Aquaponics is a circular system in which aquaculture (growing aquatic animals such as fish, crustaceans and snails in fresh water) is combined in a symbiotic way with hydroponics (growing plants without soil). At Riverfood we design, build and educate about aquaponics systems: growing food (indoors) in a circular and sustainable way with minimal waste streams.

We have developed the technology to allow people to take better care of their plants and to do so in the most efficient and labor-optimized way. Our product, the smart virtual gardener, combines sensors which read data right from the plant with a self-educating software which processes this data and provides the users with all the possible insights using a convenient app.

In the search for sustainable energy solutions, the idea of artificial photosynthesis has been proposed as an approach with which to use water and sunlight to produce hydrogen. Hydrogen is an important chemical building block. It is an essential part of agricultural fertiliser production, important within the chemical industry, and can be reacted with CO2 to decrease CO2 levels in the atmosphere. Key in the development of hydrogen production technologies is the splitting of water using a water oxidation catalyst. In the water-splitting reaction, water is split into electrons, protons, and oxygen. The protons can then be used to form hydrogen.