Why You Need to Sign Up for the Upcoming Plant Lighting Short Course

Posted by Brian Sparks|October 2, 2021

The inaugural Plant Lighting Short Course, presented through a partnership between GLASE, OptimIA, and Project LAMP, kicks off in a little over a week. The modular short course is design to provide greenhouse growers with an opportunity to learn about all the aspects related to the selection, implementation, and benefits of plant lighting systems.

In each weekly sequential module, attendees will use interactive tools to define their specific lighting requirements, hear from industry experts about available horticultural lighting systems, and learn how to compare different lighting strategies. By the end of the course, participants should be able to make an informed decision about the best options to meet their lighting needs.

Over the next few weeks, Greenhouse Grower will offer a closer look at each module and what you can expect to learn, including video insights with some of the presenters.

Registration for the course is now open. As you plan ahead, Erico Mattos, Executive Director of Greenhouse Lighting and Systems Engineering (GLASE), says there are three reasons you should sign up.

The Plant Lighting Short course will cover all the aspects involved in the decision of installing and upgrading a lighting system. Industry experts and leading researchers will explain the basic concepts of plant lighting, the benefits it can provide to commercial controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) growers, the economics of plant lighting (including installation and operational costs), and finally, what the future applications of plant lighting look like.
Designed to inform commercial growers, the Plant Lighting Short Course will help the audience to identify the most important aspects of plant lighting and which questions to ask to determine the best available option, from understanding your environmental lighting conditions and crop lighting requirements, to installation requirements and available financial incentives, to improving energy use efficiency and increasing operational profitability.
During the Plant Lighting Short Course, growers and the general audience will learn how to use publicly available interactive tools to determine grower’s specific needs. That will empower growers to determine their own needs and make informed decisions, regardless of the facility location or the cultivated crop.