In August 2023, the UrbanAqua research and development project was launched in Bremen under the
under the umbrella of the "Bioeconomy on Marine Sites" (BaMS) innovation
Innovation Space "Bioeconomy on Marine Sites" (BaMS) funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The aim of the project is to Acheron GmbH on Bremen's overseas island to develop an aquaponic pilot plant for the urban circular circular economy. To this end, the Bremen-based companies Acheron, Farmcycle GmbH
and Polyplan-Kreikenbaum Gruppe GmbH are cooperating with the renowned research facilities of the
Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven, and the universities of Bremen and Bremerhaven. The overall aim
of the consortium is to demonstrate that sustainable production of fish and vegetable products in the centre of the city
and vegetable products is feasible in the centre of the city through the best possible recycling management. This is to be achieved through the bioconversion of nitrogen and phosphorus-containing residues and the utilisation of by-products produced on site.
by-products produced locally.
The focus of the project work is on the development of an aquaponics system for the
breeding of freshwater fish and leafy vegetables with integrated microalgae cultivation, duckweed
and insect breeding, the associated measurement and control technology and sustainable energy and marketing concepts.
marketing concepts. By the end of 2025, the development should have progressed to the point where
that fresh and healthy food can be produced sustainably at the model site.
