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Run With the Wind The idea of running greenhouse supplemental lighting off-grid is attractive to commercial greenhouse operations for two reasons: lowering power expenses and avoiding local power company usage restrictions. Unfortunately the cost of alternative power solutions, whether wind generators or solar panels, has been prohibitive. Mariah Power, in Reno, Nevada, is changing that. The Windspire's patented technology delivers 1200 watts of power in a small, sleek package that operates efficiently in any area with average annual wind speeds of 11 mph. With just a 2 foot radius and 30 foot height, the Windspire is below typical residential and urban zoning restrictions. The propeller-free design is both safe and quiet. The Windspire comes complete with a high efficiency generator, integrated inverter, hinged monopole, and wireless performance monitor. A professional installer can complete installation in a matter of hours. An ideal solution for powering supplemental led grow lights. Instead of merely reducing the cost of operating commercial grow lighting, adding the Mariah Power Windspire can completely free a greenhouse's grow lighting component from the power grid. The low power requirements of an LED grow light are an excellent match for alternative power sources like wind and solar power. Other types of supplemental grow lighting do not lend themselves to small-scale power generators such as the Windspire. Combining LGM low-power LED grow lights with the Windspire from Mariah Power leverages two innovative technologies to their full potential. (visit www.mariahpower.com for more information.) ***************************************************************** Kids Love LEDs Too Having problems getting the attention of your kids? Try plugging in an LED Grow Master grow bar. Upon introducing it recently to my 7 year old cousin she promptly dropped to the ground and curled up into a little ball on the floor. I couldn't figure it out until she piped up- "I'm a seed." She wanted me to make her grow. LED lighting allows a safe option for introducing gardening to children at home or in the classroom. The low wattage design allows for a light source without shock, burn, and fire risks. Our led grow lights do not contain, lead, mercury, or glass parts. As a teaching tool the bars have great potential. LED lighting provides a platform to teach children about photosynthesis, evaporation, propagation, biodiversity, decomposition and a wide variety of other topics with hands-on experience. The bars can be mounted easily over tables, desks, or bookshelves to put a garden in every classroom. Plants provide a context for understanding seasonality and life cycles while creating an opportunity to teach life skills such as gardening and cooking. Kids can work cooperatively on real tasks while creating a beautiful space to connect them to their school or home. LED Grow Master would like to take the garden to the classroom. For each bar donated to an elementary school, LED Grow Master will match your donation throughout 2008. Donations can be made through our website by simply entering the name and shipping address of your school of choice into the "comments" section of the shopping cart. If you are able to meet us half way- the kids will grow in more ways than one.--AL ***************************************************************** Plants, Light, and LEDs Part 1 Plants are truly remarkable creatures. Like Rumpelstiltskin using his spinning wheel to turn straw into gold, plants harness the power of the sun to transform water, soil, and air into the building blocks of life. Over thousands of years we have learned to use plants for our own purposes, growing them in specialized environments built just for them. We've even gone so far as to create our own light generators to free our plant growing efforts from the need for sunlight. Does that mean we now have perfect plant growing environments? Unfortunately, the answer is no. No matter how advanced our plant growing technology becomes, from soilless growing systems to greenhouses and automated plant tending, there are always issues whenever we try to replace sunlight with light generated by man-made lamps. Which colors do plants use most, and can we leave out the others? How much light do plants really need for growing? How can we measure the amount of light to find out if we have enough? If we use lamps instead of sunlight, and don't change anything else, will our plants grow the same? Some of these questions may seem to have obvious answers, and others might be things you haven't really thought about. But in fact the answers to these types of questions are not obvious and in some cases science has yet to completely solve the riddle. In this series we will try to provide the best available answers in a straightforward manner.--CEO SolarOasis |
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| April 1, 2008 Volume 3, Issue 4 |
| In This Issue Run With the Wind Kids Love LEDs Too Plants, Light, and LEDs Part 1 Featured Distributor The Greenhouse Catalog www.greenhousecatalog.com 1-800-825-1925 Salem, OR Featured Product: The ABP5 is ideal for Saltwater Tanks, and Freshwater Tanks Over 20" deep. Simply let us know that you are a reader of the LED Gardener to receive 10% off of your purchase of this featured product. Care to Comment? The LED Gardener appreciates all the input we receive from our readers. If you would like to submit an article or pictures; or if you would like to comment on a current article please send submissions and comments or questions to angela@led-grow-master.com You are receiving this email because you subscribed at led-grow-master.com If you do not wish to receive this newsletter :Request your name removed angela@led-grow-master.com Contact LED Grow Master Global: Admin@led-grow-master.com |
