Algae Biomass Production
Facility to Save $400,000 in
Year One
Emeryville, CA, November 29, 2011
LumiGrow, Inc., the leading provider of smart
horticultural lighting, today announced that
Algae Farm, a pioneer in the indoor cultivation
of high yield algae oil, residual biomass and
algal biomass, is implementing the LumiGrow
LED solution at its facility based on the Houston
Advanced Research Center campus in The
Woodlands, TX.
Algae Farm’s selection of the LumiGrow
solution followed a review of agricultural lighting
products. The LumiGrow system was selected
for its independently proven ability to promote
superior yields at a fraction of the cost of
fluorescent lighting. Energy-efficient LumiGrow
LED lighting will save the company $400
thousand in the first year following installation
and provide sustained savings in the form of
lower electrical costs, year after year, for the
lights’ 10-year lifespan. Further, by selecting the
LumiGrow system, Algae Farm avoids the release
of mercury into the environment, a toxic waste
hazard inherent to fluorescent lighting.
achieve predictable and scalable yields while it
maintains the highest purity standards.
“Algae Farm is committed to providing
commercial algal products reliably. This requires
that we eliminate uncertainties and control
production variables, including light,” said Algae
Farm CEO Rick Berman. He continued, “With the
LumiGrow solution, we are assured of a lasting,
highest-quality lighting source for our crops.”
“Controlled environment agriculture is rapidly
gaining ground among innovative growers.
Algae Farm is taking a leadership position in
demonstrating commercial scalability as well as
environmental and financial feasibility,” said the
CEO of LumiGrow.
LumiGrow LED technology is instrumental to
the operation of Algae Farm’s algae biomass
production system, which will produce algae
for the nutraceutical, cosmetic and renewable
energy market sectors. By growing in a climatecontrolled indoor environment, Algae Farm can
©2017. LumiGrow, Inc. All right reserved.
(800) 514-0487 • [email protected] • www.lumigrow.com