The shift from SON-T to LED lighting is in full swing at Vreugdenhil Young Plants and Klugt Quality Plants. Their greenhouse on Irisweg in Bleiswijk was the first to make the leap, where the very first tomato plants are now growing under a soft pink glow. Since this week, this site will be running entirely on LED, the two propagation companies shared.
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For this large-scale transition, the companies have chosen the newest generation of Philips GreenPower toplighting force 2.1 fixtures, paired with the Philips GrowWise control system. Because the system is linked to Priva climate computers, all locations can soon be managed centrally and intelligently. Stolze Installatietechniek is handling most of the electrical installation, including their own prefab cabling solution, SLS Premium. LED consultancy Orance is also closely involved in the project.
Vreugdenhil Young Plants and Klugt Quality Plants have been working together since 2011 under the name Vreugdenhil-Klugt Combinatie. With more than 60 hectares of greenhouses spread across eight locations in Westland and Bleiswijk, they are one of the largest propagation companies for vegetable and ornamental crops. The LED transition covers 45 hectares in total and is both a response to rising energy prices and a reflection of the rapid advances in LED technology.
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The project partners at the announcement of the transition project
