We have delivered a vertical farming system to our partner SweGreen’s project in Sweden. SweGreen has agreed on providing ICA Focus, one of Sweden’s biggest supermarkets in Gothenburg, an automated in-store farming solution. The greens are grown within the store and harvested directly off the shelf. This kind of in-store farm is first-of-its-kind in Sweden […]
Netled partners up with agritech start-up Vertigo Farms – A focus on new kinds of vertical farming applications
Netled and a Polish agritech start-up Vertigo Farms have announced a new technology partnership. Vertigo Farms will use Netled’s Vera® vertical farming technology in its indoor growing projects. The collaboration has already started, and the goal is to have the first plants growing at the beginning of 2021. Vertigo Farms is the first publicly known […]
Netled arranges a webinar for investors
Netled arranges a webinar for investors on the 26th of August at 14.00 EEST. Webinar topics will include current markets and megatrends concerning vertical farming and also the thoughts from Netled sales team on sales in target markets. The webinar language is Finnish, but questions can be asked and answered also in English. Please register […]
Netled opens funding round
Vertical farming market continues to grow and Netled has received increasing amount of requests and inquiries as well as orders during the spring and summer time. Netled Board of Directors has decided on 28th of July to open funding round for time period 5.8.2020 – 16.9.2020 in order to gather capital to ensure needed investments […]
Vertical farming with one partner – A comprehensive turn-key solution from Netled
At Netled, we believe that vertical farming is the farming solution of the future. Environmental issues and climate change set various challenges on traditional farming methods. As a closed farming system, the vertical farm is protected from extreme weather conditions, pollution, and lack of freshwater resources. It enables the production of clean, safe, and sustainable […]
Netled launches an intensity update for the Overhead series – More energy efficiency with shorter payback time
Netled introduces intensity updates for two models of the Overhead series: a completely new model Overhead 550W and an updated version of the Overhead 240W. The new model Overhead 550W offers a retrofit replacement for 1000W HPS lighting with PPF of 1 760 µmol and efficiency of 3,2 µmol /W. The model suits well for […]
Global crises increase the need for local food production – vertical farming one of the answers
Climate change, natural phenomena, increasing pollution, COVID-19. Global crisis as we see today, affect lives all around the globe – and also food and the way we produce and consume it. Even more, it makes the vulnerability of food production and supply chains visible in many countries. The latest events around the world have increased […]
Which growing medium brings the best growing results for vertical farming?
There are many questions to consider when choosing the right growing medium for a vertical farm. First of all, you need to reflect, will you choose a growing medium or non-medium for vertical farming? What are the options available in the market with reasonable freight costs, and what are the growing medium costs per kilogram […]
