New water pump technology currently applied in the aquaculture sector could mean savings in energy and maintenance costs for growers in the controlled environment agriculture sector thanks to a collaboration between FloNergia and the University of Guelph Based in Burlington, Ont, FloNergia Inc. was incorporated in 2016 to offer sustainable solutions for moving fluids using less energy. The innovative, patented “FloMov” airlift pump technology was developed with the engineering expertise at the Gryph Energy Lab at the University of Guelph (UofG) with support from the Research Innovation Office and funding from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), and is currently being sold to and used in the aquaculture and wastewater markets around the world,including the USA, Germany, Australia, India as well as at home in Canada.“The technology was developed for one part of the food sector back in 2016, and we were focusing initially on aquaculture applications,” said Wael Ahmed PhD, REng. Chief Technology Officer at FloNergia and a professor at UofG. “Now we are extendingthis.. .Now we are in the second phase of this technology and looking at how to really adapt this technology to indoor and vertical farming.”
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