Aqua Nor - feed barges
Cutting feed costs is number one priority with state of the art system from AKVA Group
Regional focus
Berthed in Skansen docks for the Aqua Nor week was AKVA’s new 850-tonne steel feed barge for Marine Harvest. It was handed over during the Trondheim show and will service a large farm, with up to 7,200 tonnes of salmon, in nearby Fosen. The barge is AKVA’s biggest model yet and the second to be delivered
The sophisticated feeding system, with 12 parallel feed lines, can be remote controlled from the shore, said AKVA systems engineer Per Age - vide the 150 to 180 tonnes a day required at Fosen during peak periods.
The 12 feed lines can feed 24 cages of 160m, said Nessa, who also operation.The Marine Harvest barge cost 25 million NOK and will have a lifespan of around 15 years. Filled to capacity, it holds 8.5 million NOK
The AC 850 Panorama barge is delivered with AKVAconnect Barge Control.This provides updated information about all the systems on board at all times.This information is available on monitors strategically located around the barge, as well as in the control room.
This gives the farm staff and operation manager access to a lot of information simultaneously.AKVAconnect helps them stay in control of the operations, giving them a complete overview of every process taking place on board the barge, said Nessa.
Tore Obrestad, technical manager at AKVA Group headquarters, said this system will show online feed levels for each silo and remote controlled silo hatches allow loading feed with no farm staff on board.
‘With this system and broadband internet, it is possible to operate the barge and run feeding processes from any other location.’
while the pH value is continuously logged and maintained.
‘This ensures high quality silage that can be sold as a by-product, instead of having to pay to get rid of it,’ said Obrestad.
heights of approximately 4.5 meters (8.5m maximum).
To minimise the overall environmental emissions from the barge, Marine Harvest has chosen environmentally friendly solutions.The barge will run off the main power grid from shore as the main power source, minimising the use of onboard diesel electric generators.They have also chosen to install AKVA Group’s new modular system for biological handling of wastewater.
AKVA recently delivered two 450 tonne steel feed barges to Marine - land told Fish Farmer, was a ‘turning point’ for Scotland and he believes others may follow the ‘Norwegian way’.