Soliculture
Soliculture’s LUMO technology combines efficient greenhouse growing with solar power energy production. Our solar panels offset expensive energy costs and are customizable to any roof configuration and glass size. We help you get the best possible solution by considering your unique crop production before designing our energy products for your greenhouse. It was developed with the goal of finding innovative new ways to include Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) into a scalable model for power production. While semi-transparent power generating windows hold widely applicable potential, the greenhouse application held an especially alluring quality. The sheer massive scale became apparent upon closer analysis, as commercial greenhouse growers speak in terms of acres rather than square feet.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Solar Energy
- Market Focus:
- Nationally (across the country)
About us
To provide the agricultural industry with a clean source of renewable energy and sustainable technologies that are symbiotic with optimized growing practices.Innovation
The unfolding of this technology has involved the innovation of scientists with drastically varied expertise. With collaboration between UC Santa Cruz, NASA, all types of growers, and Silicon Valley, this project continues to be an inspiring manifestation of teamwork driven by a shared vision of how we can work together to shift our energy uses from fossil fuel to clean, renewable resources that support a sustainable future.
History
The development of wavelength selective photovoltaics (WSPV) was born in the renewable energy Physics Research Laboratory of Professor Sue A. Carter at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Research
The research question was clear: How can we create a material that has neutral effects on plants, while generating enough power to make it economically interesting? In developing the technology, we sought to create a product with the highest efficiency and most attractive design with the additional central necessity of optimal plant growth. This sparked collaboration with plant physiologists and greenhouse growers as our first plant growth trial, run primarily by Physicists, made our need for varied expertise especially clear.
GENERATE ELECTRICITY
Generate Energy for Your Greenhouse With or Without Grid Dependency.
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ENERGY MONITORING
Monitor Solar Energy Production with User-friendly, Online Software.
DOCUMENTATION
We Help to Prepare Applications for USDA & REAP Grants
RELIABLE
LUMO and SD Solar Panels are Covered by a 25 Year Linear Performance Guarantee
CONSULTATION
Together We Look at Your Unique Situation to Find The Best Solar Energy Solution for Your Greenhouse
CAPITAL SAVING
Avoid Spending Capital on LUMO Solar Panels by Taking Advantage of Solar Incentives.
SAVE THE WORLD
Make a Contribution to The Environment by Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Crop Production.