In Russia the biggest greenhouse in the world with artificial LED lighting will appear

The Philips Lighting company will set unique light solutions for cultivation of vegetables in greenhouse facilities of Agro-Invest in the Kaluga region

In Russia the project largest in the history on installation of LED lighting for cultivation of crops will be implemented. It will occur within cooperation of Philips Lighting, the expert in lighting, with a hothouse complex of Invest LLC the Dutch lighting company will equip greenhouses of Agro-Invest with LED solutions for cultivation of tomatoes and cucumbers. The volume of the installed equipment will be able to light the area more than 25 hectares that is equivalent to the size of 40 football fields. The innovation LED solutions of Philips will help to grow up Invest fresh vegetables all the year round, to increase productivity, especially during the winter period and to save up to 50% of energy for lighting in comparison with normal high-pressure sodium lamps.

Together with the Dutch partner Agrolux and the Russian engineering company ST Solyushn LLC, Philips Lighting in three months will equip with LED solutions of the greenhouse in the city of Lyudinovo of the Kaluga region, in 350 km to the southwest from Moscow. The company will install the bus Philips GreenPower LED LED system consisting of 65000 1.25-meter and 57000 2.5-meter lamps. Solutions will adjoin to each other and will stretch for 223 km – the distance equivalent to intersection of English Channel from the British city of Dover to the French city of Calais more than five times. Special light scenarios will allow to accelerate process of cultivation of tomatoes and cucumbers. Specialists of Philips Lighting company will also help to train the staff of greenhouse facility to use new solutions.

"The project of LED hothouse lighting for Invest company is the world's largest. Use of LED technology will reduce energy consumption of lighting to 50% in comparison with traditional solutions, and unique light scenarios will allow to increase quantity of a harvest to 30% during the dark winter period, – Udo van Slooten, the managing director of division of Horticulture LED Solutions Philips Lighting comments. – Special LED lighting – ideal addition to a natural daylight. With its help it is possible to grow up effectively a harvest all the year round. Moreover, the project shows the interest of the international community in substitution of import products local as it allows to reduce delivery time to the end consumer and to provide freshness of products".