Energy
20–44%of variable operating costs across the indoor-farm cases reviewed by AU/LAB.
AU/LAB · Cohen & Duchemin, 2021
Grow Below Systems / Edmonton, Alberta
ORBIT-H1
More room to grow.
Less standing in your way.
An orbital growing platform designed for lower energy use, less routine labour, and a simpler day on the farm.
Explore the platformThe problem
Growing food is hard enough.
The costs shouldn’t hold you back.
Powering the farm and doing the daily work take a serious share of every harvest. Better growing systems need to address both.
Labour
28–56%of variable operating costs across the indoor-farm cases reviewed by AU/LAB.
AU/LAB · Cohen & Duchemin, 2021Our solution
Let the system do more.
So growers can, too.
Three grower needs guide every design decision.
Inside ORBIT-H1Use less energy.
Bring crops around a central light. Our orbital layout is designed to make better use of lighting, targeting a lower energy requirement for each harvest.
Spend less time on routine labour.
Design daily work into the machine. Accessible growing tubes, coordinated nutrient delivery, and serviceable modules aim to simplify crop handling and upkeep.
Grow with confidence, without being an expert.
Bring the whole operation into one view. Connected hardware, crop recipes, and clear sensor readings are designed to make everyday decisions easier.
These are our design goals. Prototype testing and the pilot farm will establish measured performance.
The platform
Everything your growing cycle needs.
Designed to work together.
Meet your growing platformSelect a point to explore
ORBIT-H1 concept illustration · Not to scale
Central lighting
Less energy. More focus on the crop.
Plants surround the central light, catching it from every side instead of letting it spill into the room. Their leaves face the light more directly, helping more of it reach the crop and making better use of the energy put into lighting.
Explore the detailsBuild progress
Building it.
Testing it.
Growing from what we learn.
Our next steps move from the full-diameter prototype to a pilot farm, with grower needs at the centre.
In Progress
Full-diameter prototype
Developing the orbital growing system and nutrient delivery together. This build is intended to test crop access, irrigation, and operation at full diameter.
Next build
Pilot farm
Bring the system into a farm setting to evaluate complete growing cycles, daily workflows, and operating costs.
What matters
Follow the build on LinkedIn Evidence growers can use
Planned measures: energy per kilogram, hands-on labour per cycle, harvest consistency, and maintenance needs.
Grayden & RenaudPhoto coming soon
The people behind it
A shared belief in a better way to grow.
Grayden Wiebe and Renaud Pelletier worked together before founding Grow Below Systems in 2025. They joined forces to close a gap in indoor farming: modular, cost-efficient equipment built around the people who use it.
Meet the foundersGrowers / Pilot partners / Integrators