IJSSELSTEIN, 9 June 2023. Oreon, the Dutch developer and manufacturer of high-end LED grow lights for greenhouse horticulture, introduces a new multilayer LED fixture: Embrace XL. The Dutch Powerhouse Embrace XL has been specially developed for vertical and indoor farming. In recent years, a lot of new technology has been developed for this market and it has become even clearer that a stable growing climate and flexibility are extremely important. With the water-cooled Embrace XL, a multifunctional multilayer LED fixture can be installed in any rack system. It’s incredibly efficient, robust, and flexible - all without direct heat radiation and with perfect light distribution.
The market
The vertical and indoor farming industry has caused quite a stir in recent years. Many companies have made an attempt to set up a profitable revenue model, but only a few farms worldwide have actually succeeded. Many growers encounter multiple obstacles and a high cost price per m2. This is not only the result of a lot of expensive technology in a relatively small space, but also the high energy consumption at a time when the world is in an energy crisis. Oreon’s response is a newly developed water-cooled multilayer LED fixture with the highest efficiency and perfect uniformity thanks to a combination of 2 types of reflectors. This means optimal lighting on the cultivation bed with hardly any loss of light at the edges.
Active water cooling
The heat between the cultivation layers and the increasing humidity form a major challenge for a stable cultivation climate. The water-cooled Embrace XL has an external driver and therefore has no influence on the climate between the cultivation layers. This results in fewer temperature fluctuations as well as stable humidity and CO2 values. In addition, the active water cooling ensures a low operating temperature of the lamp, which benefits the climate, the light output, and the lifespan of the electronics and LEDs. The heat from the fixtures (LEDs also produce heat in addition to light) is removed from the growing climate by water cooling. This heat can be reused sustainably at any location.
Light uniformity
The Embrace XL has an extremely high light uniformity (>90%) due to the positioning of the LEDs and the various integrated reflectors. The result is uniform illumination of a large area, even at the edges of the growing area. The Embrace XL has a light output of up to 824 μmol/s and an efficiency of 3.8 μmol/J (which can go up to 4.0 μmol/J at 50% dim level). Thanks to the length of the fixture (2.13 m), considerably fewer fixtures need to be installed. All this results in an efficient lighting method, providing more uniform light with lower energy consumption.
Dynamically adjustable spectrum
The Embrace XL can be controlled via the Oreon LED Control Center, which is a wireless control functionality that is compatible with a climate computer. This makes it possible to set the spectrum and light intensity dynamically in an infinite number of groups (and therefore controllable per layer). This not only results in a higher quality and quantity of the crop, but also contributes to efficient and sustainable cultivation in a controlled climate.
The new multilayer LED fixture Embrace XL from Oreon will be introduced at the Greentech in Amsterdam from Tuesday 13 June to Thursday 15 June at stand 01.632 in hall 1.
Oreon is a Dutch innovative developer and manufacturer of high-tech LED grow lights for the horticulture industry. Almost 15 years ago Oreon started with years and years of research. Throughout these years many tests have been implemented. The first commercial project with water-cooled LED fixtures of Oreon was installed back in 2009. Now, the LED fixtures are worldwide deployed in the horticulture and vertical/indoor farming industry above various types of crops. Oreon stands for innovation, quality and flexibility. Our mission is to offer growers customized LED lighting solutions, to further optimize their growth and business case.
