After the aquaponics seminar at Tknika the group visited Breens aquaponics pilot station. Breen is currently testing a range of different plants. All of them are growing well. The fish species used is tilapia. Breen also uses the pilot station for vocational training of young people and unemployed people in close collaboration with Tknika.
Aquaponics seminar at Tknika
An aquaponics seminar was held at Tknika (www.tknika.es) with participation of aquaponics researchers from two Leonardo funded projects; AQUAVET (http://project.zhaw.ch/de/sci
Breen opens a stand at Aquaculture Europe 2014
Visit to Thanet Earth UK
After fruitful days attending the ESF and COST meetings on aquaponics at the University of Greenwich the group visited Thanet Earth (http://www.thanetearth.com/) and learned about their hydroponics system. Thanet Earth is the UK´s largest and most high-tech greenhouse complex presently including four greenhouses growing tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers. Thanet Earth has followed the development in aquaponics closely.
ESF and COST meetings at the University of Greenwich
ESF and COST meetings were held 1.-4. September at the University of Greenwich.
The future of aquaponics was discussed thoroughly at the ESF and COST meetings hosted by the University of Greenwich. Four internationally renowned pioneers in aquaponics were invited and presented their work on aquaponics; Dr. James Rakocy the aquaponics pioneer and designer of the UVI-system from the University of Virgin Island, Dr. Edoardo Pantanella one of the authors to FAO´s report on aquaponics (http://www.fao.org/3/a-i4021e
First mass balance calculations
Pilot aquaponics unit based on modern RAS technology
IGFF has built a pilot aquaponics unit based on modern RAS technology. AquaGroup advised on the design and construction and AgroTech will join IGFF for future development of production. Agrotech and IGFF also collaborate on modelling and estimating sustainability criteria.
Aquaponics facilities at Tknika
Presentations at Aquculture Europe 2014
EcoPonics will be well presented at Aquaculture Europe to be held in San Sebastian Spain October 14-17 2014.
Three oral presentations have been accepted from the group and furthermore the project will be presented at Breens stand during the trade show.
University students build EcoPonics systems in Iceland
University students will be building EcoPonics systems in Iceland during the next months. 
The first systems have been designed and will be built during the next weeks. The systems will use geothermal water for heating. Tilapia from Fishgen UK has been chosen as the fish species and focus is on leafy greens and strawberries in the hydroponics units.