Nordic Steel has a contract with Artec Aqua, which is the general contractor for Salmon Evolution. Artec Aqua is one of the largest developers of aquaculture facilities on land, and the company has specialist expertise in water treatment. Salmon Evolution will be one of Europe's largest land-based fish farms.
Nordic Steel produced DeGasso aerators based on Artec Aqua's design and water treatment technology, which reduces CO2 and nitrogen content in the farm's operating water, which is essential to ensure optimal conditions for the fish.
- "We produced twelve CO2 aerators and six nitrogen aerators, which remove CO2 and nitrogen from the water by pumping the water at high speed through the aerators. The technology from Artec Aqua makes it possible to reuse up to 70 percent of the water with the water treatment that takes place in the CO2 aerators," explains Ola André Synes, sales manager for Nordic Steel in Ålesund.
60,000 litres of water is to be pumped through each of the CO2 aerators per minute. The CO2 aerators have a weight of about 10 tonnes each.
Knowledge of equipment and technology is essential to deliver at a level like this.
"We have been close to the industry for many years and contribute with professional and technical expertise that benefits land-based fish farming . Understanding good fish health is key, as are the right finish, function and quality of the products we produce," explains Synes.
Nordic Steel is close to the maritime industry with its own office in Sunnmøre. The company has many years of experience from the industry.
Nordic Steel has specialist expertise and extensive experience in developing and producing separation equipment for offshore installations at home and abroad. The company will bring its knowledge and experience in order to optimize equipment for the maritime industry – now also for fish farming on land.
Separation technology is transferable from offshore to aqua and water treatment at a certain level. At Nordic Steel, we have extensive experience in optimizing design. In many cases, we arrive at more production-friendly solutions, which are also more cost-effective for the customer.
Competence was also one of the factors that was important when Nordic Steel got the contract with Artec Aqua.
-Nordic Steel has won this contract in tough competition with a supplier market that has really caught the attention of the aquacultural industry. Price has been crucial, but Nordic Steel has so far also proven solid expertise and collaboration," says Bjørnar Flem, purchasing manager at Artec Aqua.
Nordic Steel delivered the first part of the equipment to Artec Aqua in August 2021.
