Mobilized LED lighting system grows grass on Bundesliga soccer pitch

Horticultural LED-based lighting is a hot topic for applications ranging from herbs to tomatoes to legalized and medicinal cannabis, but solid-state lighting (SSL) can also be used to grow lawn-style grass on athletic fields. The FC Köln (FC Cologne) football club of the German Bundesliga (top German pro soccer league) is using a mobilized LED light structure that can move around the team’s training and match pitches (fields), ensuring that the grass is in top shape despite the stress caused by regular usage. Hennef, Germany-based Rhenac GreenTec AG developed the LED lighting system that further uses Tina2 optics from Finland-based LEDiL Oy to deliver the required beam pattern for the unique application.