Horticultural Lighting
Horticultural lighting R&D grounded in rigorous plant science and photon physics — for growers choosing products, manufacturers developing them, and programs setting efficiency standards.
Grow-light claims are a minefield of competing spectral recipes and photon-efficacy numbers. SSLS brings device-physics depth and controlled plant-science testing to horticultural lighting.
What we do
- Spectral optimization — tuning grow-light spectra (for example, red/white and red/blue ratios and specific red wavelengths) for target crops and growth stages.
- Controlled grow studies — across vegetative, flower, and finish stages.
- Product selection & buyer’s agent — independent evaluation to guide purchasing.
- Product development — grow-light R&D from concept to prototype.
Representative roles & engagements
- Luxx Lighting — Head of R&D; the R80 spectrum on our home page was developed by SSLS scientists to accelerate vegetative growth.
- Hawthorne — product-development consultant
- U.S. DOE — Horticultural Lighting Energy Lead, supported USDA lighting projects
- Acuity Brands — horticultural lighting consultant
- IES Horticultural Lighting Committee — member
- Horticultural Lighting product selection, pricing negotiation, and procurement for very-large-scale greenhouse. Design of novel cooling vertical farming fixture for large scale grow operation.
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