Automated Seeding and Deployment of Novel Seaweed Spores (ASDNSS)

英国水产养殖中小企业海藻世代(SeaGen)的重点是创造技术和基础设施，在全球应对气候变化的斗争中释放海藻的潜力。我们的信念是，自动化、机器人技术、数据和创新可以为海藻水产养殖和地球带来可扩展和可持续的未来。英国园艺中小企业MicroGrowth Systems(MicroGrowth)是高质量LED照明系统的行业领先者，具有在优化植物生长和健康的同时节省能源的潜力。该项目是海藻生成公司和MicroGrowth公司的合作伙伴关系，旨在为Dulse建立英国第一个商业播种系统的可行性。Dulse是一种非常受欢迎的红色海藻，可能在未来五年成为英国和全球可行的植物性蛋白质替代品。气候变化带来了一场全球危机，影响着世界各地的人、环境和经济。对于那些资源最少的人来说，这将带来更严重的影响。为了阻止全球变暖，我们需要减少75%的排放，并大幅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，并为食物和动物饲料寻找可持续的蛋白质来源，而不需要水和土地。我们将需要恢复我们的土壤，使我们的大部分农田生物多样化，并继续为世界人口提供适当的营养。海藻为我们提供了在英国种植高蛋白、营养密集的生物质的机会，而不需要投入更多的土地用于作物生产。这项可行性研究将允许对Dulse的播种技术和实践进行全面评估。Dulse是一种特别美味(鲜美)和富含蛋白质的红色海藻，已被证明对生长具有挑战性。SeaGen和MicroGrowth将开发一种自动化播种系统，可以可靠地生产Dulse孢子，用于大规模栽培实践。该行业目前主要依赖于不可预测的野生收获，这可能是不可持续的。该项目旨在创建一个可靠的种子库系统，使海藻食品工业在英国发展，最终成为一种可行的、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.