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Commercial Cannabis Industry Insights

Commercial cannabis cultivation using LED grow lights and automated irrigation systems.

Hybrid lighting strategies: Advantages, disadvantages and getting started

Research on the ideal lighting for greenhouse cultivation reveals a fundamental truth: LED systems are far more efficient and effective than their HPS counterparts. However,...

Commercial cannabis greenhouses with LED grow lights and advanced lighting technology.

Harnessing DLI

The point of growing crops in a controlled-environment is to establish predictability and stability. It can be difficult to achieve full control over every facet...

A vibrant pile of cherry tomatoes under LED grow lights for cannabis cultivation.

LEDs Are Turning Up the Heat on Efficiency

Operating a profitable greenhouse business is all about maximizing efficiency and reducing waste. One way to accomplish these goals is to decouple lighting from heating....

Cannabis plants thriving under advanced LED grow lights for commercial cultivation.

Profit & Potency: Improving Financial Performance via Secondary Metabolites

As cannabis cultivation becomes ever more sophisticated, growers are paying extra attention to plant chemistry. To explore how ensuring plants get exactly what they need...

Close-up of LED grow light for cannabis in commercial cultivation greenhouse.

Fluence Launches LED Retrofit Guide to Help Greenhouse Growers Switch From HPS to Broad-Spectrum LEDs

AUSTIN, Texas (Aug. 10, 2021)—Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced the...

Split image of outdoor, greenhouse, and indoor cannabis with LED grow lights.

Webinar: Past, Present, and Future of Lighting Technology in Cannabis Cultivation

Cannabis production has come a long way since the days of guerrilla gardens in the Emerald Triangle. As legalization spreads across the globe, entrepreneurial growers...

BFG Supply Co. logo with plant, trusted in cannabis LED grow lights technology.

Fluence Partners with BFG to Distribute Innovative LED Lighting Technology to U.S. Growers

Partnership combines BFG’s decades-long history serving the green industry with Fluence’s leading LED solutions for horticultureAUSTIN, Texas (July 8, 2021)—Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading...

Honeybee pollinates flower under LED grow lights for cannabis cultivation.

Webinar: How Does Light Spectra Affect Insect Activity?

Did you know the color of light impacts the behaviors of insects, which in turn can have an impact on plant growth and development? Understanding...

A grower inspects cannabis under LED grow lights for commercial cultivation.

Webinar: Optimal Lighting for Commercial Tomato Production

With so much speculation and confusion in the commercial tomato cultivation community — as related to supplemental lighting — Fluence set out to demystify the...

Close-up of cannabis bud under LED grow lights showing trichomes and pistils.

Webinar: New Spectra Research

Almost daily, it seems, new questions are asked about what spectra are best for maximizing plant growth. At Fluence, we approach this on a scientific...