Automated Seeding and Deployment of Novel Seaweed Spores (ASDNSS)

英国水产养殖中小企业海藻一代（SeaGen）的重点是创造技术和基础设施，可以释放海藻在全球应对气候变化的斗争中的潜力。我们相信，自动化、机器人技术、数据和创新是海藻养殖业和地球可扩展和可持续发展未来的关键。英国园艺中小企业，Microgrow Systems（Microgrow），是高品质LED照明系统的行业领导者，该系统具有节能的潜力，同时优化植物生长和健康。该项目是海藻发电和Microgrow之间的合作伙伴关系，以建立可行性，英国第一个商业化的Dulse海藻播种系统，这是一种非常受欢迎的红色海藻，在未来五年内可能成为英国和全球可行的植物基蛋白替代品。气候变化带来了一场全球性危机，影响着全世界的人，环境和经济，对那些资源最少的人造成了更严重的影响。我们将需要减少75%的排放量，并大规模增加地球上的生物多样性。对于我们的食物链来说，这意味着尽可能消除排放，并在不需要水和土地的情况下为食物和动物饲料寻找可持续的蛋白质来源。我们将需要恢复我们的土壤，使我们的大部分农业用地生物多样化，并继续为世界人口提供适当的营养。海藻为我们提供了一个在英国种植高蛋白、营养密集生物质的机会，而不需要投入更多的土地用于作物生产。这项可行性研究将对Dulse的播种技术和实践进行全面评估--Dulse是一种特别美味（鲜味）和富含蛋白质的红色海藻，已被证明难以种植。SeaGen和Microgrow将开发一种自动播种系统，可以可靠地生产Dulse孢子用于大规模种植实践。该行业目前主要依赖于野生收获，这是不可预测的，可能是不可持续的。该项目旨在建立一个可靠的种子储备系统，使海藻食品工业在英国发展，最终成为一种可行且具有成本效益的植物蛋白质来源。

UK aquaculture SME Seaweed Generation's (SeaGen) focus is on creating technology and infrastructure that can unlock the potential of seaweed in the global battle against climate change. Our belief is that automation, robotics, data and a innovation can hold the key to a scalable and sustainable future for seaweed aquaculture and for the planet.UK horticultural SME, Microgrow Systems (Microgrow), are industry leaders in high quality LED lighting systems that have the potential to save energy while optimising plant growth and health.This project is a partnership between Seaweed Generation and Microgrow to establish feasibility for the UK's first commercial seeding system for Dulse, a highly desirable red seaweed that could become a viable plant based protein alternative both in the UK and globally in the next five years.Climate change presents a global crisis that impacts people, environments and economies worldwide, with more severe impacts for those who have the least resources to combat them.To halt warming, we will need to reduce emissions by 75% and massively increase biodiversity across the planet. For our food chain this means eliminating emissions wherever possible, and finding sustainable sources of protein for food and animal feed without water and land needs. We will need to rehabilitate our soils, bio-diversify much of our agricultural land, and continue to offer appropriate nutrition to the world's population.Seaweed offers us an opportunity to grow high protein, nutrient dense biomass in the UK, without the need to commit more land to crop production. This feasibility study will allow full assessment of seeding techniques and practices for Dulse - a particularly tasty (umami) and protein-rich red seaweed that has proved challenging to grow.SeaGen and Microgrow will develop an automated seeding system that can reliably produce Dulse spores for large scale cultivation practices.The industry currently relies largely upon wild harvesting which is unpredictable and potentially unsustainable. This project aims to create a system for reliable seeding stock, allowing the seaweed food industry to develop in the UK, ultimately becoming a viable and cost effective plant based protein source.