2000 article
The design and operational characteristics of the CP&L/EPRI fish barn: a demonstration of recirculating aquaculture technology
Losordo, T. M., Hobbs, A. O., & DeLong, D. P. (2000, May). AQUACULTURAL ENGINEERING, Vol. 22, pp. 3β16.
The Carolina Power & Light Company, in conjunction with the Electric Power Research Institute of Palo Alto, California has developed a commercial fish production demonstration utilizing water reuse technology developed at the North Carolina State University Fish Barn. The fish production system is housed in a 39.6 m long by 9.75 m wide barn structure located on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. Fish production activities began in the spring of 1998. The facility is designed to produce 45 tonnes of fish annually, with the first crop being tilapia. The project is being operated as a public demonstration of this technology, with biological, engineering and economic data being collected by research and extension personnel at North Carolina State University. This paper outlines the design of the recirculating system technology used to recycle water through the main fish production tanks.