Systems and methods for growing vegetation
AssigneeBennemann Services Ltd. UK
InventorsChrisstopher MANN, Michael BENNET, Derek William Kenneth JENKINS, Thomas William BRADSHAW, Matthew Charles Seabrook HERITAGE
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Abstract
Systems and methods for growing vegetation are provided. The disclosed systems (100) and methods (1100, 1200) use rotating growth mats (102) and a cutting device (112). The rotating growth mats and cutting device can be coupled to an anaerobic digester (402) to generated methane gas using vegetation grown on the growth mats. The systems and methods may further use C artificial light sources (108) and a nutrients delivery system (110) to assist growth.
Claims25
A system for growing vegetation, comprising:
- a rotating growth mat;
- and
- a cutting device,
- wherein said cutting device is configured to cut vegetation grown on one or more surfaces of said rotating growth mat, and
- wherein said cutting device is coupled to a cryogenic milling device configured to disintegrate said vegetation grown on said growth mat.
(canceled)
A system for growing vegetation, comprising:
- a rotating growth mat;
- a cutting device, wherein said cutting device is configured to cut vegetation grown on one or more surfaces of said rotating growth mat;
- and
- an anaerobic digestion system, wherein said anaerobic digestion system is configured to operate using vegetation grown on said rotating growth mat and processed by said cutting device.
A system for growing vegetation, comprising:
- a rotating growth mat;
- and
- a cutting device,
- wherein said cutting device is configured to cut vegetation grown on one or more surfaces of said rotating growth mat,
- wherein said growth mat comprises a backing layer and a plurality of growing pockets containing seed-growing compost.
A method of operating a vertical growth system for vegetation, comprising:
- obtaining electricity from an external source;
- operating an artificial light source using said electricity, wherein said light source is configured to deliver light energy to a growth surface of a vertical growth mat;
- operating a cutting device, wherein said cutting device is configured to cut vegetation grown on said growth surface of said vertical growth mat;
- and
- disintegrating said vegetation grown on said growth surface with a cryogenic milling device.
A system for growing vegetation, comprising:
- a plurality of rollers;
- one or more artificial light sources;
- and
- a plurality of vertical growth mats,
- wherein a first of said plurality of vertical growth mats is located above a second of said plurality of growth mats,
- wherein said plurality of vertical growth mats are arranged in one or more rows and the position of said one or more rows is variable according to the position of the sun.
(canceled)
A method of operating a vertical growth system for vegetation, comprising:
- delivering nutrients to one or more vertical growth mats of said vertical growth system;
- delivering light energy to said one or more vertical growth mats;
- operating=a cutting device, wherein said cutting device is configured to cut vegetation grown on said one or more vertical growth mats;
- and
- disintegrating said vegetation grown on said one or more vertical growth mats with a cryogenic milling device.
A system for growing vegetation offshore, comprising:
- a rotating growth mat;
- a cutting device, wherein said cutting device is configured to cut vegetation grown on one or more surfaces of said rotating growth mat;
- an anaerobic digestion system configured to operate using said vegetation grown on said rotating growth mat and processed by said cutting device;
- and
- an offshore platform, wherein said rotating growth mat, cutting device, and anaerobic digestion system are located on said offshore platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.