Evaluate and optimise cost and energy effective solutions for lighting, carbon delivery and mixing in intensive commercial scale tetrasporophyte production of Asparagopsis

Funded Activity Summary

This project seeks to improve process efficiencies in inoculum production systems in hatcheries and mass culture grow out systems in land-based seaweed aquaculture facilities through selection of light sources with the appropriate spectral qualities and intensities as well as efficient carbon delivery and mixing systems. Laboratory scale optimisation trials on tetrasporophytes of A. armata and A. taxiformis will be validated under scaled-up industrial scale systems. The project proposes to trial various commercially available light sources as well as carbon delivery systems that the industry could adopt.

Objectives:
1. Comprehensive review of spectral quality and intensity of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), carbon delivery and mixing in high density mass cultures of the tetrasporophytes of Asparagopsis
2. Validated spectral quality and irradiance in high density tetrasporophyte cultures of A. armata and A. taxiformis
3. Developed optimised carbon delivery and mixing systems in tetrasporophyte mass cultures
4. Laboratory-scale trials validated under scale-up conditions.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2024

End Date: 29-03-2025

Funding Scheme: Funding Scheme not available

Funding Amount: $100,009.00

Funder: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation

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Other Keywords

Emissions Reduction | Seaweed

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