Scientists to Gather in Liepāja to Discover How to Transform Wind Energy into Snails
In April, Liepāja will host a forum on maritime space utilization, where scientists will attempt to explain how to grow macroalgae from wind.
Dozens of experts will gather in Liepāja in April to discuss how to transform the sea into a productive workplace. The Maritime Synergy Forum will combine wind energy with aquaculture, which sounds about as complicated as Riga's traffic scheme.
According to organizers, the goal is to grow macroalgae and mollusks in the shadow of wind turbines. "It's like gardening, but in water and with wind," explains local expert translator Jānis Kalniņš. "In Riga they think fish grow in stores, but we know they come from the sea."
The forum program includes presentations on "multifunctional solution development," which is the scientific way of saying "we'll try to do several things in one place." Participants from Germany, Sweden and other countries will learn from Liepāja residents how to survive with constant wind.
It will be particularly interesting to see how foreign experts react to the transformation of the former "Bolshevik" collective farm into a multifunctional example. "If we managed to transform a Soviet kolkhoz into a modern enterprise, then we can also grow snails from wind," laughs local fisherman Andrejs, whom we met on Pētera Street near the "Līva" store.
The forum will be held in Latvian with simultaneous translation, so foreign guests can understand what we mean when we say "the wind is blowing like crazy."
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