LED Grow Lights With Solar Panels More Effective Than The Sun

lusil


Joined: 21/02/2012
Posts: 2

Message Posted:
21/02/2012 11:26

I'm a complete newbie to growing with grow lights, and growing in general, but I have been doing quite a bit of research over the past few days on the merits of using LED lights to grow plants and the prospects of using solar panels to generate the electricity to use those grow lights which has highlighted some interesting results.



Firstly solar panels, from what I have gathered, a fairly standard solar panel setup produces around 1kwh/day/m2.



Secondly, from what I have gathered (or at least what LED light producers are claiming) these new LED grow lights are capable of providing sufficient light to facilitate good plant growth with as little as 10 watts per m2, which would imply that with 16 hours of grow light operation a day someone would be able to grow at least 6 m2 of plants for each m2 of [url= http://www.jgnsolar.com]Solar Panels[/url]!



Am I missing something or is it looking like in the future that we will be utilising sunlight via solar panels prior to delivering it

Cyprusactive


Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 128

Message Posted:
21/02/2012 12:05

Living in The Netherlands in an area where the night sky is illuminated with endless green houses with grow lights I find it interesting. I think you really have to look at the total amount of power from the sun and realise that LEDs actually provide little energy and at light wavelengths which are not the best. Solar energy in Kw pe square metre is massive so I think the idea has some appeal is is a millions miles from being cost effective.

babydoll


Joined: 27/07/2011
Posts: 140

Message Posted:
21/02/2012 13:30

LED lights are ok to use with or as a back up to dual spectrum or sodium/metal halide grow lamps but thats it.

check out LED grow lamps through vegative and flowering stages on YouTube to get a complete break down on them.