An integrated wind power and aquaculture platform in the South China Sea off the province of Guangdong has been certified by the China Classification Society (CCS), opening the door to potential international sales of the platform.
Fuxi 1, which was launched in late 2024 by a subsidiary of one of China’s leading nuclear power companies, CGN, relies solely on green energy through the wind turbines that surround the platform for power and has the ability to farm multiple species of fish, crustaceans, and algae simultaneously. The platform aims to produce around 900 metric tons (MT) of seafood annually.
The platform also features living quarters for staff and will serve as a research facility to potentially develop innovative aquaculture technology in the future.
Mariculture operations require certification for widespread adoption and export, which Fuxi 1 has now achieved through the CCS designation.
Described as the world’s largest integrated aquaculture and energy platform, Fuxi 1 is one of a range of similar platforms that have been developed by China’s large, mostly state-owned energy companies in conjunction with the country’s shipbuilders and wind turbine makers.
China has viewed mariculture as a valuable technology export opportunity and a fix for domestic food security issues.
As a result, new projects like Fuxi 1 and the Min Tou 1 fish farm, which is located off the Chinese city of Fuzhou, helped the country raise its mariculture output 5.2 percent year over year between January and July of 2024, resulting in 13 million metric tons of production in the period, according to data published by the fisheries bureau at the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
