Energy Self-Sufficiency of a Salmonids Breeding Facility in the Recirculating Aquaculture System

Abstract

This study presents the results of research on energy self-sufficiency, safety and production reliability in a salmonids fish farm. For the needs of the breeding facility under construction in the Recirculating Aquaculture System, energy requirement analyses were carried out and guidelines collected for the implementation of innovative solutions, which ensure the security and continuity of energy supplies and the plant’s energy self-sufficiency. This research included the development of solutions for the reliability of power supply and ensuring the continuity of operation of devices that are key to the fish farming process, i.e., lighting and pumps. In terms of ensuring the necessary amounts of energy, the possibility to diversify electricity sources was analysed, taking into account the possibility of self-production, including primarily from a photovoltaic power plant and from average power wind farms. The profitability of using energy storage was also examined. Recommendations and a list of energy balances for selected cases of potential power sources are presented.