UNITED Deliverables Now Available
We’re excited to share that all deliverables from the H2020 UNITED project are now publicly available on the project’s website. Building on UNITED: The Foundation of Today’s Multi‑Use Ambitions The H2020 UNITED project demonstrated, for the first time at scale, that marine multi-use can be both technically feasible and environmentally beneficial. By combining offshore wind, aquaculture, tourism and nature protection, the project showed how […]
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 […]
ULTFARMS 2nd Capitalisation Workshop led by CTA
ULTFARMS advances commercial planning for low-trophic offshore aquaculture in its second Capitalisation Workshop On 5 November, ULTFARMS held its second Capitalisation Workshop, an online event aimed at advancing the commercialisation strategy of the project’s Key Exploitable Results (KERs).Organised under Work Package 5 (WP5) and hosted by Technological Corporation of Andalusia (CTA), the workshop gathered representatives from ULTFARMS’ offshore pilots alongside experts from the blue […]
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, […]
ULTFARMS at Aquaculture Europe 2025
From the 22 to the 25 September 2025, Valencia hosted Aquaculture Europe 2025 (AE2025). The largest event in its history with over 3000 participants and over 800 scientific contributions, reflecting the growing importance of aquaculture in addressing global food security and environmental challenges. For ULTFARMS, AE2025 was an invaluable opportunity to connect, share, and learn. It allowed us to strengthen […]
ULTFARMS Hands-On Algae Workshop in Nykøbing
On 11-12 September 2025, ULTFARMS partners and stakeholders gathered at DTU Aqua in Nykøbing Mors, Denmark for a workshop dedicated to algae cultivation techniques and offshore innovation. The event brought together experts from research institutions, industry, and project partners to explore recent developments in offshore algae aquaculture, through presentations, practical sessions, and site visits. Day one focused on propagation, seeding, and harvesting techniques for […]
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 – […]
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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 […]
