Horticulture – Vertical farming, Brescia, Italy
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Location: Brescia, Italy
Year: 2024
To bring fresh produce closer to urban consumers or production facilities, future-viable solutions are in greater demand. Greatit, an innovative company operating in the field of vertical agriculture, has embarked on a unique project that is focused on establishing sustainable and efficient food production in our challenging times: In close collaboration with Encapsulite and Inventronics, they developed a special container for the cultivation of basil and various other plants using aeroponic techniques that maximize energy efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. Here’s how forward-thinking lighting solutions designed by Encapsulite and Inventronics play a key role in enhancing both quality and sustainability through vertical farming.
Project overview: Growing basil with forward-thinking solutions from Inventronics
Launched in Brescia, Italy, in March 2024, this basil cultivation project marks a significant step toward urban agriculture and local production. Greatit’s vision is to create mobile vertical farms that can be easily transported and installed close to the point of consumption, reducing transport emissions while ensuring fresher produce. This is especially important for basil, whose fragrance and flavor largely depend on uniform light distribution and precise conditions. The compact container design, with MT30 LED RD Horti and PL-LIN-Hybrid-LV LED boards installed only 30 cm (12 in.) above the plants, combines optimal growth conditions with energy savings.
Why Greatit chose Encapsulite and Inventronics
Greatit opted for components from Encapsulite and Inventronics as their lighting partners for two main reasons: energy and cost efficiency. The lighting solution offered an ideal balance between sustainability and performance. The collaboration was focused on optimizing the efficiency of Encapsulite lamps to maintain an eco-friendly, metal-free environment inside the container.
Moreover, Greatit was on the lookout for a lighting solution that meets the requirements of aeroponic farming, where plants can thrive in an air or mist environment without the use of soil, requiring precise lighting control to ensure healthy, high-yield growth.
Bountiful basil: thriving under state-of-the-art lighting
With Encapsulite and Inventronics supporting the company in the planning and setup of its top-notch lighting solution, Greatit achieved an impressive outcome: “Inventronics lamps make our basil grow vigorously and smell deliciously“, the team commented, thus clearly demonstrating the positive effects of efficient LED lighting on plant vitality. The strong growth and aromatic qualities of the basil highlight the benefits of a well thought-out lighting installation customized to aeroponic systems where space is limited and energy efficiency is key.
How Inventronics demonstrates its lighting expertise in vertical farming
Products from Inventronics have been instrumental in optimizing the light-to-shelf ratio, supporting Greatit’s sustainability goals. By reducing energy consumption and ensuring uniform light distribution in a limited environment, Inventronics showcases its expertise in developing solutions that balance practicality and eco-friendliness.
An outlook for the future: sustainable farming powered by innovation
This project is testament to Inventronics’ commitment to innovation in the development of sustainable lighting solutions. With vertical farming evolving more and more into a sustainable alternative to traditional agriculture, Inventronics is well positioned to play a leading role: with components that support more eco-friendly and efficient cultivation systems.
Interested in learning more about this project?
For more details, refer to Greatit’ Vertical Farming web page.
| Project partners | |
|---|---|
| Greatit | End customer |
| Encapsulite | Lighting solution provider |
