Heliospectra AB of Sweden collaborated with Gothenburg University and biotech companies CropTailor and OlsAro to successfully grow oats and barley under sole source LED lighting. They also grew oats and barley under conventional HID lighting for comparison. The goal of the study was to see how grains grow under different …
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Washington State Medicinal Marijuana Grower Orders HelioSpectra System
Heliospectra AB, a producer of lighting for crop cultivation and plant research based in Gothenburg, Sweden, received an order totaling just over $265,000. A licensed grower of Medicinal Marijuana in Washington State ordered the Heliospectra LX601C cannabis-focused LED light hardware and software system. Heliospectra contends that its system helps maximize revenue …
Researchers Develop Solar Powered, UV-LED-based Water Purifier
Engineers from Lund University of Sweden have developed a water purifier that uses a combination of UV-LED technology and solar cells. The researchers are using the system to bring purified water to rural areas in Bangladesh that are far beyond the electrical grid. In addition to the UV LEDs and …
BIOWYSE Project for ISS to Employ AquiSense’s UV-C LED Technology
AquiSense Technologies (Europe) Ltd, the wholly owned subsidiary of AquiSense Technologies LLC, was selected to participate in the EU-funded Biocontamination Integrated Control for Wet Systems for Space Exploration (BIOWYSE) project. AquiSense is a member of the seven-company BIOWYSE consortium that includes Italian company, Thales Alenia Space, one of the primary suppliers …
Excelitas Launches New AC9 UV LED Curing Systems
Excelitas Technologies Corp. introduced the new OmniCure® AC9 UV LED Curing Systems. The OmniCure AC9 UV LED curing systems can cure inks, adhesives, and coatings. According to Excelitas, the high-performing, and small form-factor of the air-cooled solution enable faster line speeds in industrial manufacturing and printing. The OmniCure AC9300 and …
Lighting Science Launches LED Grow Light Line
Lighting Science of West Warwick, Rhode Island, USA, has a technology for adjusting the spectral quality of light to help consumers both fall asleep faster at night and wake up sooner. They put this technology in the Genesis Lamp. The company decided to use similar spectral adjusting technology to launch a …
Purple LEDs illuminate Panasonic’s Indoor Vegetable Farm
An old factory in Singapore is the setting for an indoor farming operation. The label on the mixed greens from the “factory farm” is Panasonic. At 6.9 Singaporean dollars ($4.84), the salads which include lettuce, mizuna and red pepper slices in plastic containers, are about twice the price of comparable …
Heliospectra Gets Grant to Study Use of LED Grow Lights to Stimulate Aroma and Nutrients in Plants
Heliospectra AB based in Gothenburg, Sweden, reported that Vinnova, the Swedish innovation agency, has awarded the company a research grant. The grant is for an innovation project entitled “LED Lighting to Enhance the Quality of Plants”. Heliospectra intends to test LED grow lighting to stimulate aroma and nutrients in plants. Ultimately …
United Auto Introduces 300W Full Spectrum LED Grow Light
United Auto Ltd. of Shenzhen, China has introduced the 300W Full Spectrum LED Grow Light. The company says that the luminaire uses 3-watt chips from Epistar, Bridgelux and Cree.The light delivers special ratios of red, blue and white that the company says make it ideal for both blooming and fruiting …
LEDs to Make Up More than Half of New Horticultural Luminaire Sales as Early as 2017 in Some Regions, According to Navigant Research
While horticultural LED lighting has been commercially available for a decade, the technology is now beginning to gain market acceptance as the technology and its quality advances. LED lighting is significantly more efficient than conventional horticulture lighting. The LED-based horticulture lighting has the added benefit of being able to supply …
