CO2
Use and CO2 capture
“It is not enough to reduce the environmental impact of energy production from fossil sources only with investments in photovoltaics”
Gilberto Gabrielli
Chairman – TOLO Green
Production
Zero impact
The plants tested allow the development of an industrial / agricultural plan of significant impact for the sector’s activities in Sardinia. Microalgae will be produced for food purposes with 100% sustainable processes with zero impact on the territory
Sustainability
The project was created in line with the concept of environmental sustainability of the TOLO Green Group
Microalgae
Production of microalgae for food purposes that will reach a total annual production of 150 tons of spirulina
The new Spirulina cultivation plants in areas to be defined (in the provinces of Oristano and Cagliari) will be located at two microalgae production sites for food purposes and will reach a total annual production of 150 tons of Spirulina, being followed by 100% sustainable processes with zero impact on the territory.
The plants are subdivided into 2 units: the cultivation unit and the processing unit. The first unit is made up of cultivation tanks, located within a large greenhouse where microalgae cultivation will take place; the second one, instead, consists of a lab and adjoining services where the transformation of microalgae from culture to finished product in carried out.
ARBOREA
1
High automation plant
6
Greenhouse tanks
1100
cubic meters of cultivation
12
tons / year of production capacity
in the best conditions
MILIS
1
High automation plant
10
Tanks open ponds
700
cubic meters of cultivation
8
tons / year of production capacity
in the best conditions
Zero Impact Production
The project is based on a model of verticalization of the production process in the biotechnology sector, and on a subsequent technology.
The main features of the process:
The perfect location
Sardinia is the second largest island in Italy, one of the places with the most favorable conditions in terms of climate and environment. For the cultivation of microalgae, Sardinia is a unique and ideal place: thanks to its average annual temperature, the cultivation period in which it is possible to cultivate microalgae effectively is very wide – from February to December – and this makes the cultivation less expensive of energy and more sustainable.
The availability of important research institutions in the field of agriculture and other entrepreneurial partners eager to develop new solutions for agro-food innovation, make Sardinia even more suited to the Tolo Green project.
Main features:
