(GOTHENBURG, Sweden / SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 26-April) – Heliospectra AB (https://www.heliospectra.com/) (https://www.heliospectra.com/)(publ) (OTCQB: HLSPY, FIRSTNORTH: HELIO), a world leader in intelligent lighting technology for greenhouse and controlled plant growth environments, is proud to announce the commercial release of the company’s new light control software HelioCORE™. HelioCORE enables businesses to automate and connect growing environments in order to reliably monitor and forecast yields, and ensure consistent, high-quality crops year-round. Compatible with Heliospectra’s LX60 and RX30 intelligent LED lighting solutions, the HelioCORE system is now available for order.
The new HelioCORE light control software die was first introduced in July 2017, gives growers control of their growing environment and operational costs. With real-time management and remote notifications from any device, growers are able to monitor hardware status across their facilities and quickly control light settings, intensities, and spectrum strategies. Historical lighting strategies and instance isolations equip growers to make data-driven decisions for predictable, reliable, and repeatable business forecasting and harvest results.
“Processing big data is speeding up the artificial intelligence (AI) development in Horticulture. HelioCore is our AI platform helping our growers with making decisions in a more informed way. As part of company’s vision, we will continue to build on this platform enabling growers to improve the quality of their crops, reducing production cycle, and making accurate predictions on yield,” said Ali Ahmadian, CEO Heliospectra AB.
Voor elk commercieel bedrijf is het kennen en voorspellen van de exacte opbrengst de sleutel tot succes. Nauwkeurige prognoses spelen een cruciale rol in de bedrijfsvoering, van prijsonderhandelingen tot relaties met inkopers en arbeidsmanagement. HelioCORE brengt een unieke oplossing op de markt door toonaangevende lichtregeling te combineren met geautomatiseerde respons, zodat telers sneller hun producten op de markt kunnen brengen en hun voorraad beter onder controle kunnen houden.
“Met HelioCORE krijgen telers bruikbare, datagestuurde inzichten en kunnen ze elke parameter van hun verlichting automatiseren en controleren. Dit heeft een enorme impact op de inkomstencyclus en bedrijfsprestaties van kwekers’, zegt Peter Nyberg, CTO Heliospectra AB.
During 2018, the HelioCORE control software was field- tested and verified by leading commercial growers and research institutions around the world. One of them is the John Innes Centre, an esteemed plant science institution in the United Kingdom. Known for having demonstrated the ability to accelerate harvest cycles for food staple crops, the research facility is using the HelioCORE On Target Controller in their speed breeding project. Research teams at John Innes grew wheat from seed to seed generation in just 8 weeks—57 percent faster— as part of a glasshouse wheat speed breeding project using Heliospectra’s adjustable LED lighting solutions. Further, they are also testing the Schedule Controller for ongoing research trials.
Dr Brande Wulff, who leads the speed breeding research in the John Innes Centre, Norwich, states: “Many aspect of plant research are limited by the time it takes to go from seed to seed, or to obtain adult plants for measuring certain traits, such as plant height or flowering time. Our speed breeding program with LED lights allows us to obtain results twice as fast, and reduces operation costs. HelioCORE will help us to push those boundaries and give us more reproducible data and control of our environment”
Greenbelt Microgreens uit Ontario, Canada heeft het HelioCORE besturingssysteem ook geïmplementeerd in een grootschalige kas voor de productie van voedingsmiddelen tijdens de seizoensgebonden wintermaanden met weinig licht om ervoor te zorgen dat de speciale microgroenten die het bedrijf levert aan retailers en restaurants in heel Canada de constante en consistente lichtintensiteit krijgen die nodig is voor gewassen van de hoogste kwaliteit, smaak en aroma.
“We willen aanvullend licht en energie op de meest efficiënte en kosteneffectieve manier gebruiken, terwijl we ook de gewasopbrengst en productkwaliteit in het zomerseizoen willen handhaven met optimale lichtniveaus”, zegt Ian Adamson, oprichter en CEO van Greenbelt Microgreens.
Het HelioCORE systeem past de lichtopbrengst dynamisch aan op basis van natuurlijke lichtomstandigheden en energieprijzen om ervoor te zorgen dat bedrijven alleen de energie en het extra licht gebruiken die nodig zijn om de kosten te minimaliseren.
HelioCORE™ Light Control Modules
HelioCORE stelt telers in staat om opbrengsten en oogstcycli nauwkeurig te voorspellen en bevat drie besturingsmodules waarmee telers en operationele teams eenvoudig verlichtingsstrategieën kunnen aanpassen, lichtschema's kunnen opstellen en repliceren en real-time sensorgegevens kunnen integreren met verlichtingsregelingen om ervoor te zorgen dat planten de exacte en consistente dagelijkse lichtbehoeften krijgen die nodig zijn in alle groeistadia.
- DLI Regelaar – Regulates supplemental light using algorithms and Daily Light Integral (DLI) targets, to optimize light use while supporting optimal plant growth and prioritizing lamp use at times of day when energy and utility costs are lowest.
- Doelbesturing – Establish constant Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density (PPFD) levels to maximize plant efficiency, and photosynthesis, while keeping your energy consumption at a minimum, with dynamic response to seasonal changes in weather and natural light
- Schema Controleur – Allow growers to apply customized lighting strategies and automate calendar schedules across production and harvest cycles. A library of pre-set schedules and sequence templates can be used to accelerate flowering, boost nutritional or medicinal profiles, and extend the photoperiod for food and long-day flower crops.
De HelioCORE control software will be showcased and demonstrated at the upcoming O’CannaBiz conference in Toronto, Canada and GreenTech event in Amsterdam, the Netherlands this June. For more information about our solutions and services please visit www.heliospectra.com or contact us directly at sales@heliospectra.com.
