Case studies - Netherlands

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Sakata Ornamentals verbetert groei met LED’s

Sakata Ornamentals, een toonaangevende veredelaar van eersteklas planten, heeft zijn kasactiviteiten gerevolutioneerd door het MITRA X LED-verlichtingssysteem van Heliospectra te integreren. Deze upgrade verbetert de groei-efficiëntie, verlaagt het energieverbruik en maakt nauwkeurige, aanpasbare verlichtingsoplossingen mogelijk die zijn afgestemd op verschillende gewassen.

Double H Nurseries – Orchid Trial (ongoing)

To maintain the demand for quality crops and as a drive for sustainability and energy savings, Double H Nurseries explore more efficient cultivation technologies like LED lighting. Over the past decade, Heliospectra has collaborated with Double H to research LED lights and ornamentals. This time with and ongoing trial on

Oasis Springs Farm: How the Right LED Grow Lights Can Improve Crop Quality and Increase Production up to 33% in Shipping Containers

Oasis Springs Farm: How the Right LED Grow Lights Can Improve Crop Quality and Increase Production up to 33% in Shipping Containers In an effort to provide a more sustainable food supply, companies like New Hampshire's Oasis Spring Farm are using shipping containers equipped with LED Grow Lights to produce

Cultivating Local Market Demand

Bridge Farm Group has been growing world-class plants, flowers and produce for 30 years. Building out a new 1.5 million square foot facility, Bridge Farm turned to Heliospectra for high-efficacy, high-intensity LED lighting solutions.

Accelerating Harvest Cycles

David Hartshorn, John Farr and Ted Farr founded Green Mountain Harvest Hydroponic in 2013 with the vision to supply fresh lettuce, herbs, and leafy greens to local, specialty retailers.

Growing Food in Space

With initial installation in Antarctica, the DLR Eden ISS collaboration and self-sufficient greenhouse concept will supply fresh vegetables onboard future manned space missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Increasing Shelf Life and Chill Tolerance

Vitacress is one of Europe's leading suppliers of fresh produce, specializing in salads and fresh herbs. The company is growing potted plants and herbs in a 14 hectare (34 acres) grow operation.

Increase Crop Yields

Greenbelt Microgreens turned to Heliospectra LED lighting to deliver fresh, flavorful and highest quality arugula and microgreens to more than 400 retail stores across Toronto, Canada.

Ecological Salads and Herbs

Founded in 1995, Spisa is a Swedish market leader in Europe for production of ecological herbs, lettuce and fresh seasonings with greenhouses not only in Sweden but in seven different countries.

Greenhouse Tomato Trials

NatureSweet and NS Brands Ltd. Is the single source solution for premium, greenhouse grown vegetables in North America. Learn about Heliospectra's LED lighting trials to boost tomato yields.

Ljusgårda, The Ultimate Vertical Growth

Ljusgårda is an indoor, vertical farm situated in a former wood factory in Tibro, Sweden. They focus on sustainable, eco-conscious year-round production with 7000 m2 of leafy greens and a commitment to locally grown, fresh produce.

Tomato Grafting and Healing

Heliospectra worked with San Isidro growers in a commercial controlled environment with 1,200 tomato seedlings and three different tomato varieties for multiple light trials and repetitions.

Impact of Dynamic Light

Dr. Shizue Matsubara at the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany is using Helisospectra LEDs to study how dynamic changes in light intensity affect the process of photosynthesis and plant performance.

Speed Breeding Field Crops in the Middle East

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Professor Mark Tester contribute to future food supply with speed breeding field crops in the Middle East for seed selection and improvement of genetics.

Speed Breeding Cereal Crops

Dr. Lee Hickey of University of Queensland leads research with supplemental LED lighting in glasshouses to ensure future food security with up to 6 seed generation cycles per year.

Cereals in Semi-Arid Climates

The Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement demonstrates that crops can be grown in far more efficient ways, helping commercial growers and smaller sustenance farmers provide more food for their communities.

Improving Propagation

Gothenburg Botanical Garden spans 175 hectares with 16,000 different plant species. Scientific collections also include one of Europe’s largest collections of bulbs, tuber plants, alpines, and dionysia

Crops to Feed 10 Billion

Ground-breaking speed breeding research at John Innes Centre accelerates wheat seed-to-seed generation time to just 9 weeks, increasing genetic gain in crop breeding.