A technical meeting of the Interreg Italy-Slovenia project Circular Rainbow took place at the end of October to verify the adaptation and preparation for the commissioning of a digitised indoor RAS pilot plant at the Servadei Farm in Pagnacco near Udine. The meeting involved researchers and technicians from the University of Udine and the partner Bluefarm srl, engaged in the digitisation of RAS plants to improve production and implement precision aquaculture in cross-border areas.
As part of the project, the University of Udine is adapting an indoor pilot plant, already present at the facility, into a RAS system through an up-grade of the water filtration systems and continuous monitoring of chemical and physical parameters necessary to ensure the welfare of the farmed animals and energy consumption.
The system will be equipped with sensors for continuous monitoring of environmental parameters (dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, temperature, pH, conductivity, nitrogen compounds) and energy consumption by connecting them via Wi-Fi to a cloud-based server so that data can be acquired in real time.
