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THE BLUE GROWTH FARM – EMPOWERING OFFSHORE AQUACULTURE

The Blue Growth Farm project aims to develop and demonstrate an automated, modular and environmentally friendly multi-functional platform for open sea farm installations of the Blue Growth Industry. The concept of developing multi-use sea platforms has become one of the most EU’s interesting and ambitious projects to ensure the integrated and ecologically sustainable exploitation of open sea resources. In particular, a suitable combination of aquaculture and offshore renewable energy production and the application of appropriate technical knowledge are key in achieving the sustainable exploitation of marine resources, in support of the growing global demand for seafood and energy from renewable sources. The aim of the Blue Growth Farm project is thus to produce advanced industrial knowledge with a fully integrated and efficient offshore multipurpose floating platform, which provides a central protected pool to host an automated aquaculture system, capable of producing high quality fish, as well as a large storage and deck areas to host a commercial 10 MW wind turbine and a number of wave energy converters (WEC). The platform results from the suitable assembly of low-cost, corrosion-resistance, low-maintenance concrete caisson modules. Project is expected to end in March 2022

Project is expected to end in March 2022

CHLAMYS is involved in the following work packages:

  • • Wp1 – Project management
  • • Wp2 – Blue farm siting and preliminary engineering
  • • Wp3 – Renewable energy devices and aquaculture system: interactions and integrations
  • • Wp4 – Environmental impact assessment
  • • Wp5 – Outdoor protype detailed design, manufacturing and installation
  • • Wp6 – Outdoor protype testing campaign
  • • Wp7 – Full scale design
  • • Wp8 – Social impact and acceptance, Marine Strategies and Planning
  • • Wp9 – Blue Farm ecomiy and businnes planning
  • • Wp10 – Communication and disseminantion

CHLAMYS is WP Leader of Wp4, Environmental Impact Assessment.

Main Deliverables produced under its responsibility are:

  • • D4.1 - Environmental impact assessment for the representative sites report – France
  • • D4.1 - Environmental impact assessment for the representative sites report – Scotland
  • • D4.1 - Environmental impact assessment for the representative sites report – Spain

The project’s Consortium is made up of 13 partners from 5 EU countries:

The project consortium is made up of 13 partners from 5 EU countries:

  • RINA Consulting (Coordinator) (IT)
  • University of Strathclyde (UK)
  • Fincosit srl (IT)
  • Safier Ingegnerie Sas (FR)
  • NOEL – University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria (IT)
  • Sagro Aquaculture Limited (CY)
  • Chlamys s.r.l. (IT)
  • SAMS – The Scottish Association for Marine Science LBG (UK)
  • Wavenergy.it srl (IT)
  • Ecole Centrale de Nantes (FR)
  • Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation (ES)
  • Politecnico di Milano (IT)
  • Ditrel Industrial S.L. (ES)

For further information please visit http://www.thebluegrowthfarm.eu/ and subscribe to the newsletter to be kept informed.

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