Increasing Energy Efficiency While Keeping Costs Low
Implement & Fully-Automated Lighting System
Expanding Space and Production Level
While Jake’s grandfather grew beautiful pansies and poinsettias, the ever-evolving market has seen a new medicinal crop—cannabis–take wing. Six years ago, SunMed’s facilities spanned 70,000 ft2 and relied on HPS lighting. However, in 2019, Van Wingerden retrofitted the expanding facility to incorporate Fluence’s LED technology (VYPR) as part of their automated and optimized system that includes a Dutch rolling table to move plants between stages. By doing so, SunMed has ensured consistency and quality throughout the year. Long respected in the community and with a powerful legacy, SunMed is now the largest cultivator in Maryland and continues to expand and grow. Currently, their renowned team and Fluence’s horticultural experts are working together to double the facility’s light intensity, made possible by Fluence’s advanced LEDs and an unrelenting dedication to science.
VYPR 2p, Broad R3 (Greenhouse Spectra)
30% Yield Increase (in most popular strains)Consistent and/or elevated levels of potencyIncreased light intensity while decreasing energy costs and unwanted heat
Before expanding his SunMed facility, Jake Van Wingerden wisely trialed Fluence’s LEDs to see if they would fit his automated and high-tech greenhouse. He must have seen the light because Fluence VYPR top lights now grace the vivacious leaves and bulging buds across the 250,000 squared-footprint of SunMed Growers in the wonderful town of Warwick. Their most popular strains have seen yield increases of 30%, and many strains have shown consistent and elevated levels of potency due to higher light intensities and optimized procedures. Even in the winter months, when DLI is naturally lower in many parts of the world, Fluence’s VYPR provides the necessary supplemental lighting that a large facility and premium plants require. Not only can advanced LEDs integrate seamlessly with other modernized and automated technologies, but also the VYPR has proven to reduce energy costs significantly while pushing light intensities to double their previous limits. It is exciting to watch SunMed Growers as they pioneer the newest boundaries at the intersection of light and life.
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