Tom Ethan ShaharAquaponics uses aquaculutre and hydroponics
Aquaculutre is fish farming in tanks
Hydroponics is growing plants in water instead of soil
Fish poop provides nutrients for the plants
Benefits
90-99% less water usage than agriculture
Much more space efficient
because of the closed loop system, much fewer inputs needed and and fewer harmful emissions
Necessary Components
Tank for fish
Grow bed for plants
pump cycles water from tank to plants
siphon cycles water from plants to fish tank
this system produces fish and produce
byproducts include fish poop and dead plant matter (leaves, etc)
these byproducts can be combined with composts from the eaten fish and produce to create both fertilizers and fish feed
Components to be incorporated into our idea
Tank for fish
Grow bed for plants
Filter & pump to bring water from tank to plants
gravity based siphon to bring water from plants to tank
composter that creates fish feed from dead plants and food compost
composter that creates fertilizer from dead fish and food compost
collection system in tank that collects fish excrement automatically
Algae based biofuel
Algae are 60 times more efficient at producing biofuels than land based plants
biomass from algae can be used as feedstock in a self sustaining system
https://gogreenaquaponics.com/blogs/news/the-different-types-of-aquaponics-system
https://earth.org/data_visualization/aquaponics-a-solution-to-food-insecurity/