Challenge – Smart Aquafarming

In our search for a sustainable way to grow kelp, we realized that the current process is unsustainable and unsuitable for the European region. So we asked ourselves the question:

What should a solution for European regions look like and how can we avoid the current longline technology and provide a sustainable solution?

The Berlin team Cerberus around Ony, Arthur and Bernhard therefore started to look for suitable network partners from the aquafarming industry and contacted the Kieler Meeresfarm. This is how the participation in the ORCC 2022 finally came about, where the team was expanded by Alexander Lempp and the bridge Berlin – Kiel was built.

The increasing demand for algae as a future material and sustainable energy source requires a reinvention of the cultivation process. After first iteration to find a new planting material to replace plastic ropes and nets, they started the second step to create an optimized support system for the new planting material. With the decision to generate more data and make it available to potential customers, the system was optimized for a fast and independent exchange of several seaweed species. They also use sensor systems to collect data on the planting location of the algae.

Now the Cerberus team is looking for suitable test surfaces to collect data and to test the growth conditions of the algae on the newly developed carrier surfaces.