Location: Southlake, TX
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About Proximity
PROXIMITY, based in Southlake, TX, specializes in horticultural lighting solutions for commercial growers and home gardeners. The company focuses on providing advanced LED lighting systems that promote optimal plant growth. PROXIMITY designs its products with sustainability in mind, helping to reduce electricity consumption and enhance crop yields.
The CUBE: A Flagship Product for Targeted Plant Lighting
PROXIMITY’s flagship product is the CUBE, a modular LED lighting fixture. PROXIMITY specifically designed the CUBE to supplement existing overhead lighting methods. It delivers light directly to under-served, light-deprived, and under-productive areas of plants. This type of targeted lighting is known as intercanopy, intracanopy, or under-canopy lighting. By ensuring that all parts of the plant receive adequate light, the CUBE helps promote uniform growth and can lead to higher yields.
The RACK System: A Smart Lighting Solution in Development
In addition to the CUBE, PROXIMITY is developing the RACK system, a smart lighting solution for large-scale horticultural operations. The RACK system will integrate with environmental control systems, providing efficient and energy-saving illumination. This system aims to ensure optimal light conditions for plant growth in greenhouses and indoor farms. The RACK system is under development. The Company says it will offer significant benefits, including remote management and optimization of lighting, which can further enhance crop performance.
The Growing Market for Horticultural Lighting
The horticultural lighting market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by the increasing demand for efficient indoor farming solutions. MarketsandMarkets projects that the global horticultural lighting market will grow from $2.5 billion in 2020 to $7.2 billion by 2025, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 24.4%. The rising adoption of LED technology, which offers energy efficiency and improved crop yields, is fueling growth.
Sources
MarketsandMarkets. "Horticulture Lighting Market by Technology, Application, Cultivation, Lighting Type, Offering, and Region - Global Forecast to 2025." June 2020. www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/horticulture-lighting-market-150547261.html.
U.S. Department of Energy. "LED Lighting." Energy.gov, www.energy.gov/eere/ssl/led-lighting.
U.S. Department of Energy. "Smart Lighting Systems." Energy.gov, www.energy.gov/eere/buildings/smart-lighting-systems.
