Oxygenation system finance
Funding for oxygen generation and aeration plant that keeps dissolved oxygen stable in hatcheries, land-based units and live holding tanks.
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Yes. Oxygenation and aeration plant is funded as aquaculture equipment, and it sits at the more fundable end of the sector because oxygen generators, compressors and blowers are recognisable industrial machines with uses beyond fish farming. Used equipment is fundable where the hours and service record stand up. The practical point is the division between plant and installation: the generator, compressor and control system are the asset, while the oxygen store compound, bunded base, pipework buried in a slab and any power upgrade are site works that cannot be included.
Who finances this
Hatcheries and smolt units where a few hours without oxygen means losing a year class, land-based farms running at high stocking density, live holding facilities at processors and merchants, and restocking operations transporting live fish. The trigger is frequently a mortality event or a near miss during a warm spell, an insurer or vet asking for redundancy in the oxygen supply, or a stocking increase that takes the existing system beyond its designed capacity.
How lenders see it
Oxygen plant is easier to place than most aquaculture equipment precisely because it is not aquaculture-specific: pressure swing adsorption generators, compressors and blowers are used across industry and have a real second-hand market, which gives a funder comfort that is absent when it looks at nets or graders. The assessment still rests on the farming business, its consents and its stocking plan, but the asset itself helps rather than hinders. Where the system is installed at a leased site, funders may want the lease position or a landlord waiver confirmed. Bulk liquid oxygen tanks are usually supplied by the gas company on their own contract and are not owned by the farm, so they cannot form part of the agreement.
Buying used
Yes, used generators and blowers fund well where hours and servicing are documented, helped by demand from industries outside aquaculture.
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Machines we have funded
| Atlas Copco OGP PSA oxygen generator | On-site oxygen generation plant |
|---|---|
| Oxymat PSA oxygen generator | Pressure swing adsorption oxygen unit |
| OxyGuard oxygen cone and diffuser | Oxygen dissolution cone package |
| Aerzen low pressure blower package | Low pressure aeration blowers |
| Xylem Sanitaire diffuser grid | Fine bubble aeration grid |
| Aire-O2 Triton aerator | Propeller aspirating aerator |
| Kasco surface aerator | Paddlewheel and surface aeration unit |
| OxyGuard Pacific dissolved oxygen monitor | Dissolved oxygen monitoring and alarms |
| Linde bulk liquid oxygen vessel | Bulk liquid oxygen storage and vaporiser |
| Faivre oxygenation units | Tank and transport oxygenation equipment |
Why is oxygen plant easier to fund than other fish farm equipment?
Because it is not exclusive to aquaculture. Generators, compressors and blowers are used across manufacturing, water treatment and healthcare, so there are real buyers if the machine ever had to be sold. That broader market is exactly what nets and graders lack. It also means a funder can take a more constructive view of the equipment itself.
Can the bulk liquid oxygen tank be included?
Normally not. Bulk tanks are usually supplied and owned by the gas company under their own contract, so there is nothing for a funder to take security over. On-site generation equipment that you actually buy is the fundable part. Check whether the gas supply contract ties you in, since that affects the payback.
Can back-up and redundancy be funded together?
Yes, and it is a sound reason to invest. A second generator, a back-up blower or an emergency supply with automatic switchover protects stock, which protects income. Funders understand a resilience argument when it is framed around avoided mortality. Insurers sometimes require redundancy as a condition, which strengthens the case.
Does monitoring equipment count as part of the system?
Usually yes. Dissolved oxygen probes, controllers and alarm systems are part of the installed plant and are normally funded on the same schedule. They also strengthen the case, because automatic response reduces the risk the funder is ultimately worried about. Logged oxygen data also demonstrates how the site is actually being run.
We rent our hatchery site. Does that matter?
It can. Equipment fixed into a leased building raises access and removal questions, so a funder may ask for a landlord waiver or confirmation of how long the lease runs. Raise it early, since it is straightforward to sort before installation and awkward afterwards. Most landlords will sign a short waiver once they understand what is being asked.
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