RV1000 by NLight: Superior horticultural lighting for unmatched performance
Traditional farming has been damaging the environment for centuries. The amount of fertile soil is alarmingly low, the threats of water scarcity are increasingly apparent, and the extent to which agriculture contributes to greenhouse gas emissions is alarming.
It is also incredibly hard and risky work. Extreme weather, pests, and diseases pose serious threats to the crops that farmers labor so diligently to cultivate. Then growers fight back with chemicals that poison the air and soil, while fertilisers deplete our natural water sources and irrigation water drains groundwater.
All in all, it’s surprising that a better way to grow food hasn’t come along sooner. The good news is that the growing revolution has begun — partly through indoor horticulture and vertical farming — and it looks promising.
And that’s because this new approach to a revamped food chain sounds perfect on the surface. Crops are grown in closed systems where water can be recycled, farmers are enabled to grow food year-round, and millions of food miles are eliminated.
Pests can be controlled without chemicals, nutrition can be optimized algorithmically, and growing conditions can be tailored to the precise needs of plants at every stage.
But it’s not that simple.
Such high-tech farms require a lot of electricity. Until recently, the energy required to light them was a distinctly limiting disadvantage.
But the rise and increasing popularity of LED grow lights such as the RV1000 from NLight represents a big step in the right direction.
In the RV1000 from NLight, light spectrums can be specifically tuned to provide optimal light for photosynthesis, resulting in tastier, healthier plants and frequent yields. Night time is replaced with stunning magenta light and their lifespan far exceeds that of traditional lighting sources.
But what is especially promising is their ability to reduce energy consumption by up to 50%. Their energy efficiency means significantly less heat and carbon dioxide is emitted during operation and they contain none of the harmful substances found in typical fluorescent lamps.
But to say that LED grow lights alone have the power to eradicate all the work that still needs to be done in modern horticulture would be wrong, and a bit naive.
The truth is that indoor growing still has a long way to go to achieve ‘silver bullet’ status. It will take an interdisciplinary approach, lots of bright minds, a lot of innovation and an interconnected network of good farms to truly achieve global food security.
There’s no denying, however, that LED grow lights will continue to hold a permanent place at the forefront of all these efforts. Every investment in LEDs is truly an investment in the future of global food supply and its ever-growing needs.
More about NLight
Since their recent entry into the market, NLight has made it their mission to light up the future of sustainable food production with innovative, custom LED lighting solutions that enhance growth and help indoor farmers and gardeners support global food security.
With plenty of bold marketing techniques under their belt and international expansion on the horizon, this small but mighty brand is determined to become a major player in the industry and plans to do whatever it takes to get there.
This article was originally published on NLight’s LinkedIn.