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According to its website, cannabis producer The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. is working with Larssen to build a large greenhouse in Quebec. It did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday.

Financial terms of the Larssen deal were not disclosed, but Aurora said they include performance-based milestone payments.

Larssen, which has offices in Denmark and Burlington, Ont., is designing, engineering and overseeing construction of the half-built Aurora Sky cannabis greenhouse near the Edmonton International Airport, a facility it says will have capacity to produce 100,000 kilograms of cannabis per year.

“It’s like nothing the world has yet seen in cannabis production,” said Battley.

He said the facility will be a closed system hybrid greenhouse capable of precise control of light, heat, humidity and nutrients to produce “ultra low cost” cannabis. To ensure no contaminants enter the system, the air system is designed to be overpressured and overhead robotic cranes will help to replace humans in the growing areas.

Thomas Larssen, principal owner of Larssen Ltd., is to head up a new subsidiary called Aurora Larssen Projects Ltd.

“Joining the company will allow us to leverage the incredible brand recognition Aurora enjoys, both within and outside of the cannabis sector,” he said in a statement.

“I believe that the resources, infrastructure and strategic support available at Aurora will help establish ALPS as the world’s leading horticultural engineering venture.”

Aurora said Larssen is on pace to generate about $6 million in revenues in the next 12 months.

Aurora shares gained 33 cents or 5.14 per cent to trade at $6.75 at noon ET.