Staging
Los puntos de los equipos se conceden en función de la adecuación de la solución al tipo de innovación buscada por Team for the Planet. Se basan en el análisis de una serie de factores:
Presentadas al comité científico : Tras las evaluaciones realizadas por nuestros asesores voluntarios, las innovaciones con mayor potencial de impacto se presentan al Comité Científico. Los directores generales son los responsables de la elección.
Los bosques de macroalgas capturan enormes cantidades de carbono, vuelven a desarrollar la vida acuática y pueden cosecharse para alimentar a la población mundial.
The innovation addresses the issue of global warming and the drastic decrease in the amount of fish in the ocean.
We offer to cultivate macro-algae in large farms in the open sea. Giant macro-algae are a more efficient natural carbon sink than pristine forests. Kelp forests will replenish large stocks of fish that can support sustainable fisheries.
Algae and their derivatives are used in a dozen of sectors. We believe that the most promising outlets are: human food, animal feed, biofuels, and bio-stimulants for agriculture.
The process is totally innovative. It is based on a flexible structure placed underwater in the open sea on which the kelp grows. This system is connected to pumps that supply it with nutrients and cool water. The macro-nutrients are pumped from depths up to 500m. The pumps are powered by the movement of the waves and do not consume energy. The system is therefore completely autonomous.