Acronym AutoGametofytt
Category
Aquaculture
Title Automation of gametophyte production for upscaling of kelp cultivation Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - SINTEF Ocean (Norway) ,
Start year 2022 End year 2025 Funding (€) € 300,000 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/337001?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=projects&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=240&ProgAkt.3=CLIMIT-Forskning%2C+utvikling+og+demo+av+CO2-h%C3%A5ndtering&source=FORISS&projectId=164323 Summary There is a growing interest in the cultivation of seaweed in Norway and the rest of Europe, and sugar kelp is one of the most relevant species that in the long term can contribute to meeting the needs for food, feed and renewable materials of a growing global population. New consumer trends, market demands and opportunities for multiple uses of macroalgae such as food, bioactive components, feed, fertilizers and biofuels has strengthened the motivation for industrial macroalgae cultivation in Western countries. To unlock this potential, it is necessary to develop automated solutions for large parts of production. More mechanization and automated solutions are a prerequisite for the industrialization of macroalgae cultivation in high-cost countries. The AutoGametofytt project, which is a collaboration between Ocean Forest and SINTEF Ocean, aims to produce automated solutions for parts of the land phase of the value chain for seaweed farming (gametophyte cultures), respond to a market need, and produce data that will form the basis for further development of more products that can make future production more efficient.
The prototype to be developed will cover all operations required during the production of the microscopic gametophyte cultures, have a larger volume than current solutions and include sensors for monitoring the quality of the cultures. A more automated method will make it possible to carry out the planned upscaling of the company's production and to contribute to a significantly larger volume of cultivated kelp to the market, both for feed, human consumption and other products, nationally and internationally. Automatic monitoring and operations are absolutely essential for further cost-effective expansion of the entire kelp industry.
Keywords
Engineering;
Algae;
Prototype;
Land-based aquaculture;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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