Multi-channel Heliospectra luminaires used in Dutch greenhouse challenge

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands has its second Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge underway in Bleiswijk. Five teams are competing to use LED lighting and a bevy of their own technology to remotely manage a greenhouse growing cherry tomatoes.

WUR provided each of the teams with greenhouse space. Heliospectra is one of the sponsors of the program, and supplied the teams with Elxia four-channel LED fixtures, and the company’s helioCORE control platform. The Elixia lighting is a supplement to high-pressure sodium (HPS) lighting already installed in each of the greenhouses.