Lighting

How Much Could Hemp Benefit from Supplemental Light?

While hemp may not be the cash crop many growers initially thought it would be, there are growers who are looking for ways to make it a profitable one. Numerous universities across the country are... more »

New Online DLI Calculator Available

SunTracker Technologies has developed a web-based free online calculator to predict monthly daily light integral (DLI) values for anywhere in the world, based on climate-based Typical Meteorological Year (TMY) weather records from over 2,100 weather stations worldwide.... more »

GLASE to Present Lighting Webinar

"Lighting Approaches to Maximize Profits" will be the subject of the latest webinar from Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE). Mark can Iersel, professor at the University of Georgia, will present the free one-hour webinar on April... more »

What Is the Ideal Lighting Spectrum?

One of the most common questions I am asked is, “What is the ideal lighting spectrum?” Until the recent advances in light-emitting diode (LED) technology, this wasn’t something we would even consider asking. We only... more »

GLASE to Present Lighting Webinar This Week

GLASE (Greenhouse Lighting & Systems Engineering) will present a free webinar this week on Horticultural Lighting Systems Energy-Savings Calculations. The webinar will take place Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. eastern time In controlled environment agriculture supplemental lighting... more »

Fluence Names Hort Services Head

Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence) has appointed Abhay Thosar to director of horticulture services. Thosar, who previously served as senior plant specialist with Signify (formerly Philips Lighting), brings deep horticultural experience and applied expertise in horticultural... more »

GLASE Consortium to Offer Webinars; Publish Technical Series

The Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE) consortium will be presenting a webinar series featuring the latest technological innovations and best practices in the CEA field. The webinar series is designed to provide participants with the... more »

LED Fixture Efficacy: A 2020 Update

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have come a long way in the past decade. The prices for LEDs have come down, their output has greatly increased, and their efficacy (energy efficiency) has dramatically improved. Back then, we... more »