Fluence deploys cannabis lights at vertical farm in Israel

Not to be outdone in cannabis reseller relations by its related horticultural lighting operation at Signify, Fluence has disclosed that with a close partner, it has deployed systems at three distinctly different cannabis growers in Israel, including a vertical farm.

Austin, Texas-based Fluence Bioengineering and Yanuv, Israel-based reseller REMY have switched on Fluence's cannabis grow lights at Green Fields in Megadim, at Springs Valley Cannabis in Sdei Trumot, and at Trichome in Qiryat Gat.

According to Fluence, all three growers focus on medical cannabis but each taps different environments.

Green Fields grows in a 42,000m² greenhouse — believed to be Israel's largest for cannabis — mixing sunlight and Fluence LED luminaires. It recently completed a "phase one" installation of Fluence's VYPR luminaires covering 10,000m2, according to its website.

"We were looking for yearly consistency in yield and chemical profile," said Green Fields' business development advocate Lior Pisso Saada.

Springs Valley, a three-year-old startup, grows full-size plants indoors without sunlight. Trichome grows smaller cannabis plants in stacked vertical shelving using Fluence's SPYDR series in an urban environment.

"The results are already exceeding our initial expectations," said Trichome founder and CEO Tony Levi. "It shows the potential for indoor growth in urban centers. The facility utilizes every square meter of the building for efficiency and uniformity."

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Source: LEDs Magazine