Jump-starting Europe’s sustainable seaweed industry
At the heart of this effort was the development of a first-of-a-kind economically viable, sustainable, zero-waste biorefinery method to extract food ingredients, nutraceuticals and material ingredients, completely sourced from sustainably farmed seaweed. The project also developed a supply chain for sustainably farmed seaweed and high-quality seaweed products. The KELP-EU biorefinery model is set to be a world-leading example of a green seaweed processing facility, reaching gold-standard levels for sustainability, and environmental and energy management.