SOLLUM'S PROPRIETARY SUN AS A SERVICE®
PLATFORM BOOSTS GROWER CONTROL OVER ENERGY MANAGEMENT —AMONG THE
TOP COST CONCERNS FOR GREENHOUSE GROWERS —WITH ENHANCED POWER
MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND RECIPE MANAGER.
MONTRÉAL, April 16,
2024 /PRNewswire/ - Sollum Technologies, the leader
in dynamic LED lighting solution, is pleased to announce the latest
enhancements to its groundbreaking SUN as a Service
(SUNaaS®) cloud platform.
The SUNaaS platform is at the heart of Sollum's revolution in
greenhouse lighting. Reproducing and modulating natural sunlight
with unparalleled precision, it manages its unique
dynamic/adaptive, fully programmable LED lighting in a way that
meets the specific needs of any crop, at every stage of growth.
This innovation enhances crop yield and quality, and by
significantly reducing energy consumption, it offers a
cost-effective and sustainable solution that addresses key
challenges of modern greenhouse cultivation.
Designed with precision in mind, these enhancements to the
SUNaaS platform bring an increased level of control and efficiency
to greenhouse operations, reinforcing Sollum's commitment to
helping growers optimize their operations through 100% adaptable
lighting technology.
What's new:
POWER MANAGEMENT: Advanced controls provide a
comprehensive overview of a greenhouse's lighting environment,
adding to the flexibility of the solution to adapt to crop and
business needs.
- SUNaaS monitoring: Tracking the electricity usage of
each fixture, each zone or the entire greenhouse allows growers to
assess the impact of supplemental light on each crop's productivity
and implement strategic adjustments to the light recipe in order to
conserve energy.
- Energy cost controls: The SUNaaS platform enables the
implementation of an electricity cap to mitigate the impact of
"load shedding". This proactive measure helps manage both peak
consumption and high-cost periods more efficiently. Given the
particular challenges load shedding presents to greenhouse growers,
who require consistent energy use to maintain optimal growing
conditions, this cap offers a dynamic control over energy
expenditure. The flexibility to modify the cap at any time ensures
that growers can adjust their energy use in response to both
planned and unexpected load-shedding events, minimizing their
impact on operations.
- Enhanced lighting control: Multi-target PPFD
(Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density) and DLI (Daily Light Integral)
data provide additional control to help maximize the use of natural
sunlight. The data serves to adjust the light quantity to meet the
plants' varying needs throughout the day, and ensures that crops
receive the exact amount of light necessary for optimal
growth.
ENHANCED RECIPE MANAGER: Empowering growers to take
charge, our recipe manager allows for the creation of their own
light recipes—either independently or with the assistance of
Sollum's 24/7 Smart Support team. Recipe ownership remains with the
growers, fostering innovation and real-time optimization.
Additionally, growers can select and customize recipes developed
by Sollum in its extensive library. The latest update includes
detailed recipe information such as R/G/B/FR distribution, colour
ratios, and power usage at any given time of day, alongside total
energy consumption over selected periods. This level of detail
extends to the comprehensive spectral composition, ensuring that
growers have all the information to make informed decisions.
Finally, clients who invested in Sollum's dynamic solution will
benefit from the latest features, keeping their operations at the
forefront of agricultural technology.
"These new features are more than significant improvements to
the SUNaaS cloud platform," says Vice President Marco Lafond, Product Development at Sollum.
"We're transforming the way growers interact with the technology,
ensuring that their crops achieve unparalleled results. These
advances reflect our unwavering commitment to providing an
innovative and user-centric solution that meets the immediate needs
of today's growers and prepares them for tomorrow's challenges,
especially as it relates to the cost efficiency of energy
management," he adds.
This first delivery of additional functionalities signals the
start of a dynamic period of innovation and growth. Sollum is
already looking ahead with a series of transformative features to
be announced later this year—each one carefully designed to provide
greenhouse growers with the most advanced tools supporting the
efficiency and control of their operations.
To learn more about how Sollum's dynamic lighting solution can
empower a greenhouse operation, contact the Sollum Sales
team or visit sollum.tech.
About Sollum
Technologies
Sollum Technologies designed the only 100% dynamic LED lighting
solution that modulates the full spectrum of the Sun's natural
light to illuminate closed environments such as greenhouses,
research centers and laboratories. Sollum's award-winning, turnkey
solution consists of internet of things, AI-powered light fixtures
that are controlled by Sollum's proprietary SUN as a
Service® cloud platform. Sollum's distinctive
proposition is a fully scalable cleantech solution that evolves
with business needs and multi-zone light management, with each zone
benefiting from automatic dimming of an unlimited number of light
recipes; this is why it provides unparalleled value in terms of
energy savings and, additionally for greenhouse growers, increased
productivity, and superior produce quality.
Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Montréal
(Québec, Canada), where its
design, development, and manufacturing activities are concentrated,
and has a representative office in Leamington (Ontario,
Canada). For more information, visit sollum.tech.
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Service, SUNaaS, LED by nature, SF-ONE, SF-MAX, SF-PRO,
S.E.A.R.C.H. and the Sollum logo are registered or trademarks of
Sollum Technologies
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