| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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| Overall Score | 65.20 |
| Liaison | Olivia Conner-Bennett |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2020 |
Stevens Institute of Technology
IN-49: Innovation C
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.50 / 0.50 |
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Sarkar Professor Civil Environmental and Ocean Engineering |
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Deep Ocean Remotely Monitored (DORM) Offshore Farming System
A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
An interdisciplinary team of student-engineers developed a unique solution to the strain of population growth and climate change on our food systems. Their Deep Ocean Remotely Monitored (DORM) alpha prototype is a proof-of-concept for an ocean farming system that collects data and monitors the growth of seaweed, an alternative food crop that could change the way the planet eats.
The prototype is a fully researched and vetted power generation system, taking advantage of wave motions to generate sufficient power to properly outfit a remote farm. This involves sensors capable of monitoring farm performance despite waves, growth cycles, and extreme circumstances. Such a system would provide farmers with a reliable way to track production and enable them to expand their farms to include several systems all monitored from a central location.
The prototype is a fully researched and vetted power generation system, taking advantage of wave motions to generate sufficient power to properly outfit a remote farm. This involves sensors capable of monitoring farm performance despite waves, growth cycles, and extreme circumstances. Such a system would provide farmers with a reliable way to track production and enable them to expand their farms to include several systems all monitored from a central location.
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Further developments and plans for the project: https://challenges.openideo.com/challenge/food-system-vision-prize/open-submission/autonomous-aquaculture-changing-how-seaweed-is-grown-and-eaten
https://www.furthlab.com/current-projects (Offshore seaweed farming)
https://www.furthlab.com/current-projects (Offshore seaweed farming)
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