1000w
Hortilux HPS is 1600 Umol.
1000w
Gavita is 2100 umol. And REAL HOT. Infrared on these are unreal.
The
Gavita is 1650 umole. Anything less, and your production will suffer vs a 1000w HID.
Phillips is also coming out with a new LED, but will only be available by lots of 40. Its even more powerful than the
Gavita, and is what all the major greenhouses will use when they come out in early 2020.
I got wind of them because a place near me is going to build a HUGE greenhouse, and use LED, and HID, and the Phillips are what they are going to use.
Philips GreenPower LEDs
630w x 1800 umol.
World's largest LED installation scheduled for Rowan County Kentucky.
A major agricultural project scheduled for construction in Rowan County says its 60-acre greenhouse will be outfitted with a $15 million hybrid LED lighting system.
This would make it world’s largest LED installation for a single building.
Through a partnership with Equilibrium, a greenhouse investment firm that is providing upwards of $100 million for the facility, the state-of-the-art greenhouse will utilize Philips GreenPower LEDs from Signify and will begin installation early next year.
AppHarvest’s controlled environment agriculture facility in Morehead will grow tomatoes and cucumbers. The structure is under construction and will open in the second half of 2020.
AppHarvest’s engineers have devised a hybrid system to dramatically reduce energy usage in the greenhouse and increase yields. The Philips GreenPower LEDs, which are 40 percent more efficient than typical greenhouse lighting, will be paired with Agrolux high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps.
The LEDs produce less heat and will be used in warmer fall and spring months to grow more produce. During colder months, both the LEDs and HPS lamps will be used, and the heat from the latter will help warm the greenhouse and reduce natural gas usage. AppHarvest produce will be distributed to the top 25 U.S. grocers through partner Mastronardi Produce.
The LEDs will be installed by Dalsem Complete Greenhouse Projects, which is overseeing construction of the 2,762,073-square-foot greenhouse. The LED installation raises the all-cash investment by Equilibrium’s Controlled Environment Foods Fund from $82 million to upward of $100 million.
“This LED installation reinforces how our Farming Now movement uses proven technology to grow more fresh food with far less resources,” said AppHarvest Founder and CEO Jonathan Webb. “Eastern Kentucky is mobilizing to lead the real food revolution and become the AgTech capital of America. This is Farming Now.”
Equilibrium Senior Principal Marco de Bruin said, “This $15 million lighting deal is the latest example of how farming is undergoing a profound shift to utilize more capital and production infrastructure. The result is better meeting the demands of consumers, retailers and food processors for more reliable, year-round, fresher, and sustainable foods.”
The greenhouse is planned near I-64, right off KY 801 North, in the Sharkey area. The project is expected to bring 280 full-time jobs to the area.