LED Agricultural lighting has great potential in agriculture

Yesterday, Creeper reported the 863 project of Hangzhou Hanhui Optoelectronics Technology Co. , Ltd. They are committed to promoting the research and development and industrial application of LED light sources in the field of plant growth. Since promoting the application of LED in agriculture is a comprehensive system engineering, they also hope to introduce strategic partners to help accelerate development. With the continuous development of modern agriculture, the demand for agricultural lighting is continuously expanding, followed by a substantial increase in power consumption. This not only challenges the traditional agricultural lighting technology, but also provides a very good opportunity for the development and application of new agricultural lighting. Dr. Jun Jun, executive deputy secretary general of the National Semiconductor Lighting Engineering Research and Development and Industry Alliance, told reporters. As a senior expert in the field of semiconductor lighting, Yan Jun has long heard about the Hanhui Optoelectronics project, and the technical level and commercial potential of Hanhui optoelectronics are also optimistic. LED Agricultural lighting is a niche market. In Dr. Ruan Jun's view, the development of LED lighting technology in the past two years has become more mature than before, and it has also begun to gradually introduce agricultural lighting applications. Plant factories that use LED light sources and environmental control characteristics have become niche markets that major manufacturers are eager to enter in recent years. In such a market, the enterprise chooses a very small product or service field, concentrates its strength to enter and become a player, and establishes various barriers at the same time, which is expected to form a lasting competitive advantage. Yan Jun believes that the market potential of LED light sources in the agricultural field is huge. First of all, based on the huge demand for agricultural lighting, taking greenhouse light supplement as an example, light supplement facilities are the basic necessary components of modern glass greenhouses. At present, China has glass greenhouses 0. 350 thousand hectares, while the total area of glass greenhouse reached 4. . 90 thousand hectares. In fact, the combination of LED lighting and modern agriculture can bring multiple benefits. It can shorten the harvest period of crops, plants or flowers. In addition, appropriate environmental control can not only prevent pests, and avoid the use of pesticides or reduce the use of pesticides, check for food safety, and increase the added value of agricultural products. Forward-looking technology is aimed at future investment. Hanhui Optoelectronics's technical level in the field of LED light source agricultural lighting can be said to be the top in China. For the professional height of Hanhui Optoelectronics, Jun Jun is also a good word. In Ruan Jun's view, although China's LED industry has initially formed a relatively complete industrial chain, at present, among the enterprises producing LED agricultural lighting lamps, small and medium-sized enterprises producing medium and low-end products account for the majority. lack of core independent intellectual property rights and systematic research, and few leading enterprise groups can participate in international competition. LED Agricultural lighting products are mixed, without the same standard, the scale of the enterprise is still relatively small. In such a market pattern, enterprises that master core independent intellectual property rights are even more valuable. From the perspective of policy, the state has gradually increased its emphasis on the production and application of LED plants. For example, during the 11th Five-Year Plan period, a project was set up through the 863 Plan, and several LED agricultural research projects were also supported during the 12th Five-Year Plan period. One of the main factors in the application of idle LED light sources in agricultural lighting is still cost. Yan Jun said. In spite of this, Ruan Jun believes that with reference to the 200 annual decline in the price of LED light sources in recent years, with the improvement of technology maturity and the expansion of application scale, considering the gradual increase in government support and subsidies in research and development and sales, the cost will be closer to the traditional light source. Moreover, because LED light source has obvious advantages over traditional light source, it is still a very forward-looking technology in China, and there is huge room for growth in application and promotion, which is an investment in line with the future industrial trend. Source: Hangzhou Daily