Heating spawns cost and energy savings
- The Challenge
Winter temperatures drop too low in hatchery tanks
- The Solution
Energy-efficient heating raises water temperature to 14°C
- The Impact
Weekly fuel savings of £1,200 and hatchery production targets met
Sectors:Agriculture
The challenge
Raising the temperature on a fish farm
Salmon eggs don’t like the cold. When the temperature drops, they take their time to grow and hatch – a problem on a fish farm with strict productivity targets. Out in Tullich, Inverness, a salmon farm that relies on nearby river water to supply its tanks was suffering the effects of a colder-than-usual winter. With the lower temperatures of the incoming river, spawning and hatching of eggs had become too slow.
“We’ve worked with this customer for years, and they rely on us to deliver solutions that save them money.”