Lighting
Technically Speaking: A 2024 LED lighting update
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have become the “go to” fixture type for most horticultural lighting applications. Growers are replacing high-pressure sodium (HPS) with LEDs, often delivering a higher intensity than before. In addition, new supplemental lighting... more »
What’s your lighting strategy?
Now that the darkest days of winter are behind us and we are gaining more sunlight with each day, let’s talk about greenhouse lighting. Lighting is not just about the efficacy of your equipment, it’s... more »
Acuity Brands reaches agreements with Current Lighting Solutions, Hort Americas
Acuity Brands, Inc. announced that this agreement allows the acquisition of the Arize family of horticulture lighting products from Current Lighting Solutions, LLC (Current Lighting). It has also reached an agreement with Hort Americas for... more »
Proplant Proagation selects Sollum
Proplant Propagation has chosen to install Sollum's dynamic smart LED fixtures in its propagation greenhouses. With this new investment in precision supplemental lighting, the company hopes to continually improve its product with the help of tailored light recipes.... more »
Signify, Wageningen University & Research collaborate on demonstration center
Signify and Wageningen University & Research have extended its collaboration in the Innovation & Demonstration Center in Bleiswijk for the application of Philips GreenPower LED lighting in horticulture (IDC-LED). This partnership will allow research into... more »
AMCO Produce selects Sollum Technologies Dynamic
For more than 40 years, AMCO Produce has been a leader in fresh produce production due to its high standards of operation at all levels, from cultivation to distribution. Striving to continually improve their business,... more »
Keeping up with technology
I wanted to find out more about what growers should be considering when adding or updating lighting so I reached out to Michael Hanan, sales director at Sollum Technologies for the U.S. market. He has... more »
Fluence will launch new product at GreenTech Amsterdam 2023
Fluence announced it will attend the 2023 GreenTech Amsterdam conference, which will include speaking sessions by Fluence industry experts Steve Graves, senior vice president of strategy and product; Timo Bongartz, general manager of EMEA; Theo... more »