CompletedAutomationBiotechnology
Macroalgae cultivation in drillhole sea on land
Description
To develop a viable and sustainable on-land cultivation system for Schizymenia jonssonii, a valuable edible algae, in controlled conditions in drill-hole seawater.
To determine the algae's ideal growth conditions by experimenting with temperature, light, currents, nutrients and density.
Our Role
Equipment development: container size, shape and materials, illumination, aeration, fluid dynamics, and algae distribution in fluid.
Acknowledgements
This project has received funding from Iceland's Technology Development Fund (Tækniþróunarsjóður).
Partners
- ICELAND - Hyndla ehf.
- ICELAND - Hafrannsóknastofnun - the Marine and Freshwater Research Institute