a world leader in water culture

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DEEP WATER HYDROPONIC GROWING TECHNOLOGY
TECHNOLOGIE DE CULTURE HYDROPONIQUE EN EAU PROFONDE
A WORLD LEADER IN WATER CULTURE
ABOUT US
www.hydronov.com + 1 (450) 475-7546 [email protected]
Deep Water Hydroponic Growing Technology (DWT)
Company Structure
HydroNov Inc. is currently installing
greenhouse's hydroponic growing
systems with complete operational
back-up for customers around the
world. Built over the success of a small
research and development project
at the beginning of the Eighties that
has been able to create from scratch
a unique growing system, the Deep
Water Floating Rafts Technology. This
technique draw interest from growers
and business people all over the world
and is now widely used, including 3 Millions square feet installed by
HydroNov in Canada, USA, China, Japan, Mexico, France...
HydroNov technical services include technology transfer, growing system
material and installation, production software & follow-up, and project
design & turn-key delivery.
Technical Services
Option 1 - Turn-Key Projects
- Project planning
- Greenhouse selection and building
- Control Equipment
- Growing system materials and installation
- Production equipments selection and installation
- Production planning software
- Workers training
- Technical Supervision
- Expertise Transfer
Option 2 - Growing System
What People Say
- Growing system materials and installation
- Production equipments material and installation
- Production planning software
- Expertise transfer
- Technical Support
“...Several times I had the occasion to visit HydroNov projects with world renown
experts, and all were unanimous to mention the high level of productivity and
performance by the systems delivered by HydroNov...”
MR. ANDRÉ GOSSELIN
HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER
LAVAL UNIVERSITY, QUEBEC
LUC DESROCHERS
PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER
Luc is Founder of HydroNov Inc. and
previously of HydroSerre Mirabel Inc. He
has an enviable track record in developing
and commercially deploying innovations
worldwide in hydroponics, recirculating
aquaculture and aquaponics technologies.
His most recent commercial success have
been in deploying automated direct
seeding and harvesting of greenhouse
hydroponic leafy greens in the USA. Backed
by his specialized team members he has
supervised his company growth and is an
acknowledged leader in his field, having
trained hundreds of operators, collaborated
in applied research projects, and delivered
many industry presentations and training
seminars in his nearly 30 year career.
Main Team Members
SÉBASTIEN LECOQ
CANADA, PROJECT SUPERVISOR
PHILIP RIVARD
CANADA, DESIGN & DRAWINGS
STÉPHANE LABELLE
CANADA, AGRONOMY
ANNALISA GIORDANO
ITALY, AGRONOMY
ADRIANO MORETTI
ITALY, GROWING OPERATIONS
JIN FEI
CHINA, CHINA OPERATIONS
ZHAO JUN
CHINA, CHINA MARKET
OH CHING LAI
SOUTH-EAST ASIA MARKET
LETTUCES PRODUCTION
Lettuces Production
Crop Comparison
Hydroponic means growing without
soil. From there, several different
systems have been put together
since the early sixties, starting
mostly in England and Israel. Early
systems were very basic, replacing
soil by growing media like sand,
peat moss or rockwool.
Why does it work? Because plants
are not feeding on soil but on
minerals hidden in the soil. The
purpose of hydroponic agriculture
is to make those minerals available
to the plants directly through
water. Modern hydroponic growing
systems are using more and more water as a growing media, preventing
depletion of natural resources such as peat moss or accumulation of residues
like rockwool and other fibers.
OUTDOOR SOIL FARMING
3 HARVESTS / YEAR
PROTECTED SOIL HORTICULTURE
5 HARVESTS / YEAR
While current lettuce production figures for greenhouse soil production show
harvests of 108 plants/m2/year, HydroNov projects are harvesting up to 500
plants/m2/year in a wide variety of climate around the world. Produce is clean
and free of any contaminants present in outdoor crops. Production schedule
allow even harvest every day year round. See our videos for a description of
the growing process
PROTECTED HYDROPONIC
FLOATING TECHNOLOGY
18 HARVESTS / YEAR
Deep Water Floating Rafts Technology (DWT)
Floating Rafts Technology has been developed at the University of Arizona
(U.S.A.) and at Italian Research Centers in the late seventies and has been
adapted to commercial production by HydroNov Inc. from Mirabel, Canada. Since 1988,
Floating Rafts Technology has been installed over thirty hectare (30ha) (3,000,000 square
feet) of greenhouse in Canada, U.S.A., Mexico and Asia and has been used successfully
to grow butter head and curly lettuces at a rate never reached before. Floating Rafts
Technology has also been used for demonstration of public interest in EPCOT CENTER,
Florida, U.S.A.
Floating Rafts Growing Technology is certainly
the most water conscious system among
existing hydroponic growing systems. One of
its key features is the use of a large volume of
water allowing enormous buffer for fertilization
and oxygen control as well as economic
plants transportation by flotation. This large
buffer brings a level of security and easiness
that no other growing system can match.
Although large volume of water is required
at the beginning for filling up growing beds,
equipment and know-how developed by HydroNov Inc. allow user to grow crop after
crop, year after year, without having to discard any water. We just keep adding as much
fresh water as plants required through evapo-transpiration. Absolutely no water is lost
through soil or growing media, no direct evaporation to the sun, no dumping of growing
solution, no dripping gutters; just plants’ needs.
In terms of output, Floating Rafts Growing Technology will produce four times more than
any soil-based growing techniques. Up than 500 heads of lettuce and 40 Kg of baby leaf can
be produced from each square meter of production area on a yearly basis. Particularly well
adapted for the production of any leafy vegetables, Floating Rafts Growing Technology is
also a potential winner for the production of fruits and flowers and for plants’ propagation.
Advantages
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Huge buffer for fertilization and water
temperature regulation
Cost-effective and efficient internal
transportation
Excellent space utilization and fast turnover (18
lettuce crops per year)
Permanent re-utilization of nutrient solution, no
dumping of solution, rational use of water
Work load is easy to control and mechanize
System technology is simple (low capex)
Pro-Environment :
Minimal use of fresh water
No waste of nutrients
Integrated management of pests and diseases
Optimizes energy management and conservation
Computer-assisted production and monitoring
Ideal growing system for :
Lettuces including Butterhead, Batavia, Curly,
Romaine, Leaf, Crisp, etc...
Most low-profile leafy vegetables & herbs
Like Arugula, kale, Spinach, Mache, Basil, Baby
lettuces, etc...
Plant cuttings for propagation
LETTUCES PRODUCTION
Choices of Production
BUTTERHEAD GREEN
Butterhead Lettuce / Boston / Bibb
GREEN OAKLEAF
European Leaf Lettuces
LOLLO BIONDA
BATAVIA
GREEN ROMAINE COS
American Leaf Lettuces
GREENLEAF SALANOVA
Easy Cut
CURLY LETTUCE
NOVITA
Compact Oakleaf
MIX GROWN
BUTTERHEAD RED
Butterhead Lettuce / Boston / Bibb
RED OAKLEAF
LOLLO ROSA
RED ROMAINE
REDLEAF SALANOVA
Easy Cut
Automation / Mechanization / Fertilization
In contrast to most greenhouse
operations, the Floating Rafts
system allow the produce to
move smoothly from seeding
to harvest, while workers stay at
their work station, well equipped
to perform their work under
the best conditions. No more
bended back working in difficult
conditions and lost time looking
for the ripe produce; the crop is
coming on time at the right spot,
ready to be processed.
Flotation is used to perform
most
of
the
movement,
eliminating the maintenance
costs associated with mechanical
conveyors. Specially developed
equipment
facilitates
the
processing at different growing
stages: Seeding, Transplantation,
Harvest, Packaging, Cooling and
Shipping.
The end result is an efficient
process performed by a reduced
crew: from 5 to 15 people per
hectare depending on product
grown, type of packaging and
level of mechanization.
HARVEST WINCH
HARVEST CONVEYOR
HARVEST LINE
PACKAGING MACHINE
WASHING MACHINE
SINGLE ELEMENT
FERTILIZATION UNIT
Pull out floating rafts from
production pool.
Lettuce Bag Sealing Machine.
Motorized cables conveyor to
transport production to harvest
line.
Clean and disinfect production
floating rafts
Complete Harvest Line. Product
Treatment and Packaging.
Make it possible to design
individual fertilization recipes
adapted to exact plants needs.
HD BABY LEAFS PRODUCTION
HD Baby Leafs Production
After 20 years of research, it is now possible to grow high
density direct seeded crops using hydroponic technology. A
real breakthrough, that is permitting the efficient production
of baby salads, culinary herbs, medicinal herbs, asian greens...
Any crop that will perform well in a direct seeded cycle on a
soil-like media.
Furthermore, the 2 main operations of seeding and harvesting
are fully automated, needing only 3 workers to operate the
system. And productivity is there too, with very short crop
rotations of 15-20 days whenever there is sufficient light;
bringing a harvest anywhere between 20 and 60 Kg per
square meter per year depending of the crop.
FUL LY AU TOMAT ED AND INT E G R AT E D
Advantages
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Huge buffer for fertilization and water
temperature regulation
Cost-effective and efficient internal
transportation
Excellent space utilization and fast turnover
(20 baby leafs crops per year)
Permanent re-utilization of nutrient solution,
no dumping of solution, rational use of water
Work load is easy to control and mechanize
System technology is simple (low capex)
Pro-Environment :
Minimal use of fresh water
No waste of nutrients
Integrated management of pests and diseases
Optimizes energy management and
conservation
Computer-assisted production and monitoring
Ideal growing system for :
• Lettuces including Butterhead, Batavia,
Curly, Romaine, Leaf, Crisp, etc...
• Most low-profile leafy vegetables & herbs
• Like Arugula, kale, Spinach, Mache, Basil,
Baby lettuces, etc...
• Plant cuttings for propagation
Deep Water Floating Rafts
Technology (DWT)
Floating Rafts Technology has been
developed at the University of Arizona
(U.S.A.) and at Italian Research Centers in
the late seventies and has been adapted to
commercial production by HydroNov Inc.
from Mirabel, Canada. Since 1988, Floating
Rafts Technology has been installed over
thirty hectare (30ha) (3,000,000 square feet)
of greenhouse in Canada, U.S.A., Mexico
and Asia and has been used successfully
to grow butter head and curly lettuces
at a rate never reached before. Floating
Rafts Technology has also been used for
demonstration of public interest in EPCOT
CENTER, Florida, U.S.A.
Floating Rafts Growing Technology is
certainly the most water conscious system
among existing hydroponic growing
systems. One of its key features is the use of
a large volume of water allowing enormous
buffer for fertilization and oxygen control as
well as economic plants transportation by
flotation. This large buffer brings a level of
security and easiness that no other growing
system can match. Although large volume
of water is required at the beginning for
filling up growing beds, equipment and
know-how developed by HydroNov Inc.
allow user to grow crop after crop, year
after year, without having to discard any
water. We just keep adding as much fresh
water as plants required through evapotranspiration. Absolutely no water is lost
through soil or growing media, no direct
evaporation to the sun, no dumping of
growing solution, no dripping gutters; just
plants’ needs.
In terms of output, Floating Rafts Growing
Technology will produce four times more
than any soil-based growing techniques.
Up than 500 heads of lettuce and 40 Kg
of baby leaf can be produced from each
square meter of production area on a
yearly basis. Particularly well adapted for
the production of any leafy vegetables,
Floating Rafts Growing Technology is also a
potential winner for the production of fruits
and flowers and for plants’ propagation.
HD BABY LEAFS PRODUCTION
BASIL
DARK BASIL
WATERCRESS
MACHE
SPINACH
ARUGULA
BEET
CHICORY
CERVIL
WILD ROQUETTE
ALSO:
GREEN LEAF
KALEMIZUNAASIAN GREENS
RADISHESTATSOICULINARY HERBS
PARSLEY
BABY LETTUCE
MEDICINAL HERBS
AMARANTH
GREEN ONION
Automation / Mechanization / Fertilization
In contrast to most greenhouse
operations, the Floating Rafts
system allow the produce to
move smoothly from seeding
to harvest, while workers stay at
their work station, well equipped
to perform their work under
the best conditions. No more
bended back working in difficult
conditions and lost time looking
for the ripe produce; the crop is
coming on time at the right spot,
ready to be processed.
Flotation is used to perform
most
of
the
movement,
eliminating the maintenance
costs associated with mechanical
conveyors. Specially developed
equipment
facilitates
the
processing at different growing
stages: Seeding, Transplantation,
Harvest, Packaging, Cooling and
Shipping.
The end result is an efficient
process performed by a reduced
crew: from 5 to 15 people per
hectare depending on product
grown, type of packaging and
level of mechanization.
HARVEST WINCH
HARVEST CONVEYOR
BABY LEAF SEEDING UNIT
BABY LEAF HARVEST UNIT
WASHING MACHINE
SINGLE ELEMENT
FERTILIZATION UNIT
Pull out floating rafts from
production pool.
Fully automated harvesting unit
for baby leaf special floating rafts
Motorized cables conveyor to
transport production to harvest
line.
Clean and disinfect production
floating rafts
Fully automated seeding unit for
baby leaf special floating rafts.
Make it possible to design
individual fertilization recipes
adapted to exact plants needs.
AQUAPONIC & AQUACULTURE
Aquaculture & Aquaponics
Recent development in water recirculation systems for fish production are quite
similar to those made for recirculated hydroponic plant production. New technologies
now allow indoor production levels up to 200Kg per square meter annually according
to species, helping to overcome the dramatic decrease output from traditional wild
fishing.
Recirculated Aquaculture
The development of water recirculation applied to fish production has made it
possible to grow several fish species in a wide range of locations in the world. One of
the main advantages is to save water while increasing production levels, thus helping
to protect water resources while helping to feed the world.
Multiple lots /
Multi Stage Management
Hydronov’s approach is to multiply the number of starting lots to achieve continuous
production throughout the year, thus leading to a continuous harvest output. Each
lot has a set number of individual fish that will be monitored through their entire
lives, thus making possible implementation of a constant quality tracking system.
The end result is maximum productivity and full traceability of first quality fish.
Recirculating systems have less of an impact upon the environment because of their
closed nature - wastes and un-eaten feed are not simply released into the ambient
environment in the manner that they are with netpens, and exotic species and
diseases are not introduced into the environment. In recirculating systems, wastes
are filtered out of the culture system and disposed of in a responsible manner.
Recirculating systems can be built just about anywhere, including in urban settings
where they can use existing structures and be placed close to markets, thereby
reducing transportation costs.
AQUAPONIC & AQUACULTURE
GOLDEN TROUT
RAINBOW TROUT
TILAPIA
PERCH
BARRAMUNDI
BROWN TROUT
STURGEON
SALMON
Oval Recirculation System
ARCTIC CHAR
Polyuera Coating
1.5m All Around Walkway
Oxygenated Water
Input from Bottom
Section Separation Grid
Typical
Sedimentation Trap
Media
Water Recirculated per hour: 240m³ / raceway
Percentage of new water added vs recirculation: 0.25%
Raceway Dimensions (x2): 2.0m x 29.0m
Raceway Depth: 1.5m
Raceway Water Volume: 80m³
SPECIFICATIONS
4 sections to optimize fish density
PRODUCTION ZONE 2
Filtered Water Input
Heat/Cool Exchanger
Biofiltration & Aeration (Co2 Removal)
Oxygen Sursaturator
Central Drainage
Pit
Mechanical Filtration
Circular Setling Tank
Ultra-Violet Sterilization
Arctic Char Production Capacity: 50 tons / year / Oval Unit
Submersible Pump (4 per raceway) Tilapia Production Capacity: 106 tons / year / Oval Unit
Catfish Production Capacity: 218 tons / year / Oval Unit
PRODUCTION ZONE 1
This Aquaculture Recirculating System composed of two curved raceways
of 80m³ of water having their own filtration equipments in center of the
unit for an optimal environnement to grow hot water species like Catfish
and Tilapia as well as cold water species like Arctic Char and Rainbow
Trout.
OVAL RECIRCULATING SYSTEM
AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION MODULES
Adjustable
Output
1.5m All Around Walkway
Central Discharging Gutter
Tilapia Production Capacity: 50 tons / year / Dualzone
Catfish Production Capacity: 100 tons / year / Dualzone
Water Recirculated per hour: 240m³ / raceway
Percentage of new water added vs recirculation: 0.25%
Raceway Dimensions (x2): 2.0m x 29.0m
Raceway Depth: 1.5m
Raceway Water Volume: 80m³
SPECIFICATIONS
PRODUCTION ZONE 2
Submersible Pump (4 per raceway)
Central Drainage Pit
Media
Biofiltration & Aeration (Co2 Removal)
Sedimentation Trap
Mechanical
Filtration
Ultra-Violet Sterilization
Oxygen Diffusor
Section Separation Grid
Typical
PRODUCTION ZONE 1
This pre-fabricated steel panels fish tank is ideal for easier installation and
to avoid a high cost concrete work.
Aquaculture Recirculating System composed of two raceways of 80m³ of
water sharing the same filtration unit for an optimal environnement to
grow hot water species like Catfish and Tilapia.
“DUALZONE” RECIRCULATION SYSTEM
AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION MODULES
INTEGRATED FISH VEGETABLES PRODUCTION
Closing the loop with Aquaponics: Integrated Fish Vegetables Production (IFVP)
Taking advantage of its expertises with re-circulating production of vegetables and fish, HydroNov was able to conceive a commercially viable system
by linking both production systems via a bio-digester capable to transform fish wastes in vegetables nutrients Thus opening the possibility to grow
organic vegetables in this Bioponic system.
FISH PRODUCTION
ORGANIC NUTRIENTS PRODUCTION
VEGETABLES PRODUCTION
FISH WASTE
ORGANIC
NUTRIENT
SETTLING
TANKS
BIO REACTOR
INTEGRATED FISH VEGETABLES PRODUCTION
ORGANIC HYDROPONICS
The Organic Way To Grow Hydroponically – HydroNov Growing Philosophy and Practice
In a good organic soil, an healthy and active top layer of 4 to 12
inches is the key to ensuring disease-free, uniform productivity of
crops; it is now well known that truly sustainable growth must be
supported by biological activity which comes from work done by
all kinds of bacteria, fungi and worms to aerate and nourish the
soil, integrating added organic matter and minerals and making it
available to living plants.
Most other hydroponics systems approach is opposite to that and
is more similar to mainstream large fields agriculture, where the
tendency was to replace all biological activity by more mineral
nutrients and then more pesticides and commercial fertilizers to try
to keep everything under control; we are seeing now the limits of
that “un”-natural model and the return to more natural ways that
enable the plants to thrive in the ideal conditions they need for
healthy growth.
Since its introduction in the early eighties, the HydroNov approach
has been to cultivate its12 inches of « top water» exactly as if it were
organic top soil, i.e. promoting and maintaining vibrant, active
microbial activity and keeping it active and balanced for years by
supplementing only fresh water that is lost to evapo-transpiration
of plants and air as the roots breathe in a natural environment
where they are never stressed by chemicals, bad weather, insects or
disease. No emptying of the “organic top soil water” solution is ever
needed or desirable, as supplemental mineral nutrition to plants
(which can vary by species) has always been based on a single “as
needed” element approach, also an HydroNov exclusive, whereby
we routinely monitor individual mineral content and feed the plant
exactly what has been consumed (and is needed to be consumed).
Now, we can routinely grow hydroponically in 100% compliance
with the strictest organic practices by replacing mineral nutrients by
anaerobically biodigested organic fertilization that comes from our
integrated fish farm as well as from other natural mineral sources.
Organic hydroponics is now a reality, and once again HydroNov is
the one to introduce a viable and practical application for it.
FISH PRODUCTION
SETTLING
TANKS
FISH WASTE
BIO REACTOR
ORGANIC NUTRIENTS PRODUCTION
ORGANIC
NUTRIENT
VEGETABLES PRODUCTION
ORGANIC HYDROPONICS
PROJECTS COMPLETED
PROJECTS COMPLETED
1982 - BIOSERRE INC.
1987 - HYDROSERRE MIRABEL INC - PHASE I
1992 - HYDROSERRE MIRABEL INC - PHASE II
1995 - NIKKI’S FARM
1998 - SHENZHEN EVERGREEN VEGETABLES
1999 - BEIJING EVERGREEN VEGETABLES
2000 - HYDROSERRE MIRABEL INC - PHASE III
2001 - SHANGHAI EVERGREEN VEGETABLES CO LTD
Location: Quebec, Canada
Production: Boston Lettuce
Location: Mirabel, Quebec, Canada
Size: 2.0 Hectares
Location: Shenzhen, China
Size: 1.5 Hectares
Size: 2.3 Hectares
Size: 2.7 Hectares
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Location: Beijing, China
Size: 1.5 Hectares
Location: Shanghai, China
Size: 1.5 Hectares
PROJECTS COMPLETED
2002 - DALIAN HUALU VEGETABLES CO LTD
2003 - SHENYANG HUANJI ELITE VEGETABLES CO LTD
2003 - OMNILIFE HYDROPONIC GREENHOUSES PROJECT
2004 - JAPAN PLANTATION - NIPPON-NOEN
2005 - SHENYANG CGM
2006 - HYDROSERRE MIRABEL - DRUMMONVILLE
2007 - HYDROSERRE TENNESSEE, USA
2008 - HYDROSERRE MIRABEL - BOIS-FRANC
Location: Dalian, China
Size: 1.5 Hectares
Location: Leon, Mexico
Size: 5.0 Hectares
Location: Shenyang, China
Size: 1.5 Hectares
Location: Livingston, Tennessee, USA
Size: 5.0 Hectares
Size: 1.5 Hectares
Production: Rainbow Trout, Boston Lettuce, Strawberry, Green Peppers
Location: Hiroshima, Japan
Size: 1.5 Hectares
Location: Drummondvile, Quebec, Canada
Size: 1.0 Hectares
Location: Bois-Franc, Ham-Nord, Canada
Size: 1.0 Hectares
PROJECTS COMPLETED
2010 - SHENYANG CGM3
Size: 2.0 Hectares
2013 - LAPALLUN SAS, MARTINIQUE
Location: Martinique
Size: 1.2 Hectares
2015 - HD BABY LEAFS PROJECT
Location: South-East Asia
Size: 1700 m²
Production: High Density Leafy’s
2011 - HAICHANG INTEGRATED AQUAPONIC PROJECT
Location: Beijing, China
Size: 1.2 Hectares Fish / 3 Hectares Vegetables
Production: Arctic Char, Barramundi, Lettuce
2014 - YARDLEY, PENSYLVANIA, USA
Location: Yardley, Pensylvania, USA
Size: 0.5 Hectares
Production: High Density Leafy’s
CONTACT US
Contact Us
HYDRONOV INC
9205 DESVOYAUX
MIRABEL, QUÉBEC
CANADA
J7N 2H4
PHONE
+ 1 (450) 475-7546
FAX
+ 1 (450) 475-7501
EMAIL
[email protected]
Visit our Website - www.hydronov.com
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