An LED research facility will open at Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC) in Selby, England. LED 4 Crops will be operating by May following exchange of contracts between STC, CambridgeHOK and Philips Lighting. The facility will have mobile racks for multi-tiered crop production fitted with Philips Lighting LED lights. This will enable light spectrum adjustment and flexibility for growing a rance of low level crops such as herbs, leafy salads, flowers, strawberries and plants in propagation. Philips’ GreenPower Research Module lights and GreenPower Production Modules will allow scientists to tackle a wide range of investigations and demonstrations. A similar sized greenhouse is there for comparison trialing.
Philips Lighting will bring its knowledge of horticultural LED lighting from around the world to support the unit. Philips Lighting has more than 100 projects completed investigating the effects of LEDs on a range of crops. CambridgeHOK, the certified UK partner for Philips Lighting, is constructing and monitoring the installation and control equipment for the LED lights.
To learn more about the facility, visit www.stockbridgeonline.co.uk.