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Case StudiesPhilips GreenPower LEDproduction moduleDelisciousCity FarmingProjectDelisciousSec<strong>to</strong>rLeafy vegetables/young plantproductionCrop Lettuce with root clumpLocationVenlo,the NetherlandsSolutionPhilips GreenPower LEDproduction moduleDeliscious, a modern lettuce productiongreenhouse founded by the twobrothers Roy and Mark Delissen, wants<strong>to</strong> find a solution <strong>to</strong> have a more flexibleproduction in the winter. The lettuceplants are now produced - in sevenlayers, one on <strong>to</strong>p of the other - fromlettuce seed <strong>to</strong> living lettuce in a specialclimate-controlled room 20 m wide, 4 mlong and 8 m high.The Philips GreenPower productionmodules with the right light recipe, wereinstalled inside <strong>to</strong> ensure uniformgrowth. By using this new lightingformula Deliscious is able <strong>to</strong> control theentire production process, from lettuceseed <strong>to</strong> fully-grown lettuce, and <strong>to</strong>minimize any adverse external effectson quality and origin. This makes itpossible <strong>to</strong> produce more efficiently andenables the company <strong>to</strong> deliver lettuceof a consistent quality all year roundin a reliable way.Philips LED Horti PartnerCerthonLights Interaction Agro bvResultsEfficient use of space due <strong>to</strong>multilayer cultivation, lesswater usage, increased andconsistent plant quality“We produce more efficiently, and wecan guarantee a consistent crop quality allyear round.”Philips Horticulture LED Solutions - General booklet29

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