low maintenance costs.

The positive experience of playing on hybrid grass installed in stadiums over the past decades and the results achieved in Malta convinced the President that the next World Cup will be held on hybrid pitches.