Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00036, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Zheng, Youbin (University of Guelph), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Green Relief Inc. (GR) is a licensed producer of cannabis products. The company has been growing medical_x000D_
cannabis using aquaponics under 100% artificial lighting provided by LEDs. Energy for lighting is one of the_x000D_
major costs for this grower as for other indoor plant growers. There is an optimum of photosynthetically active_x000D_
radiation (PAR) at which the yield is maximized within the constraints of the growing environment or a point_x000D_
where the yield is optimized against the cost of light input. However, the company does not know the optimal_x000D_
PAR for their crops. Also there is no such data on cannabis in the literature at this moment. This project will_x000D_
determine the optimal light intensities for the production of a few main cannabis strains currently grown in the_x000D_
Green Relief facility. The research will be conducted jointly by the university researchers and staff of the_x000D_
company at the GR's facility. This project will lead to 1) an increase in revenue for a rapidly-growing Canadian_x000D_
biotech company; 2) broaden a Canadian company's market; 3) improve the university team's knowledge and_x000D_
enrich their experience in indoor production of cannabis (as well as other crops)., program purpose french : Green Relief Inc. (GR) is a licensed producer of cannabis products. The company has been growing medical_x000D_
cannabis using aquaponics under 100% artificial lighting provided by LEDs. Energy for lighting is one of the_x000D_
major costs for this grower as for other indoor plant growers. There is an optimum of photosynthetically active_x000D_
radiation (PAR) at which the yield is maximized within the constraints of the growing environment or a point_x000D_
where the yield is optimized against the cost of light input. However, the company does not know the optimal_x000D_
PAR for their crops. Also there is no such data on cannabis in the literature at this moment. This project will_x000D_
determine the optimal light intensities for the production of a few main cannabis strains currently grown in the_x000D_
Green Relief facility. The research will be conducted jointly by the university researchers and staff of the_x000D_
company at the GR's facility. This project will lead to 1) an increase in revenue for a rapidly-growing Canadian_x000D_
biotech company; 2) broaden a Canadian company's market; 3) improve the university team's knowledge and_x000D_
enrich their experience in indoor production of cannabis (as well as other crops)., agreement title english : Determine Optimal Light Intensities for Indoor Medical Cannabis Production, agreement title french : Determine Optimal Light Intensities for Indoor Medical Cannabis Production, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24997.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada