Inari, the SEEDesign™ company, uses new breeding technology to unlock the full potential of seed and advance critical solutions for growing more food with fewer resources. When expanding its U.S. greenhouse to scale up product development, the company identified controlled timelines – which require consistent, optimal growing conditions – as a key need. Inari worked with Scynce LED and Argus Controls to implement an advanced solution for precise lighting control that not only supported this but also enhanced the new facility's energy efficiency, minimizing environmental impact.
The challenge: Overcoming traditional lighting limitations
Greenhouses that operate with traditional high-intensity discharge (HID) lights typically face several challenges such as high energy consumption, the need for frequent maintenance, limited light spectrum control, and limited dimmer functionality.
Scynce solution: Next-generation LED lighting
Scynce's LED technology addresses the challenges of HID lights by providing energy-efficient, high-intensity light with customizable spectrum control. Key features include optical technology that directs light precisely through the plant canopy, dynamic spectrum tuning, and wireless digital control.
Collaborating with Argus Controls for automated DLI management
Adding further sophistication to Inari and Scynce's lighting solution, the Argus DLI Control Program automates daily light management by measuring and standardizing the Daily Light Integral (DLI) delivered to crops. This approach addresses key challenges of traditional greenhouse lighting through standardized light delivery, reduced energy costs, and predictable crop yields and quality.
Sustainable cost savings and emission reduction
With the help of Scynce LED and Argus's DLI management solution, Inari's greenhouse expansion achieved notable results, including significant energy savings, cost efficiency, greenhouse gas reduction, and a utility incentive as Inari engaged with Climate Resources Group to help capture over $320,000 in energy efficiency incentives from their electric utility, Duke Energy.
Cutting-edge technology to support a more sustainable food system
By collaborating with Scynce LED and Argus Controls, Inari has ensured that their greenhouse lighting is not a variable input, but a precise, efficient tool helps deliver consistent, optimized growing conditions that enhance both economic and environmental returns.
This cutting-edge integration of specific optical technology, tunable spectrums, and automated DLI control directly supports the company's mission: to develop seeds that meet the world's needs – benefiting the planet, the population and the people who grow our food.
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