Cooke Hits Number of Firsts with Deployment of First Hybrid Feed Barge in Scotland
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland has deployed a new hybrid feed barge that slashes carbon emissions on one of Scotland’s newest organic salmon farms.
The barge will work at the company’s Mill Bay organic site in Stronsay, Orkney. The barge was deployed by Inverness-based aquaculture supply company Gael Force Group, working in partnership with Norwegian sustainability leaders Fjord Maritime, who developed the hybrid technology.
Under the system, an auxiliary diesel generator will only operate to recharge batteries on the barge...
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