Apogee–Aranet Wireless Greenhouse Light Sensors Debut at GreenTech NA

Light and leaf temperature just got an easier path onto the same greenhouse dashboard. The Grower reported on September 15, 2026 that Aranet and Apogee Instruments jointly offer eight Apogee sensors—covering PAR, ePAR, far-red, solar radiation, and plant temperature—made wireless via the Aranet Apogee Transmitter and surfaced in Aranet Cloud beside climate and root-zone data. The lineup is on show at GreenTech North America (first US edition) September 23–24 in Philadelphia, Aranet booth 112.

What is in the wireless kit

Apogee’s optical and plant-temperature sensors are long-time CEA fixtures; the partnership’s pitch is cutting the cable by pairing them with Aranet’s transmitter and cloud. Growers can watch photosynthetic light (PAR / ePAR), far-red, solar radiation, and plant temperature next to the climate and root-zone streams they already trust in Aranet Cloud—instead of logging light in a separate handheld workflow.

• PAR and ePAR sensing
• Far-red and solar radiation
• Plant temperature
• Wireless path: Aranet Apogee Transmitter
• Dashboard: Aranet Cloud alongside climate / root-zone data

Why GreenTech NA timing matters

The partnership note landed mid-September; the live shop-floor moment is GreenTech North America’s first US edition in Philadelphia on September 23–24. HortiDaily’s exhibitor list confirms Apogee and Aranet presence—booth 112 for Aranet—so trade-show week is the natural verify-and-ask window for radio range, mounting kits, calibration cadence, and cloud licensing. This remains trade-press / company-release territory: useful for procurement conversations, not a peer-reviewed yield study.

Do not invent energy-savings or yield-percentage claims the sources did not publish. Wireless light sensing helps operators catch shade cloth mistakes, uneven HPS/LED maps, and canopy temperature drift; it does not automatically rewrite your DLI recipe.

Practical CEA angle

Controlled-environment growers already obsess over air setpoints. Light quality and plant temperature often still live on clipboards or USB loggers. Pulling Apogee’s sensor family into Aranet Cloud is about closing that dashboard gap—especially for multi-bay glasshouses where running new signal cable through wet canopies is expensive. Ask about battery life, transmitter density, and how far-red / ePAR channels are labeled in alerts before standardizing a whole block.

Rocks take

A clean CEA integration story timed to GreenTech NA’s US debut: Apogee optics, Aranet radios, one cloud. Tour booth 112 if you are in Philly; ask for commissioning and calibration docs before you buy a bay’s worth. Source: The Grower.

FAQ

Where is the lineup being shown? GreenTech North America, September 23–24, 2026, Philadelphia—Aranet booth 112.

What sensors go wireless? Eight Apogee units covering PAR, ePAR, far-red, solar radiation, and plant temperature via the Aranet Apogee Transmitter.