Innovator Spotlight

Key Leaves

South of Lisbon, Portugal

Challenges

  • Increasing Energy Efficiency While Keeping Cost Low
  • Implement sustainable and responsible systems and practices
  • Drive Peak Performance of Plants from Beginning to End
“It’s great to support Kristian, his crop manager and his crop consultant, in getting the most out of the supplemental LED light. It’s all about understanding how to combine the extra light with all other growing factors in the best way. We really became a team with an open mind and a clear goal: maximizing yield and fruit quality in a sustainable way by creating the best growing conditions.”

- Leo Lansbergen

Fluence Horticulture Specialist
“Cucumbers are a key crop in the Norwegian market. Our old HPS system didn’t have the efficiency to meet increasing consumer demand. We wanted a lighting system that could give us more light using the same amount of energy, that’s when we looked to Fluence LEDs. With Fluence we found a partner that shares our interests and ties their success to ours.”

- Kristian Solberg

Owner and CEO, Solbergs Gartneri
It is said that the Greek hero Odysseus sailed beyond the Pillars of Hercules and founded the ancient seaside city of Lisbon in modern-day Portugal. In 2015, Key Leaves began its own odyssey. In 2020, Alessandro Radici became CEO, and he envisioned an organization of excellence and uncompromising values along this journey.

Licensed by Infarmed, the government agency of Portugal that regulates medicines and health products, for the cultivation, import, and export of cannabis products, Key Leaves is a fully indoor pharmaceutical-grade Phyto-cannabinoids producer for medicinal use.

With a diverse international team, Key Leaves proudly works with some of the most renowned professionals in the industry. Since its founding, Key Leaves has invested in the best technologies and partnerships to deliver a highly standardized premium product with uninterrupted supply.

After completing more than twenty-one full cultivation cycles, Key Leaves is delivering the finest medicinal cannabis products in compliance with Portugal’s laws and regulations. Their dedication to science, education, and support is a key factor in their success. Fluence shares these values and is proud to partner with Key Leaves.

Project Overview

Overview
Key Leaves in South of Lisbon, Portugal
Crop
Medical Cannabis
Fluence Fixture
Facility
Indoor (single layer, multi-layer in nursery)
Results

Crop uniformity via lighting uniformity

Standard production leading to consistent yields and growth cycles

Maximum yields with dynamic LED solutions

Challenges
GOALS

The experts at Key Leaves were determined to build a fully optimized indoor facility to cultivate and deliver premium, medical-grade cannabis. Lighting intensity and light quality are keys to unlocking top quality plant performance and higher yields. To offset constantly rising energy costs while still achieving high photon utilization, Key Leaves chose Fluence LEDs and lighting solutions for each of their growth stages—tailored both to their facility and plants. In every way, Key Leaves’ operation is suited to achieve stable production of medical-grade cannabis.

Results

Knowledge is Power

Following twenty-one cycles, Key Leaves has reported a tremendous amount of success and satisfaction with the Fluence SPYDR, VYPR, and RAZR lighting technologies. More importantly, the Horticulture Service Support team was there to help not only in the early design phase, but also after implementation–during the actual growing—and continues to provide support through technical and crop-specific consultation. Key Leaves has set themselves up for success from the beginning, and now they are reaping the rewards of their harvests.

fully optimized indoor facility
Horticulture Service Support Team guided the process
Top quality plant performance and higher yields

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