Royal Philips , has partnered with Green Sense Farms (GSF), a Chicago-area commercial grower, to develop one of the largest indoor commercial farms using LED grow lights tailored to their specific crops. This innovative farming model allows them to harvest 20-25 times a year by using ‘light recipes’ optimized for their produce, using 85 percent less energy. The result will be an increase in crop yields and reduced operating costs, while providing consumers with locally grown, fresh vegetables throughout the year.
Plants’ sensitivity to light is very different from the human eye, so plants use certain wavelengths of light more efficiently and respond in a different way to different sets of wavelengths. Philips has a keen understanding of this phenomenon having been active in horticultural lighting since 1936, but the advent of LED technology has enabled the fine tuning of tailor-made light recipes optimized to the needs of specific crops. Working with research institutes, universities, growers and partners like Hort Americas, who supported the installation of the GSF project, Philips is able to meet a grower’s unique needs. Also, because LEDs run at cooler temperatures they can be placed closer to the plants and optimally positioned, ensuring complete uniform illumination of the plant.
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