Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research
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Institute for Sea Research

Facilities

The centre consists of twenty cultivation tanks of 1500 liters each. Ten tanks are at NIOZ-Texel, ten at NIOZ-Yerseke. These tanks are specially designed for seaweed research. By means of aeration, turbulent conditions are created in the tanks, which keeps the seaweed in the tanks constantly moving.

  • Schematic representation

    Schematic representation

  • Schematic representation

    Schematic representation

How it works

Earth heat
Earth heat
The tanks are fully insulated and are heated / cooled using geothermal energy. This guarantees a minimal energy requirement of the Seaweed Centre.
Central pipe supply
Central pipe supply
Filtrated sea water (Marsdiep or Oosterschelde) and compressed air are supplied from a central pipe. Using lids, the light can be controlled in the tanks.
Biological seaweed filter
Biological seaweed filter
The water that comes out of the tanks is cleaned through a biological seaweed filter (3 large bins containing sea lettuce Ulva lactuca.

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