ABB undertakes
unique aquaculture
salmon project
Arctic Offshore Farming
is developing a new
concept for salmon
farming using remote
controlled and submersible fish
pens based on offshore technology.
ABB will have a comprehensive
system responsibility for electrical,
automation, instrumentation and
telecom solutions.
Arctic Offshore Farming is a
Norway Royal Salmon (NRS)
project. NRS has received 7.68
development permits that allow the
company a total of up to 5990 tons
of salmon at the fish farm location.
Harsh environment
The offshore farm consists of two
large fish cages that are placed in
the Norwegian Sea outside Troms,
in an area where weather and wave
conditions are far more demanding
than inside the fjords, where
traditional farms are located.
Placing the farm offshore reduces
its environmental footprint, while
providing an opportunity to study
if this can provide a healthier
environment for the fish. But
the harsh climate also means
stricter safety requirements are
required. ABB will be responsible
for designing the monitoring and
control systems that will make
it possible to operate the plant
safely. This means, among other
things, that there are back-up
solutions, or redundancy, in critical
systems such as energy supply and
communication.
The solution is a part of ABB
Abilit, the company’s unified,
cross-industry digital offering —
extending from device to edge to
cloud — with devices, systems,
solutions, services and a platform
that enable our customers to know
more, do more, do better, together.
High demands for
stability
Pontoons over and under the fish
pens will keep the pens in place
in two different positions. In the
service position, the facility is lifted
to allow access to the equipment.
In the normal operating position,
the roof of the cages will lie 10
meters below the sea surface. This
will result in reduced lice impact,
while at the same time lowering the
risk of escape.
In ballasting and de-ballasting
(raising and lowering), the fish pens
ABB systems
to power
Arctic Offshore
Farming’s
new salmon
farming concept
with remote
controlled
submersible fish
pens.
FA R M T E C H
32 JUNE 2019