Aquaponics Proposal To Investors

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by  Phil A

Aquaponics Proposal
To Investors
Phil Andrews
August 27, 2015
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What It Is And How It Works
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Typical System Installed In Most Places
Today in North Texas
Small scale
Non-standardized
Not scalable
Modest output/yield
Trial & error approach
Manual interventions
and adjustments
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The General Opportunity
 Aquaponics is finally taken seriously for a variety of good
reasons, such as:
 Addressing water shortages and droughts
 It saves 90% of water
 Higher yields of food  3X to 8X more food
 Constant production of food all year round (7X24)
 Healthier food (all organic)  fewer health problems and
lower associated health care costs
 Self-sustaining system that can even exist off-the-grid
 Low transportation cost (production at point-of-use)
 Several socio-economic benefits

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The Business Environment
 No major corporations are involved at this time with
aquaponics
 At this time, very few installations have mastered large scale
aquaponics systems for these reasons:
 Hard to control and monitor all variables
 Inability to standardize settings
 Inability to industrialize the concept
 Disinclination to utilize vertical space (in a big scale)
 Powerlessness to quickly alter city laws and ordinances to
accommodate aquaponics systems within urban areas

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Two Important Facts
 Aquaponics and Hydroponics are becoming very
popular all over the world. It’s the next big thing, not
only in farming and agriculture, but also in the way we
design and transform our civilization. It is an essential
concept for the survival of our species!
 Sustainability promotes green and clean technologies.
They are essential in saving our environment and in
migrating to sustainable economies and societies
NOTE: We have the reports and surveys to
prove these claims.
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Our Version Of Aquaponics
 Industrialized and large scale version --- SCADA System
 Controlled environment setting
 Significant technologies involved
 Solar technology
 Water pump, Aerator and Syphoning technologies
 Vibratory feeder technologies
 Sensor and Probe technologies
 Visualization technology
 Other control and management systems (incl. remote
management systems)
SCADA – Supervisory Control
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High-Tech Versions
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Moreover …
 We are planning to promote/push for:
 Vertical aquaponics systems
 Vertical farms/gardens
 Urbanization of aquaponics
 People and farms/gardens co-existing in urban areas
 Industrialized versions of aquaponics
 Immediate connection to existing Business, Philanthropic
and Educational Ecosystems
 (i.e.: Whole Foods, Central Market, Panera Bread, Chipotle,
McDonald’s, Chick-fil-a, Frito-Lay, City Square, Food Banks,
UNT, U of Dallas, TAMU, UTD)
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