Latest Developments
“Floating Island International is on the cusp of an exciting breakthrough that promises to be both effective and profitable!” - Bruce Kania, CEO
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FII has developed and patented a greenhouse gas reduction system that, when scaled up, can reduce massive amounts of methane. Our efforts are being supported by CIEIF - the Climate Intervention Environmental Impact Fund - who have awarded us a generous grant to fund an environmental impact assessment for a proposed field study.
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BioHaven® Floating Islands
BioHaven Floating Islands clean water at the ecosystem level, re-establishing natural processes that keep water abundant and alive. Biomimicry - Nature's Model - is the answer to healthy water. How to "Grow Fish Not Algae" is our theme.
Restore the food web - Grow Fish Not Algae
Lake & Pond Stewardship
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BioHaven Oxygenation Prevents HAB's
Prevent Harmful Algae Blooms |
Methane Reduction
BioHaven Floating Solar
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BMP for watershed nutrient management
Stormwater
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Lagoon treatment & Resource Recovery
Wastewater Treatment
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Wave Mitigation & Living Shoreline
Shoreline & Asset Protection
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BioHaven Floating Islands harness natural biological processes to clean water, removing contaminants from the water column by mechanical processes (filtration and sedimentation) and biological processes (nutrient cycling into periphyton via biofilm, phyto-remediation).
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A typical BioHaven will be a rectangular module, usually naturalized, that can be stand-alone or joined together in rows. They are constructed from stacked layers of 2-inch-thick matrix. A wetland island can be 4 or 5 layers thick; a platform island can be up to 24 layers thick. Internal buoyancy can vary from 12 – 60 lbs per square foot, determined before construction. Planting pockets may be formed in the island on 12 or 18-inch centers or omitted. Islands are delivered to site without plants, which are usually sourced locally, and are either tethered or anchored in place. Every island is given a tough coating of ‘armor’ which is highly resistant to UV and other environmental damage before it leaves the factory.
THE BEST IN FLOATING TREATMENT WETLANDS
BioHaven® Floating Island Technology
Floating Island International (FII) first developed BioHaven Floating Island technology as a solution to algae-ridden and nutrient impaired water in 2005. |
We have launched over 9000 islands worldwide.
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Since then, we have launched approximately 10,000 island systems worldwide as solutions to a variety of problems facing water managers. We work with a network of licensees and distributors in the US and globally. BioHaven Floating Islands harness natural biological processes to clean water by adapting designs from nature. Clearly, a better solution than chemical additives. Years of applied research and engineering have made them the powerhouses they are today.
IN THE NEWS
Featured in scientific and industry publications, newspapers and online articles
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VIEW CASE STUDIES
The results of extensive scientific research and product testing
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BLOGRead insights and the latest discoveries from FII founder Bruce Kania
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YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Videos that cover installation and exciting news and examples of BioHaven Floating Islands
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BioHavens create aquatic & terrestrial habitat and help with wave mitigation & erosion control while restoring water to health and abundance.
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WHAT MAKES BIOHAVENS THE BEST?
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TESTIMONIALS
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Scott Wallace
Process Design Expert President of Naturally Wallace Consulting Stillwater, MN |
BioHavens fundamentally change the economics of wastewater treatment. Lagoon-based Water Resource Recovery has terrific potential in both temperate and tropical climates. Application of state-of-the-art floating treatment wetlands creates opportunities to recover nutrients, generate solar power and produce value-added products such as plants and fish. This new affordability can go a long way towards treating the massive water quality challenges the world is facing today.
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Al Cunningham PhD, PE
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering Center for Biofilm Engineering, MSU Bozeman, MT |
The use of floating islands in WRR projects represents a novel technology which has been demonstrated to significantly enhance performance in waste water treatment systems. Biofilm growth within the floating island matrix provides an advanced level of organic nutrient uptake. If aeration is added to FII systems, microbial activity in anaerobic zones can be reduced thereby lowering emissions of greenhouse gases including methane.
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Mark Reinsel, PE, PhD
Apex Engineering Missoula, MT |
As a bioprocess engineer in the 21st century, what I like most about BioHavens is that they are "green," efficient and utilize natural processes by cycling nitrogen, phosphorus and carbon from wastewater into useful biomass. I see a large role for BioHavens in creating sustainable solutions for wastewater treatment and recovery. The possibility of generating solar or wind power from these floating platforms is a definite bonus.
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