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How can LEDS improve bee pollination?
How can LEDs improve bee pollination? Bees are an essential partner in helping pollinate our flowers, enabling healthy production of quality fruits in greenhouses and vertical farming. Picking the right light source is an important step in boosting the performance of pollinators. Below are three key ways in which LEDs improve bee pollination: Bees…
Read MoreSupplemental Light Spectrum for Hydroponic Lettuce.
Lighting for lettuce beyond growth rates Experiments found greenhouse supplemental light spectrum impacts yield and nutrition of hydroponic lettuce. BY JIAQI XIA, JAKE HOLLEY AND NEIL S. MATTSON | JUNE 2023 Lettuce is the most widely grown leafy green in the United States. While most lettuce is grown in fields, production is increasing in controlled…
Read MoreBoost Your Online Presence
Unlock the Power of Your Digital Footprint Did you know that over 90% of consumers turn to online searches before making a local purchasing decision? For small businesses, especially in competitive markets like Markham and surrounding areas of Ontario, being found online isn’t just an advantage—it’s a necessity. Yet, too many hardworking business owners operate…
Read MoreFar red light and temperature – Part 2
Far-red light & temperature interactively regulate plant growth and morphology Part II: Applications for greenhouse production. BY SANGJUN JEONG, ANTHONY PERCIVAL, JOSHUA CRAVER, GENHUA NIU AND SHUYANG ZHEN | SEPTEMBER 2023 Fig. 1. Representative lettuce plants grown under three light spectra x three temperatures (total nine treatments) under a low light intensity (250 μmol·m-2·s-1) and…
Read MoreFar-red light and temperature
Far-red light and temperature interactively regulate plant growth and morphology Part I: Applications for indoor production. BY SANGJUN JEONG, ANTHONY PERCIVAL, JOSHUA CRAVER, GENHUA NIU AND SHUYANG ZHEN | AUGUST 2023 Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. In controlled environmental agriculture, extensive efforts have focused on improving crop yield, quality,…
Read MoreExploring next gen Battery Systems
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Read MoreOntario’s Quiet Shift to Gas
Ontario’s Quiet Shift to Gas is Showing Up on Your Power Bill When the Ontario Energy Board published its 2025 system supply mix in June 2026, one figure deserved more attention than it got. Natural gas generation now accounts for 19.4% of Ontario’s electricity. On its own that sounds modest. The trend is what matters. The same figure was…
Read MoreIs AI the future of Battery Management?
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Read MoreDER Control
Distributed Energy Resource Control: Energy Transformation with IEEE 1547-2018 Compliance Contributions from: Charlie Norz – Director of Product Management – Automation Rob Via – Sr. Sales and Applications Engineer – Energy Chris Dunlap – Industry Manager – Energy Barry Nelson – Public Relations Coordinator Introduction Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are decentralized energy sources and systems…
Read MoreBecoming Ontario’s Most Underrated Grid Tool
Becoming Ontario’s Most Underrated Grid Tool — And How Your Business Can Get Paid to Help Ontario’s electricity grid is under pressure. As electrification accelerates — more EVs, more heat pumps, more industrial load — the demand placed on local distribution networks is growing faster than traditional infrastructure can keep up. The result is a…
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