20
Dec 2022

Vertical farmer Kalera delivers the freshest lettuce possible with Philips LED grow lights  

Vertical farmer Kalera delivers the freshest lettuce possible with Philips LED grow lights 
  • Philips GrowWise control system enables to maximize energy efficiency and grow fresher lettuce
  • Kalera turn a 64,000-square-foot warehouse into more than 5 acres of usable agricultural land

 

Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Signify (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting supporting vertical farming facilities across the United States. Kalera, a vertical farming innovator, uses technology to ensure that more people around the world have access to the freshest, most nutritious, and cleanest lettuce and leafy greens available. Kalera is proud to be a sustainable grower, delivering constant crop quality using 97% less water and a fraction of the land traditional farming uses.

Kalera collaborated with Philips Horticulture LED solutions to equip their new Houston indoor farm with a Philips LED grow light solution. The lighting solution consists of Philips GreenPower LED production modules paired with the Philips GrowWise control system, allowing Kalera to have full flexibility and control over their lighting. The Philips GrowWise control system enables Kalera to create custom light recipes to maximize their energy efficiency and grow fresher lettuce. By also using vertical growing, Kalera was able to a 64,000 square foot warehouse into more than 5 acres of effective growing space.

Click this link to watch Kalera’s case study video: https://youtu.be/wLQD2xMNU6M

 

New Zealand Contact:

Graeme Neale

Business Development Manager

Specification, Systems and LED Agriculture Solutions

Mobile + 64 21 2254526

Email graeme.neale@signify.com

Level 3, 123 Carlton Gore Road,

Newmarket, Auckland  1023

Australian Contact:

Aart Slobbe

Account Manager Horticulture LED Solutions

+ 61 448 881 338

Suite 022, 44 Lakeview Drive

Scoresby, VIC 3179, Australia

 

For further information, please contact:

Global Marcom Manager Horticulture at Signify

Daniela Damoiseaux

Tel: +31 6 31 65 29 69

Email: daniela.damoiseaux@signify.com

www.philips.com/horti

About Signify

Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) is the world leader in lighting for professionals and consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. Our Philips products, Interact connected lighting systems and data-enabled services, deliver business value and transform life in homes, buildings and public spaces. In 2021, we had sales of EUR 6.9 billion, approximately 37,000 employees and a presence in over 70 countries. We unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world. We achieved carbon neutrality in 2020, have been in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index since our IPO for five consecutive years and were named Industry Leader in 2017, 2018 and 2019. News from Signify is located at the Newsroom, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. Information for investors can be found on the Investor Relations page.

 

 

 

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