With America quickly noticing how much power the cannabis industry draws from the grid (as high as one percent of the country’s total electricity usage), the hunt is on for the most efficient grow ...

Think back to mixing primary-color paint in grade school. Remember how mixing in yellow changes white, blue and red? Lighting is no exception. A problem too often overlooked is how the yellow-tinted ...

In Canada, as in other higher latitudes, there is not enough natural light for production of many greenhouse commodities during the darker months of the year. In these regions, it is necessary for ...

The Lighting Research Center (LRC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, published a new report on the energy and economic performance of LED horticultural luminaires. The research team found ...

HPS, or high-pressure sodium, bulbs are one of the most popular HID (high-intensity discharge) lamps in use today. Heavier in the orange-to-red wavelengths, HPS bulbs provide excellent spectrum for ...

Hydroponically grown tomato plants were subjected to three light intensities at three red-to-blue ratio levels and compared to high-pressure sodium, red LED light, a 50:50 LED:HPS mixture, and no ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, and HortiPolaris, a ...

LEDs are capable of replacing HPS for supplemental lighting for cut gerbera production during darker periods. In Canada, as in other higher latitudes, there is not enough natural light for production ...

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