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Acuity Brands Reaches Agreements with Current Lighting Solutions, Hort Americas to Expand Acuity’s Horticulture Lighting Offering

Agreements include acquiring horticulture lighting products from Current to be exclusively distributed by Hort Americas, a leading supplier to the controlled environment agriculture market.

Controlled Environment Agriculture Complex Opens at The Ohio State University with Industry Support and Enthusiasm

DALLAS and COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oct. 11, 2022 —When The Ohio State University opened its new Controlled Environment Agriculture Complex (CEARC) on Friday, Sept. 30, it represented a culmination of efforts between the school and industry. Companies such as Nationwide Insurance, Current (formerly GE Current), Priva and General Hydroponics (to name a few) made donations of both money and product.

Horticulture Lighting and Learning Event. Discover the latest science driving the future of horticulture lighting.

GE Current changes name, strengthens scale of production, distribution with acquisition

Current is prioritizing investing in technology to continue to develop its LED horticultural light fixtures in-house.

GE Current, a Daintree company, shortens name to Current and acquires Hubbell Lighting to increase range of products and distribution capacity.

Photons and Yield

Light incidence over our crops will have a direct effect on yield. Photosynthesis is the most important process in plants to produce energy. But how can we relate photons of light to yield? Based on research we know now one mole of photosynthetic photons is required in order to produce one gram o dried biomass (yield).

Hort Americas and its partners focus on community food production, people and jobs

Partnerships created the project AppLit resulting in the manufacturing of LED grow lights in the United States that will be used to grow greenhouse vegetables in the Appalachian region.

Hort Americas partners with Irrigation Design & Construction (IDC) to market GE Current LED grow lights

Irrigation Design & Construction has signed an agreement with Hort Americas to become an authorized dealer of GE Current, a Daintree company, LED grow lights.

How can you make LED grow lights more affordable?

Geographic location is a major driver in who qualifies for a utility rebate and how many rebate dollars are available for specific projects. Photo courtesy of Hort Americas

Hort Americas is working with Current to ensure their customers receive the maximum utility rebates for their LED grow light purchases.

GE Current, a Daintree company Donates Horticulture Lighting Fixtures to The Ohio State University

272 Arize Element L1000 LED fixtures are being gifted to OSU’s horticulture program to help bring light to a future greenhouse on campus
The greenhouse aims to be operational in 2021

“A New Yield in Cannabis” webinar series

Last month, Current’s Senior Plant Scientist Hans Spalholz, Ph.D., led the first installment of “A New Yield in Cannabis” webinar series.

What do you need to know before purchasing a lamp for horticultural lighting?

Lamp selection when speaking about plant production in the horticulture or floriculture field is a very important decision. Lamps can be a good investment when we ask ourselves the correct questions. When working with artificial lighting we first need to analyze the requirements of our growing system and our crop.

Kyle Barnett and Rob Spivock talk Ag Tech

In this two-part episode of the CropTalk series, #KyleTalksAgTech, Kyle Barnett speaks with Robert Spivock, Director of Technology at GE Current about what makes an LED horticulture light truly reliable, using cars as a reference point for the listeners.

Part 1

Part 2

Check out more of the Crop Talk Series!

GE Current whitepaper on cannabis yields improved by LED grow lights

Unlocking Potential

Small Test, Big Results: LED Grow Lights Help Bloom Show-Stopping Plants

Originally published by GE Current, a Daintree Company

Dominik Neisser has horticulture in his blood. His parents had a greenhouse in Germany while he was growing up and maintain it to this day, laying the foundation for a life spent studying and growing plants across the world. “This is how I was born and raised,” Neisser said. “I was always with plants and got to know the business around it, so I decided to join that branch and go into horticulture.”

How to Build a Reliable Horticulture LED Fixture

Authored by Robert Spivock, Director of Technology, GE Current, a Daintree company

In our last GE Current article, we talked about reliability as the concept of building a quality product to last over time. The next step is to look at how to build reliable LED fixtures.

Changing the Definition of LED Reliability in Horticulture

Photo: The Accelerated Product Life Test Labs at Current

Authored by Robert Spivock, Director of Technology, GE Current, a Daintree company

Wasabi Japonica Grown Under GE LED Grow Lights

The “Hardest to Grow” Plant in the World

The Opportunity

Wasabi Japonica is widely accredited as the “hardest to grow” plant in the world. The plants are native to Japan and require a very specific set of environmental conditions to successfully produce healthy plants.

When should I invest in artificial lighting? How do I select the best lighting options?

We all know light is one of the most important factors affecting plant growth and development. But, how can we know if the use of artificial lighting will improve our production and our income? And how can we select the best source of light?

How can you improve the efficiency of your greenhouse lights?

GE Current LEDs offer controlled environment growers improved efficiency and flexibility over high pressure sodium lamps.

How to determine if LED grow lights are a good investment

Based on the benefits controlled environment growers are experiencing with LED grow lights, a return on investment (ROI) analysis could help you decide how quickly the payback would be for your operation.

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