Solar Sustainable Aquaculture
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Solar Sustainable Aquaculture

Solar energy for self-consumption in nature conservation area.
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Sustainable energy
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60
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What will you be financing?

NaturaFish is a seabass and seabream sustainable aquaculture. Harmoniously integrated into nature, it represents a sustainable alternative to wild fishing and high-density aquaculture in offshore cages, ensuring animal wellbeing and a positive environmental impact. 

Located in ria de Alvor, in the Algarve region (South of Portugal), it is part of Natura 2000, the nature conservation areas’ network created by the European Union to ensure the survival of animal species and protect Europe’s most valuable habitats. The farm has 19 hectares of total area and 19 tanks with the capacity to produce 500 tons of fish per year. Due to its ideal geographic location, NaturaFish has the right natural conditions (climate, water quality, and natural food) to produce the highest quality seabass and seabream.

The project started in 2018 with the reclamation of an abandoned shrimp farm built on old salt ponds. First sales occurred in June 2020 and the company sold over 100 tons of fish in five months, expecting to reach operational and financial stabilization during 2021, with an annual production of 500 tons. 

This is the fifth campaign of the promoter with GoParity, after raising more than 500.000€ in the previous ones. The first two aimed to finance the establishement of the business and part of the initial investment; the third and fourth campaigns served to provide extra working capital to the business.  The funds raised in this campaign will be used to finance the installation of 61,2kWp of PV solar panels on NaturaFish's facilities. The total investment is 35.835€, of which the promotorer is funding 10% with own funds.

What is the impact?

Contribution to the decarbonisation of Portugal, by avoiding CO2 emissions: with a clean energy production of around 96 MWh per year, the solar energy central will avoid the emission of 19,6 tonnes of CO2 every year. This is equivalent to the average CO2 absorption capacity of 1,300 adult trees.

Cost reduction for the final client: the decentralized energy production through renewable sources, close to the consumption site, helps to avoid distribution costs, making this a more competitive option than reverting to the national grid. Furthermore, the decreased dependency of the company on the national grid, makes it less vulnerable to price fluctuations and fiscal charges.

 

Impact indicators

19500
CO2 avoided per year
96000
clean energy
created by our projects
of sustainable
impacted

Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

About the Promoter

About
Viveiros da Espargueira - Actividades de Aquacultura S.A.

Contribution to the decarbonisation of Portugal, by avoiding CO2 emissions: with a clean energy production of around 96 MWh per year, the solar energy central will avoid the emission of 19,6 tonnes of CO2 every year. This is equivalent to the average CO2 absorption capacity of 1,300 adult trees.

Cost reduction for the final client: the decentralized energy production through renewable sources, close to the consumption site, helps to avoid distribution costs, making this a more competitive option than reverting to the national grid. Furthermore, the decreased dependency of the company on the national grid, makes it less vulnerable to price fluctuations and fiscal charges.

 

Promoter website

https://naturafish.com/

Team

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