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The young generation of eel farmers is energetic and proud.
Team Hedemølle, a group of students from Hedemølle Efterskole in Bjerringbro, Denmark, stood out in this year’s edition of the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE thanks to their project “ENERGY PACK”. At the World Championship in Houston, Texas, they won the Breakthrough Award, a prize that celebrates a team that made significant progress in their confidence and capability.
The project comprised two integral components: a control unit and a battery. The battery is a highly efficient heat storage system, effectively converting electricity into stored heat energy. Simultaneously, the control unit performs a critical role by assessing energy availability from private sources, such as backyard windmills or rooftop solar panels, while considering market conditions, including energy prices. By leveraging this ingenious approach, surplus energy generated during wind-rich days can be seamlessly directed to the battery, allowing homeowners to access affordable and sustainable energy for heating their houses.
The members of Team Hedemølle passionately explain the motivation behind their groundbreaking solution. They address a current dilemma: when the generation of solar energy is at its peak around midday, it’s also when this energy is less used since people tend to be at work at that time. This makes the use of power when it’s needed more expensive and less sustainable. Their visionary goal was to rectify this inefficiency by creating a more balanced energy consumption curve.
Team Hedemølle created a battery system that efficiently stores surplus energy to address this discrepancy. This stored energy can be utilised when green energy sources are less readily available, such as early mornings or evenings when most people are home. By directly addressing this critical issue, Team Hedemølle's ENERGY PACK project provides an innovative solution to optimise the utilisation of sustainable energy sources. This groundbreaking endeavour propelled them to victory in the Danish championship of the FIRST LEGO LEAGUE and secured their well-deserved spot in the prestigious World championship.
At BioMar, we are committed to sustainability and innovation, so we were proud to sponsor the team on their journey to the World Championship.
Their unwavering dedication to environmental innovation is a powerful inspiration to aspiring young scientists and engineers worldwide, reminding us of the immense potential of youthful ingenuity in shaping a brighter and more sustainable world.
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Read moreHelen Hamilton: a story about passion in sustainability
Helen Hamilton, Global Sustainability Manager at BioMar Group, is one of our North American women who has made significant contributions to the aquaculture industry
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Read moreNew ship for BioMar Tasmania to New Zealand route
BioMar’s new vessel set to accelerate Tasmania’s exports to New Zealand.
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- Partnerships
Read moreBioMar’s First Sustainability Seminar: A Big Step Forward for Chilean Salmon Farming
Last Thursday, BioMar Chile hosted a landmark event for the country’s salmon farming industry: the BioMar Sustainability Seminar. Held at the Hyatt Centric Hotel in Santiago, the seminar brought together over 50 leaders in the industry, including board members, directors, and sustainability experts, to focus on a key question: How can sustainability be a game-changer in a competitive market?
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Read moreSupporting “Blue Food, Green Solutions” at Aqua 2024
BioMar supports paving the way towards Blue Food and Green Solutions by being the Gold Sponsor of the AQUA 2024 event.
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Read moreInitiatives for the preservation of European eel
Artificial reproduction of European eel has not yet been successful in scalable volumes.
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Read moreCertifications are essential for meeting future demands on farmed seafood
BioMar production sites all over the world are certified to comply with various standards such as ISO 9001, BAP or GLOBALG.A.P. certifications. We invite you to learn how such certifications can benefit our seafood producing customers.
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Read moreYou must be crazy to farm eel!
Young fish farmers have an optimistic approach to their endeavours. Jan Götting is one of them.
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Read moreHuman Rights and Social Responsibility in FIPs
Historically, the FIP model focused on environmental impacts, often overlooking social issues. In BioMar we are committed to integrating social responsibility into FIPs, ensuring that the well-being of workers in the fishing industry is prioritized.
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Read moreCircular feed bags
Being mindful of our planet's resources at BioMar extends beyond our feed recipes to include the packaging of our aquafeeds.
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Read moreEmpowering Women in Aquaculture: A Day of Learning at BioMar’s Dueñas Factory
Last week, we had the honour of hosting a group of talented young women from across the Mediterranean and the Black Sea at our production facility in Dueñas, Spain as part of the "III Programme on Sustainable Aquaculture Practices".
