Signify Upgrades Philips GrowWise Control System
June 17, 2025 
Signify recently launched its updated Philips GrowWise control system. This new solution empowers growers with remote access to their lighting systems, offering real-time insights and centralized control across multiple greenhouses or locations. With enhanced functionality, GrowWise control improves operational efficiency and opens the door for growers to participate in energy market trading, creating opportunities for additional revenue streams.
Light Control as an Energy Market Opportunity
With the growing share of renewable energy like wind and solar, energy markets are becoming increasingly dynamic, causing more frequent grid imbalances. To support grid stability and to provide additional opportunities for energy trading to growers, the upgraded Philips GrowWise control allows growers to participate in Automatic Frequency Restoration Reserve (aFRR). This option is available for Benelux wireless GrowWise control customers only.
Seamless Remote Control and Multi-Site Management
The established Philips GrowWise control has evolved into a powerful cloud-based application, giving growers full flexibility to manage their lighting strategies both locally and remotely. Whether overseeing a single greenhouse or multiple sites, users can easily access and adjust lighting schedules from anywhere, ensuring consistency and precision across operations. The intuitive recipe editor provides a clear overview of all active settings, enabling fast changes and saving valuable time. Seamless integration with leading climate computers and support for both wired and wireless configurations ensure robust performance. With role-based access control, growers can securely manage who can operate within this protected data environment.
Smarter Control, Smarter Growing
Growers can continue to use the Philips GrowWise control — now enhanced with new capabilities that advance lighting intelligence. A proven feature is precision lighting control, enabling growers to define exact set points for light spectrum and intensity, tailored to their crops’ needs — anytime, anywhere. This supports optimized growth, quality, and energy efficiency, while also providing clear insight into available power for participation in energy trading. The system delivers accurate light output per color (in micromoles per second) and maintains consistent spectral composition across all dimming levels.
