Imagine taking the dirty runoff water from indoor farms and using it as a free buffet for tiny algae. These algae soak up the pollution and carbon from the air, turning waste into a valuable green powder. This powder can then be used to make natural plant food or fish feed, turning a waste problem into a profit center.
Microalgae production is currently too expensive for mass market use. Simultaneously, soilless farms struggle with nutrient-rich wastewater that causes environmental damage.
A decentralized production system featuring photobioreactors, A.I. predictive models, cloud monitoring, and a direct air capture prototype for CO2.
If you are a greenhouse operator dealing with nutrient-rich drainage water pollution — this project developed a decentralized production system that treats your wastewater while creating a new revenue stream from biomass.
If you are a feed producer dealing with high costs of sustainable ingredients — this project developed a way to produce microalgae functional ingredients at a cost reduced by >50%.
If you are a chemical company dealing with the demand for greener alternatives — this project developed a biorefinery approach to create high-demand biostimulants and biopesticides from algae.
The project expects to reduce microalgae production costs by >50% by utilizing free nutrients from agricultural wastewater and optimizing inputs like energy and labor.
Yes, the project is deploying two validation facilities in the Netherlands and Finland, and two demonstration facilities in Portugal and Spain near soilless greenhouses.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project focuses on developing a replicable business model for EU-wide installation.
Production is managed via novel sensors, A.I.-based predictive models, and a cloud-based monitoring system to maintain a continuous harvest regime.
The project period runs from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026.
The consortium is strongly geared toward commercialization with a 38% industry ratio, comprising 6 companies (including 5 SMEs) and 9 research-oriented partners. This balance ensures that the technical development of A.I. sensors and biorefinery processes is directly linked to market needs in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors across 7 European countries.
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