Aquamondis is building a freshwater plant for producing spirulina on the Cape Verde Islands. A special process extracts the blue dye for the food industry.
27°C
all year round,
Day and night
25+
years of experience
In spirulina breeding
3–4×
higher yield compared to
other locations
“The Aquamondis plant is completely self-sufficient and focuses unconditionally on sustainability: From energy generation from solar and wind power, water desalination and breeding to CO2-free transport of nutrients — everything is designed for maximum environmental friendliness. ”
Dipl. Ing Jan Dohrmann
The Cape Verde Islands offer ideal conditions for Aquamondis algae production: The direct location in the Atlantic ensures the supply of very clean seawater. This salt water is desalinated for breeding using specially developed systems. There is also enough space to expand the breeding plant. It is also possible to transport the harvest around the world in a sustainable way.
In hardly any other country in the world are the climatic conditions for growing spirulina as good as in Cape Verde. Year-round breeding is — also from an energy point of view — no problem at all and the growth conditions for the algae itself are met perfectly here without fluctuation. The climatic environment almost quadruples the harvest compared to production in Germany.
Spirulina algae are grown in small, sterile vessels and gradually transferred to larger tanks. Thanks to their high pH value, they have little competition from other organisms. After harvesting, the algae are gently dried to preserve their nutrients. The blue dye phycocyanin is then obtained through a special process.
Only optimal conditions, such as in the Aquamondis algae farm, ensure the high proportion of blue phycocyanin pigments of up to 25% in the microalgae. After harvesting, this pigment is extracted using our Aquamondis technology and a dry powder is produced, which is easily used as a natural colorant in the food industry.
The entire cultivation of spirulina and the extraction process are completely digitized. The automated control systems are based on AI-generated algorithms. This allows us to identify the perfect harvest time for optimal color pigment yield.
Cape Verde is also proving to be the perfect location for this: 5G mobile communications are standard and for the last three years, the islands have been connected to the new transatlantic high-performance fibre-optic submarine cable EllaLink connected to mainland Europe. Transfer rate: 100 TB/s!
There is a continuing demand for blue, natural dye (phycocyanin) worldwide. The increasing EU regulation for synthetic dyes in the food industry will result in a far-reaching ban on artificial color additives in the medium term. This means that manufacturers must increasingly switch to natural alternatives in the future. This development opens up enormous market opportunities for sustainable and environmentally friendly dyes such as phycocyanin derived from microalgae, which stands out as a natural blue color. Many manufacturers already lack the blue dye, for example for making blue gummy bears or chocolate beans.
Our foundation is based on an exclusive contract to use NovaGreen's plant technology until 2038. This gives us unique access to proven technology from over 20 years of microalgae production and can use innovative, sustainable processes that offer us a clear competitive advantage.
“Projects of this scale can only be realized through a perfect combination of knowledge and commitment to sustainability and the future. ”
In addition to the project manager, idea provider and mechanical engineer Dipl.-Ing. Jan Dohrmann, the closely networked team consists of environmental technician Dr. Mathias Thon and water expert Dr. Eckhardt Stübner, both managing partners of BSpartner and Dr. Christoph Schwarz, head of research and development for the biotechnological production of high-quality natural active ingredients at S2B GmbH (Science 2 Business).
October 31, 2024
We were there! AQUAMONDIS celebrated FunderNation's 10th anniversary as a guest.
October 31, 2024
AQUAMONDIS inspires at the “5th FunderNation Fundraising Masterclass” and secures 2nd place among 10 participants. Investor interest was very high.
Marienthaler Str. 17
24340 Eckernförde
Tel.: 04351 – 73 55 05
Mobil: 0171 – 65 56 110
E-Mail: dohrmann@aquamondis.de
Amtsgericht Kiel, HRB 24629
Geschäftsführer: Dipl.-Ing.(TU) Jan Dohrmann
Rua da Morna Tino Mosso
Caixa Postal 75
4111 Santa Maria / Ilha do Sal
CABO VERDE
NIF / Handelsregister
293299196 / 339559820230406
Director Geral: Dipl.-Eng. Jan Dohrmann
