Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Intelligent horticultural lighting solution optimized for growth and energy savings
Agreement Number:
1029649
Agreement Value:
$775,000.02
Agreement Date:
Mar 4, 2025 - Apr 2, 2025
Description:
Greenhouse agriculture is essential to Canadians, helping to meet the year-round demand for fresh, quality produce. However, greenhouses need artificial lighting to complement natural light, particularly during the winter months. It has been proven that the quality of light has a direct impact on plant growth and quality. Sollum's intelligent luminaires produce high-quality light and spectrum that reproduce the sun's complete cycle, offering energy savings of up to 30% and increased productivity of up to 40%.
The aim of this SDTC project is to develop an intelligent horticultural lighting solution optimized for growth and energy savings. The solution uses luminaires that compensate for natural light by producing high-quality artificial light that dynamically adjusts to light conditions in greenhouses. Sollum plans to deploy 9375 luminaires across 2.5 hectares of greenhouses. The environmental benefits over the next 5 years represent a reduction in electrical installation of 39.5 MW, and a reduction in electricity consumption of 110.5 GWh per year, as well as a saving of 2.4 to 14.0kg of mercury due to the non-deployment of HPS lamps.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Location:
Montreal, Quebec, CA H3C 3X6
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q4-1029649
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
817856792
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Legal Name:
Sollum Technologies Inc.
Federal Riding Name:
Ville-Marie--Le Sud-Ouest--Île-des-Soeurs
Federal Riding Number:
24077
Program:
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Clean Technology
Program Purpose:
The NRC-IRAP Clean Technology Program will support Canadian SMEs in the research and development of sustainable development technologies, up to their commercialization, with the potential to deliver economic and environmental outcomes.
Coverage:
NRC-IRAP Clean Technology projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through sustainable development technological innovation, while improving Canada’s environmental indicators related to greenhouse gas emissions (GCG), waste management, air quality or drinking water based on the types of sustainable development technologies that will be supported.│Les projets de technologies propres du PARI-CNRC stimulent la création de richesse pour le Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique en matière de développement durable, tout en améliorant les indicateurs environnementaux du Canada liés aux émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES), à la gestion des déchets, à la qualité de l’air ou à l’eau potable en fonction des types de technologies de développement durable qui seront soutenues.