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AmpliAqua®
Driving innovation and sustainability in land-based aquaculture
About AmpliAqua®
The AmpliAqua® is an R&D unit, in a pre-commercial phase, dedicated to promoting innovation and sustainability in land-based aquaculture. It addresses the challenges of traditional aquaculture by reducing the environmental and social impacts of food systems and contributing to the European Green Deal.
AmpliAqua® supports the sustainable transformation of the aquaculture industry by developing and validating innovative solutions for by-product valorization, promoting circularity, integration with other systems, new feed formulations, and advanced technologies.
How We Are Innovating
AmpliAqua® represents a significant leap towards a more sustainable future in food production, transforming the aquaculture industry through innovative and efficient solutions.
At our research and development unit, operating on a pre-commercial scale in the port of Nazaré, we develop and validate new technologies to optimize production and enhance sustainability.
AmpliAqua® unit features a state-of-the-art recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), advanced filtration and nutrient concentration equipment, hydroponic and microalgae production units, as well as a sophisticated system for monitoring, data collection, and automation.
Would you like to test your products at our state-of-the-art facilities? The Sustainable Foods Test Bed program allows you to test and validate your ideas with European co-funding. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to advance your solutions!
AmpliAqua® where Innovation and Sustainability coexist!
In a space of 1,000 m², AmpliAqua® features a 630 m² greenhouse equipped with control and automation systems. Explore the three operational departments:
Aquaculture: A Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) with 12 tanks of 2 m³ each, capable of producing up to 1.2 tons per year.
Hydroponics: A total of 360 vertical towers with 17,000 “net pots” in two independent systems, with a production capacity of 15-18 tons annually.
Microalgae Production: Two tubular photobioreactors and two 5 m³ raceways.
Related projects
At AmpliAqua®, we are at the forefront of innovation, developing knowledge through research projects and advanced testing in aquaculture, hydroponics, microalgae production, digitization, and circularity, with the support of BGI and its partners.
open soon
Incubation Voucher
AmpliAqua® in the Spotlight
Roadshow
in Norway
The Partners
AmpliAqua® is not just a project; it’s a vision for a more sustainable future in the aquaculture industry, supported by EEA Grants (Blue Growth Program) and EIT Food, and designed by a group of partners:
BGI
A pioneering accelerator for advanced technology startups with a strong focus on sustainability. With a proven track record of supporting over 150 ventures in developing Go-to-Market strategies, BGI brings invaluable expertise to the project.
A collaborative laboratory within the national scientific and technological system that focuses on ensuring that cutting-edge and sustainable R&D products successfully reach the agri-food market.
A company specializing in engineering with a focus on aquaculture, whose contributions are vital to the success of AmpliAqua®.
A Norwegian aquaculture consulting company with a primary emphasis on land-based aquaculture production.
A spin-out company from SINTEF, the largest independent research institute in Scandinavia, offering consulting and management services for projects requiring international cooperation.
Program Operators
Crescimento Azul is one of the operational programs under EEA Grants, a multiannual financial mechanism supported by Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway that contributes to a more equitable Europe and strengthens relations between these nations and 15 European beneficiary states.
For more information please check this link: www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc24
Funded
Through the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA), Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway are partners in the internal market with the European Union Member States. To promote a continuous and balanced strengthening of economic and trade relations, the parties to the EEA Agreement established a multiannual Financial Mechanism known as the EEA Grants. The EEA Grants aim to reduce social and economic disparities in Europe and to strengthen bilateral relations between these three countries and the beneficiary countries. For the period 2014-2021, a total contribution of €2.8 billion was agreed upon for 15 beneficiary countries. Portugal will receive €102.7 million.
Learn more at eeagrants.gov.pt
