Sollum and Optimal partner to automate precision greenhouse growing

Sollum Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with Optimal, a UK-based developer of artificial intelligence-driven greenhouse control systems. The collaboration combines Sollum’s fully dynamic LED lighting technology with Optimal’s AI climate and irrigation platform, aiming to deliver a new level of precision and automation for controlled environment agriculture (CEA) operations.

The integrated system is designed to allow growers to implement their production strategies with minimal manual input. Optimal’s AI anticipates and adjusts environmental variables—including lighting, temperature, and irrigation—based on real-time conditions. Sollum’s SUN as a Service platform, which replicates the full spectrum of sunlight, will now be connected to this decision-making engine, enabling dynamic light modulation in harmony with AI-directed climate controls.

“Lighting is one of the most powerful levers in a greenhouse,” said Dave Hunter, CEO and founder of Optimal. “Integrating Sollum’s dynamic LEDs gives our AI the flexibility to adjust that lever in real time. It’s a natural extension of our platform.”

The system is intended to function with existing grower infrastructure, updating settings automatically and continuously. According to the companies, the approach enables producers to spend less than 10 minutes per week managing environmental controls while potentially achieving higher yields, improved quality, and greater energy efficiency.

François R.-Moisan, co-founder and CTO at Sollum Technologies, described the partnership as a logical evolution. “Our dynamic lighting solution was built to adapt—and this partnership takes that adaptability to the next level,” he said.

Sollum Technologies, headquartered in Montréal, provides LED lighting systems designed to emulate the sun’s natural spectrum for indoor farming environments. Optimal, based in London, applies AI expertise from backgrounds including Google DeepMind and Airbus Defence to greenhouse automation.

The companies are positioning the combined solution as a scalable tool for growers facing increasingly volatile weather and market conditions, particularly in Europe and North America.