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Jump-starting Europe’s sustainable seaweed industry

Kelp is good for you, and good for the environment. The KELP‑EU project worked to develop 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.

Keywords

KELP-EU, synergy, growth, green transition, climate-neutral, energy, renewables, CINEA, transport, shipping, European Green Deal, green hydrogen, greenhouse gas emission, carbon footprint, CO2, renewable energy, climate action, wind propulsion