Veolia Water Technologies Is ‘Challenging The Status Quo' At 2016 Aquaculture Innovation Workshop

Veolia aquaculture expert, Marius Hægh, will present the innovation and industrialization of land-based aquaculture operations at the 2016 Aquaculture Innovation Workshop.

Hægh’s presentation, “Challenging the Status Quo – Opportunities for Innovation,” will feature the latest advancements of land-based modular recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) for full-size salmon. Recent enhancements in water treatment of conventional recirculating aquaculture systems will be shared, as well as project case studies of successful large-scale smolt and post-smolt facilities.

“Veolia is excited to participate in an event dedicated specifically to the recirculating aquaculture systems,” said Marius Hægh’s, Vice President of Aquaculture at Veolia Water Technologies. He adds, “Advanced land-based fishfarms are a solution in creating a high-quality food source that is not only safe, but also environmentally sustainable.”

Veolia will also be exhibiting its new RAS2020 technology at the workshop’s tradeshow. The RAS2020 system is a module-based recirculating aquaculture system designed to maximize production, minimize operating costs, and reduce construction costs.

The workshop, which is hosted by The Conservation Fund, is scheduled for August 19-21, 2016, in Roanoke, Virginia. Attendees include aquaculture industry stakeholders from around the world who are dedicated to advancing the technologies and best practices in sustainable fish farming.

About The Aquaculture Innovation Workshop
The Aquaculture Innovation Workshop (AIW) provides an opportunity for aquaculture producers, scientists, engineers, aquaculture industry suppliers, regulators and investors to communicate progress on the technical, biological and economic feasibility of culturing fish – particularly salmon – to market size in land-based closed-containment systems using recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) technology. These “International Summits on Fish Farming in Land-Based Closed-Containment Systems” have been hosted by The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute, Tides Canada, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the Atlantic Salmon Federation. For more information, visit http://www.recircaqua.com/.

About Veolia
Veolia group is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 174 000 employees worldwide, the Group designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them. In 2015, the Veolia group supplied 100 million people with drinking water and 63 million people with wastewater service, produced 63 million megawatt hours of energy and converted 42.9 million metric tons of waste into new materials and energy. Veolia Environnement recorded consolidated revenue of $30.3B in 2015. For more information, visit www.veolia.com.