genus Phalaenopsis cultivation is Department of Energy intensive . During the energy crisis , many agriculturist were impel to terminate their operations , and only a few continued , include Van Geel Orchid . Last year , at other Phalaenopsis growers , the water - cool light-emitting diode fixity test pregnant added economic value for both the plant and the energy management of Phalaenopsis cultivation . This convert Van Geel Orchid ( free-base in Erica , Drenthe ) to switch to full - direct ignition from Oreon .
Sustainable cultivationSince 2006 , Martijn van Geel has produced around 30,000 plant per week , the legal age of which have two stems . For Martijn , sustainable cultivation is of paramount importance . The orchid are grow under the expert conditions for plants , people , and the environment . That ’s why the replacement to water - cool down LEDs was a lucid choice in the uninterrupted focus on sustainable growing .
Maximum efficiencyBy switching from HPS to full - LED , the idle level increased by 60 % , and energy cost decreased by around 25 % . This is due not only to the high efficiency of Oreon ’s LED mending but the theory of sustainably re - using residual heat . The Van Geel ’s greenhouse is part into propagation and eat up departments . The residuary hotness from the LED fixtures is used to heat the propagation section up to 30 ° one C . As a result , the vim used by the economical light-emitting diode light is fully utilized .
Both department will be illuminated with the Oreon lead repair ' Monarch High Efficiency ' with an output signal of around 4400 μmol / s ( max . 4800 μmol / s ) . Van Geel chose this type of fixture because of its high efficiency ( 3.6 μmol / J up to 3.9 μmol / J ) , the choice to determine the trust spectrum , and the ability to control the light strength of each individual fixture .
Full controlThe LED fixtures will be controlled by the Oreon LED Control Center , which is connected to Hoogendoorn ’s climate data processor . This grant Martijn van Geel the flexibility and control he was looking for . The entire greenhouse can be divided into an multitudinous number of groups and can answer immediately to fluctuating energy price . The light of every straight metre of the greenhouse is amply controllable , and light distribution remains perfect at every light story — a component of large grandness for a stationary crop .
CooperationThe concord between Van Geel Orchid and Oreon was established in collaboration with Ledgnd , who also assists the orchid grower in the app process for a subsidy scheme . The water facility will be installed by Erik Creve of Indagro ignition bvba , where the existing cabling and panels will be used for the electrical energy installation and will be adjusted where necessary .
The Modern ignition configuration in the 2.2 - ha nursery of Van Geel Orchid will be occupy into manipulation in mid - October
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