Reducing Power Consumption by Converting Veggie Factory Lighting to LEDs
First written in FY2017. 2 of 3 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2020. Latest entry: FY2021.
29 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「During the current consolidated fiscal year, the Company developed an automated plant-factory cultivation system by renewing the materials and shapes of the cultivation panels and cultivation beds to work with its internally developed transfer machine, which automatically moves the cultivation panels, making it possible to lower viable bacterial counts by unmanning the cultivation rooms.」
For Veggie Factory's automated cultivation system, progress was made toward unmanned cultivation rooms and lower viable bacterial counts by combining redesigned cultivation panels and beds with a transfer machine. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「Research into LED wavelengths has made it possible to grow vegetables in line with customer requirements by using white LEDs with different color temperatures selectively. In addition, the development of a transfer machine that automatically moves cultivation panels has reduced the amount of human intervention in cultivation, making it possible to reduce cultivation costs and substantially lower viable bacterial counts.」
At Veggie Factory, progress was made in the selective use of white LEDs and the development of a cultivation-panel transfer machine, advancing cultivation automation and reducing cultivation costs and viable bacterial counts. - FY2017First statedAnnual report
「The introduction of this LED lighting reduced power consumption by approximately 40% and was also adopted at a plant factory scheduled for completion in 2017.」
It confirms an approximately 40% reduction in power consumption through LED lighting at a plant factory and describes its adoption at a plant factory scheduled for completion in 2017.