Circle Design for Farms - Could this work?
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Hello! I am Luisa from Wheel'Ocean
We are a team based in London UK looking at designing seaweed farms in a circle system. We speculate that this will be ideal for upscaling as the farms circle pack but we lack field experience and we are actively looking for collaborators, advisors and seaweed farmers who might want to come on board as advisors and who might want to share their knowledge and experience. Also we would love to visit more farms and potential get an MVP going for this system but what are your thoughts? would this work?
This was our thesis final presentation: (264) Design Research Laboratory (DRL) Postgraduate Programme, MArch Final Jury - Day 02 - YouTube
MOBILE SEAWEED FARM TS - Phase 2 — AADRL
Many thanks in advance,
Luisa & Team
@luisa_56 hi Luisa, I’d love to help out if I can! Shoot me an email as we can discuss? cam.falkenburg@marinedesignbuild.com
Also cliff Goudey of tend ocean has a design for a circular farm unit that he calls a hub and spoke design. Not sure if it’s applicable to you all but he’s got a bunch of experience in the farm structure side of things.
@luisa_56 i put my email in wrong... oops, it was too early in the morning for me. my above email is correct!
@cameron_falkenburg95 Thank you so much! We will check them out as well. I will also drop you an email
@luisa_56 Hi Luisa, very Interesting project and concept.
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I have been looking for designs for SeaRanch Farms Www.searanchfarms.com
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I like to look at beyond just seaweed and designing an whole Regenerative, Sustainable Floating Communities of SeaRanchers.
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Seaweed typically grows at depths where sunlight can penetrate, with most species found in shallow waters, but some deep-water varieties can reach depths of up to 100 meters (330 feet), with recent discoveries finding seaweed growing as deep as 100 meters in the Antarctic Ocean depending on the species and conditions; however, the majority of seaweed growth occurs significantly shallower than this due to the need for sunlight for photosynthesis.
Key points about seaweed depth:
Sunlight limitation:
The primary factor limiting seaweed depth is the availability of sunlight, which is necessary for photosynthesis.
Giant kelp:
One of the deepest growing seaweed types, giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), can reach depths of around 30 meters (98 feet).
Red algae adaptation:
Some red algae species can grow at greater depths than other types due to their ability to absorb deeper wavelengths of light.
Antarctic discovery:
Researchers have found seaweed growing at depths of 100 meters in the Antarctic waters.
After watching the webinar and some of the questions asked. I feel I have some solutions or thoughts.
As for the micro plastic, just to be clear, it only adheres to the outer layers of seaweed? So does washing it remove the micro plastics? Or does it have to be dried and mechanical separate?
As night comes, the seaweed wheels could be lowered and capture the micro plastics.
I have been mentally designing a new Power Generation System, and a water Desalination System. It could be incorporated into the wheel designing.
Not only collecting micro plastics but making water and power all at the same time.
I'm interested in learning more about your project and where things stand at this current stage. And where we could combine to build SeaRanch Farm with it.
Cheers,
Craig
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Craigglewis@gmail.com
@craig_lewis Thank you so much for this insightful input I will drop you an email. I am really keen to understand how far we can take this technology. Making power sounds like an excellent bet.
@luisa_56 i put my email in wrong... oops, it was too early in the morning for me. my above email is correct!
@cameron_falkenburg95 Thank you so much! We will check them out as well. I will also drop you an email
@craig_lewis Thank you so much for this insightful input I will drop you an email. I am really keen to understand how far we can take this technology. Making power sounds like an excellent bet.
@luisa_56 I am just starting my journey into kelp farming but I have thought about this as well. I'm happy to stay in touch, possibly to the end of employing a circle-style farm. Feel free to reach out! I'm located on the east coast in the U.S.