CoolGrow® VF - Indoor Grow Lighting Reinvented

The CoolGrow® VF, a groundbreaking vertical farm lamp that was created out of a collaboration between Colruyt Group and MechaTronix.

Instead of a classic system of light beams that radiate the plants directly, the CoolGrow® VF works with indirect and diffused lighting. The entire growing area is equipped with a highly reflective coating, so that both the ceiling and the side walls become the plant's source of light. The light photons are thus optimally used without any loss of light.

The biggest breakthrough was achieved by the creation of 100% diffuse light, which produced a net increase in photosynthesis and fresh weight of more than 30%.

With just one daisy-chained setup in the center a wide canopy area is totally homogeneously lit. Two optical systems have been brought to market – optics for a canopy width of 3.2 meters and optics for a canopy width of 4.8 meters.

Increase in fresh weight

Simulation of the light rays

From Convection-Cooled Bars to Water Cooling

The lamps are equipped with a unique water cooling technology, which allows setups of up to 200 m² per growth line and reduces the OPEX and Capex for cooling by 15%.

• Standard herbs farm 7128m²:
  convection cooled LED + chillerInstalled power for LED-heat extraction 167,5kWe

• Efficient herbs farm 7128m²:
  water-cooling LED + free-coolingInstalled power for LED-heat extraction 15kWe

Efficiency and dynamic spectrum controls

With an extremely high system efficiency of > 4μmol per Joule and a fully dynamic spectrum, crops are optimally controlled.

Longest lifetime and lowest light decay over time

The CoolGrow VF® is a true masterpiece of technology.
While most LED grow lights for indoor farming use simple cooling like passive aluminium, the heart of the CoolGrow® VF is a sophisticated double-loop water cooling system. This guarantees you the best thermal management of the LEDs on the market. The light efficiency, the lifetime and the light decay (how fast or slow the light reduces over time) are all directly related to the LED temperature of the grow light. With a lifetime of 75.000 hours L90B10 and a warranty of 10 years, the CoolGrow VF offers double the life-time compared to most grow lights for vertical farming.

The combination of all these technologies together gives a new perspective on the future of vertical farming and opens up completely new possibilities.

Together with Colruyt Group, MechaTronix succeeded in making vertical farming commercially feasible on both levels, Capex and Opex, within Western Europe.

The technology, as well as the optics, are globally patented.

For more information, get in touch with MechaTronix!