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Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Axel Störzner, 43 years, born in Dortmund (Germany)• landscape gardener, cultural manager, DJ, unfinished spatial planner • real estate project development• CEO/Owner hei-tro Ltd.

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Founded 1983

Since 2013 working on aquaponic development and other urban agriculture projects

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

At first it is the idea which is dominating our thoughts! To transfer it into a business idea is the challenge!

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Aquaponic Projects: 1. School biology center of the city of Dortmund - an initiative for lively biology teaching

• Indoor-Aquaponic System (Grow beds, Vertical NFTs, Aquarium, Moving bed Bio-Filtration, Monitoring)

• Teaching matters: biologic circuits, urban food production, sustainability• Project Management: NGO: ‚die Urbanisten'/ hei-tro GmbH

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Aquaponic Projects: 2. Center for Creativity - Union Gewerbehof Dortmund

• Greenhouse Aquaponic System (IBC Fish-Tank, 16 Growbeds, 2-Phase Bio-Filtration)• Community Aquaponics: urban food production• Urban development focused on social urban gardening project• Project Management/ Owner: NGO ‚die Urbanisten‘

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Aquaponic Projects: 3. Product development - Home Aquaponics

• Greenhouse Aquaponic System (IBC Fish-Tank, 16 Growbeds, 1-Phase Bio-Filtration)• Home Aquaponics: urban food production• Product development for a mass production• Product development: hei-tro GmbH

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Aquaponic Projects: 4. Urban Space Station - Emscherkunst Exhibition 2016

• Greenhouse Aquaponic System (Carbon Fish-Tank, NFT-pipes, 3-Phase Bio-Filtration)• Custom Aquaponics: exhibition use• Concept of sustainable closed system combining agriculture and architecture• Designed by Natalie Jeremijenko• Aquaponic Concept: hei-tro GmbH

SME Production

Consulting NGO

Science

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Network/Cooperation

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Aquaponic Project 2017 - City Botanicals:

Project idea:• Combine Aquaponic System with Demeter plant production • Organize and establish a project cooperation between:

Greenhouses for home use

Demeter Horticulture

Project development

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Aquaponic Project 2017 - City Botanicals:

• Greenhouse Aquaponic System combined with Demeter vegetable cultivation (Carbon Fish-Tank, 4 hydroponic grow-beds Bio-Filtration)

• Home Aquaponics: urban food production• Product development for a mass product• Designed by hei-tro GmbH• Aquaponic Concept: hei-tro GmbH/ Wolf-Aqua

Products:AP-System: • mint • basil • rosemary • lavender • coriander • woody a.o. - FISH (tench) Demeter Plant production: • historic tomatoes

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Aquaponic Project 2017 - City Botanicals:

Aquaponics as new business model How to develop and transfer innovative technologies

Thank you!