Tech company wins major contract for salmon farm feed system
Dynamic FishEye will deliver a complete, automated system to Samherji Fiskeldi's new land-based facility in Iceland.
In Iceland, there is a strong focus on land-based farming. In Reykjanes, Samherji Fiskeldi has now started work on "Salmon Garden", a facility that will produce up to 30,000 tonnes of salmon per year, powered by renewable geothermal energy. Read more about this project here.
Norwegian technology company Dynamic FishEye will deliver a complete, automated feeding system. The contract includes a control system, silo solutions and dosing equipment, developed in collaboration with Helland Silosystemer.
Øyvind Fjeld, business development sales manager at Dynamic FishEye, tells LandbasedAQ that this is an important assignment for the company, in a market where land-based farming is experiencing strong growth.
Big plans
He points out that Iceland's total production of farmed salmon is around 50,000 tonnes, but that only about 5,000 tonnes come from land-based facilities today.
"With big plans and ambitions for further development of such facilities in Iceland, this contract has great strategic significance for us," says Fjeld.
Chief executive Ole Alexander Bakke describes the agreement as an important step for the company.
"This is a milestone for us and a recognition of our technology and expertise," he says.
Fjeld adds that the project also helps strengthen the company's position in an international market.
"It gives us the opportunity to deliver solutions in one of Europe's most ambitious land-based fish farming facilities, and to showcase Norwegian technology in practice."
Millimetre precision
Dynamic FishEye was established in 2017 as part of the Dynamic group, with headquarters in Drammen, Norway, and a branch in Kristiansand. The company has around 30 engineers, many with a background in the oil and gas industry – an experience that has contributed to developing new technology for the aquaculture industry.
They describe the system as a combination of advanced technology and millimetre precision in the mechanical solutions. The goal is to make feeding intuitive, efficient and robust – without the farmers needing a technical background.
"User-friendliness and high uptime are our most important goals," says Fjeld.
Starting next year
The system will also adapt to the fish's needs in real time and optimise resource use.
"With QR codes, web-based management and seamless integration with other systems, operators get a full overview – no matter where they are," says Fjeld.
Installation of the system is scheduled to begin during 2026, with completion and commissioning of the first phase in 2027.
"This will be followed by phase two, where we have the option of further delivery," says Fjeld.
Inge Stian Helland, general manager of Helland Silosystem, says it is a great honour to be chosen as the supplier of feed handling equipment for the project.
Major investment in Reykjanes
Samherji's Salmon Garden project is being developed by Samherji Fiskeldi, a subsidiary of the Icelandic seafood group Samherji.
The first phase of construction includes 12,000 tonnes of land-based salmon and has a total budget of €235 million (£204.5m) in the first phase. The facility is being built in several phases, and when completed, the target is a production capacity of up to 30,000 gutted weight tonnes of salmon per year.
The operation will be based on geothermal energy, and when the plant is completed it will create over a hundred new jobs in the region. The project builds on experiences from Samherji's pilot plant in Oxarfjordur, and is being carried out in collaboration between Norwegian and Icelandic stakeholders.