Horticultural Lighting

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Horticultural Lighting

The horticultural lighting revival gains ground

April 29, 2024
Both Signify and ams Osram reported ongoing growth in their quarterly calls last week. But will electricity prices continue to decline in their favor?
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Horticultural Lighting

Canadian grower trialing far-red LEDs on mini cucumbers

Feb. 7, 2024
The jury is still out on the spectra, but interest is picking up, as Red Sun taps variable wavelength system from Sollum, which has now signed up a cannabis farm as well.
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LEDs & SSL Design

Once again, Signify margins improve while sales and earnings fall

Jan. 26, 2024
Bright spots emerge, as the horticultural slump could be over. But with geopolitics, world markets remain volatile across the company’s businesses
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Horticultural Lighting

Dutch greenhouse studying effects of variable spectra on peppers

Jan. 24, 2024
Partnering with Canada’s Sollum, the Delphy Improvement Center will also mix and match different irrigation systems to find the optimal combination of light and water.
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LEDs & SSL Design

Top 20 of 2023: Challenging economic conditions do not cloud the march toward wellbeing

Dec. 19, 2023
Although the largest players in the LED and SSL space showed the strain of global economic tides, many top stories underlined the industry’s move toward greater sustainability...
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Horticultural Lighting

Far-red: The great pretender that can help your crops

Dec. 18, 2023
Fluence notes that “FR” can trick fruits and vegetables into thinking they are in the shade and thus encourage them to stretch toward sunlight.