Kiel Harbour, March Update: Successful Harvest of Our Saccharina latissima Installation
We are pleased to share the latest progress from our German nearshore pilot site: our partners at the Research & Development Centre Kiel GmbH (FuE) have successfully completed the largest nearshore harvest of the locally occurring sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) to date. This accomplishment follows the redesign and adaptation of their macroalgae cultivation system […]
Kiel Harbour, December update: Large-scale coastal algae installation with Saccharina latissima.
We are pleased to report the latest progress from our parnter Forschungs- und Entwicklungszentrum Fachhochschule Kiel Gmbh (FuE) in the Kiel harbour area. Over the past weeks, the installation of the longline systems has been successfully completed. The systems are now fully developed, stretching over an impressive 1.3 kilometers. This extensive setup provides the foundation for a series of experiments that will advance knowledge in sustainable seaweed farming. By installing such a system in […]
Kiel harbour November update: Progress in Nearshore Seaweed Farming
ULTFARMS is pleased to share an important milestone from our partner F&E GmbH. The team has successfully upscaled the nearshore macroalgae cultivation system in Kiel Harbour, significantly expanding the capacity for controlled field testing of sustainable low-trophic aquaculture in coastal conditions. This work adds an essential nearshore comparison point to the offshore pilots operating in the North and […]
ULTFARMS Featured in Die Zeit für X „Blaue Ressourcen für eine grüne Zukunft“
Read further for an English translation. Wir freuen uns sehr, dass ZEIT für X in ihrem aktuellen Artikel „Blaue Ressourcen für eine grüne Zukunft“ über die Chancen der Meeresnutzung auch unser Projekt ULTFARMS erwähnt hat! We’re proud that ULTFARMS and our work toward sustainable offshore aquaculture were recently featured in the ZEIT für X article, […]
Euronews film team visits the ULTFARMS German research pilot
The ULTFARMS team was very happy to welcome the Euronews film team of Denis Loctier and Thierry Winn at one of the German pilot nearshore sites. At the site, macroalgae cultivation of brown, and most recently green seaweeds are being investigated, thanks to the help by pupils from the local school of the Lernwerft – […]
Kiel harbour, June update: Progress in system design, cultivation and analysis tools.
Great advances on the Nearshore site in Kiel Bay! The recently deployed, modular and scalable nearshore system has proven suitable for the cultivation of the brown algae macroalgae, Saccharina, commonly known as “sugar kelp”.This milestone was possible, thanks to an ongoing cooperation, between the Research and Development Centre Kiel GmbH and pupils from the local […]
FINO 2 update – March 2025
Exciting Progress in Offshore Wind Farm Aquaculture at Danish Krieger’s Flak The recent successful installation of macroalgae at Danish Krieger’s Flak highlights the fantastic potential for collaboration and synergy across projects, between OLAMUR, WIN@sea, and ULTFARMS. This achievement represents a significant milestone in integrating offshore aquaculture within wind farms by investigating the suitability of offshore […]
FINO2 Update – October 24
Assessing the Potential of Nature-Inclusive Design: FINO2 Update After seven months of operation, the nature-inclusive design (NID) installation at FINO2, an offshore research platform in the Baltic Sea, has been retrieved for assessment. Positioned ten meters deep on the monopile, this innovative installation was designed to create a habitat for marine life, particularly juvenile fish, […]
FINO2 Update – July 24
Successful macroalgae installation by the use of a, modular and multi-purpose system at the German pilot, Baltic Sea! By seeding two systems with juveniles of the green macroalgae Ulva, another crucial milestone has been completed at the research platform FINO2! This growth test aims to serve as a proof of concept for the technical feasibility […]
FINO 2 Update – June 24
Ulva sp. Sampling Campaign The semi-enclosed nature of the Baltic Sea creates a unique environment, characterized by a salinity gradient that significantly influences species composition. Salinity levels range from full haline conditions in the western Baltic to freshwater conditions in the Gulf of Finland. This variation results in the western parts being too saline for […]
