The pay-back of lighting controls in greenhouses is still a complex topic. Because of a very low energy price (the growers have their own powerplant), the energy saving is in terms of money is minor. Furthermore, the CO2 produced is required to grow the plants.

So, what is driving the growers to adopt lighting controls is yield improvement. Together with researchers from the university the relation of managing lighting (light levels and colours) on the growth of the plants throughout the life-cycle.