For the past 25 years, David Holmes has been growing cannabis indoors and has experienced firsthand the peaks and valleys of California’s cannabis market. Widely recognized in the industry as an expert in his craft, Holmes has successfully scaled his cultivation from much smaller warehouses and garages as a pioneer of California’s gray market to now operating several thousand square feet of canopy in facilities in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Read More... The post Legendary Cannabis Grower David Holmes on LED Conversion: ‘The Results Blew Us Away’ appeared first on Fluence ..read more

Grodan and Fluence have shared the mid-term results of their trial at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. The trial started in August 2023 and aimed at transforming year-round, high-tech hydroponic ever bearing strawberry cultivation during winter. Read More... The post Continual strawberry yields defy winter dormancy in production trial appeared first on Fluence ..read more

The development of lighting in cucumber has seen significant advancements over the last couple of years. Similar to other crops, the possibility to steer upon a certain spectrum enabled researchers to dive into the susceptibility of a crop for a certain spectrum. Read More... The post The approach of dynamically used spectra in cucumber production during wintertime appeared first on Fluence ..read more

The Krasoń Young Plant Producers Group – one of the largest propagators of vegetable plants in Poland – has 27 years of production experience. The group was founded by Grzegorz and Agata Krasoń in Piaski (central Poland). Read More... The post We’ve gone from 200 million plants to over 450 million plants appeared first on Fluence ..read more

Grodan in collaboration with Fluence. Bleiswijk, the Netherlands (March 4, 2024)—Grodan and Fluence, leading horticultural solution providers, today announce the mid-term results of their ground-breaking trial at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. The trial started in August 2023 and aimed at transforming year-round, high-tech hydroponic ever bearing strawberry cultivation during winter. The innovative use of stone wool growing media and cutting-edge LED technology not only created exceptional plant development, yield, and quality in strawberries, but also kept the plant ..read more

The RAPTR 2 and VYPR 4 provide maximum versatility for greenhouse lighting, featuring tunable spectra with optimal light intensity and optical distributions for produce and floriculture growers worldwide AUSTIN, Texas & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Feb. 29, 2024)—Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced its newest LED top light solutions for produce and ornamental cultivators: RAPTR 2 and VYPR 4. Fluence’s latest LED innovations were developed in parallel with the company’s global research program, whic ..read more

Initial research findings from Fluence’s partnership with Dutch research organization Innexo reveal potential electrical savings of up to 55% AUSTIN, Texas & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Feb. 1, 2024)—Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced today the successful continuation of its partnership with Dutch organization Innexo BV (Innexo), a specialty agricultural contract research organization that focuses on molecular farming and medicinal plants. Fluence and Innexo’s research partnership is focused on a ..read more

LED lighting innovator awarded at International Cannabis Awards during MJBizCon, the world’s leading cannabis industry conference AUSTIN, Texas & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Jan. 10, 2024)—Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced today it was named 2023’s “Lighting Company of the Year” at the inaugural EMJAYS International Cannabis Awards. The EMJAYS is a collaboration between award-winning event producers Farechild Events and MJBizCon, the cannabis industry’s largest trade show and media entity. The p ..read more

The grower panel will feature a Fluence expert and customers focusing on crop quality amid tightening market conditions, with products and educational talks available at the Fluence booth AUSTIN, Texas & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Nov. 16, 2023)—Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced it will have a major presence at MJBizCon, the leading cannabis industry conference. Fluence Cannabis Solutions Architect Casey Rivero will join a panel alongside Fluence customers to discuss how growers can maximize cr ..read more

Eighth annual “State of the Cannabis Lighting Market” report highlights the sustained high rate of LED adoption among commercial cannabis growers AUSTIN, Texas & ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (Nov. 2, 2023)—Fluence, a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced today the eighth-annual “State of the Cannabis Lighting Market” report. The report is developed collaboratively with and distributed by Cannabis Business Times, a national publication focused on helping accelerate the success and normalization of the legal cann ..read more