Macroalgae Production
 | Macroalgae Production |
Discover what is behind the EU4Algae Working Group 1: Macroalgae Production
'Working group 1 Macroalgae production’ aims at supporting the sustainable scale-up of European seaweed cultivation by facilitating knowledge and experience sharing between seaweed farmers, creating a bridge between the seaweed farmers community and other stakeholders groups (e.g., policy makers, journalists, investors, etc.), and inspiring new entrants to launch and develop seaweed farms in Europe.
The following activities and outcomes are foreseen:
- Upgrade and update of the Licensing Toolkit developed by Seaweed for Europe;
- 3 networking sessions with algae farmers from other continents;
- 3 webinars with latest developments on seaweed cultivation;
- 3 on-site trips for journalists and policy-makers to visit farms;
- A report on the creation of an European public seed bank;
- Map potential sources of financing for seaweed farmers.
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General documents
Knowledge Library
WG break out Info Session June 2022
WG meeting October 2022
WG meeting November 2024
Microalgae & Cyanobacteria Production
 | Microalgae Production |
Discover what’s behind EU4Algae Working Group 2: Microalgae Production
‘Working group 2 Microalgae production’ will support the enlargement of the current production capacity/technologies and quality of produced biomass by improving the business environment and cooperation across the algae sector. It aims at tackling all the production techniques at all scales and improving the production yield with quality control at all levels. More specifically, it will facilitate access to the most efficient technologies, identify bottlenecks for scale-up of current or innovative production systems, and support new initiatives to contribute to enlarging the capacity and quality of current production systems.
The following activities and outcomes are foreseen:
- Mapping of production technologies including harvesting and biorefineries;
- Definition of criteria for certification of biomass quality;
- Definition of the differences between the production of biomass for feed/food purpose from the biomass produced for waste remediation;
- Achieve better market knowledge and industry contacts;
- Establish guidelines for transparent and high-quality EU microalgae production;
- Deliver a knowledge platform to steer cost-effective and sustainable production.
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General documents
Fact Sheets
WG MEETINGS
Meeting - June 2024
Meeting recording:
EU4Algae - Working Group 2 Microalgae Production Meeting 7 June 2024 recording
Algae for Food
 | Algae for Food |
Working Group 3. Algae for Food will support the broader adoption of algae for food purposes. Algae are already used in human nutrition as food (fresh, fermented, dried, or frozen, either whole or milled into differently-sized flakes, granules, or powders) or as food additives, ingredients, and supplements. They are a source of new tastes with the umami taste. Besides, algae have interesting nutritional proprieties which have recently been highlighted and could play a role in food security and fighting malnutrition. Algae are also a natural source of micro-and macro-nutrients and trace elements, which have their interest in human health. Moreover, they are landless food production relatively rich in nutrients compared to land-grown plants.
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General documents
Meeting - June 2024
The Working Group 3 meeting held on 05 June was aimed at discussing the contaminants paper which you can find here. If you have any inputs, please write to: vitor.verdelho vitor [dot] verdelho
eaba-association [dot] org (vitor[dot]verdelho[at]eaba-association[dot]org) with the subject “Contaminants in algae food” with EU4Algae - Contact contacteu4algae [dot] eu (contact[at]eu4algae[dot]eu) in copy.
Reference documents
Algae for Feed
 | Algae for Feed |
Discover what's behind Working Group 4: Algae for Feed
Working Group 4 Algae4Feed will promote algae feed product development by improving the business environment. Algae4Feed will also develop an online knowledge hub on algae feeds and will make recommendations to boost innovation and market access. Algae4Feed supports feed additives, feed ingredients and also integrations that promote a circular economy.
The following activities and outcomes are foreseen:
- Develop an online knowledge hub;
- Integrate knowledge from relevant studies and project results into factsheets and make recommendations on R&D needs;
- Identify funding opportunities and market access;
- Provide guidance on business support;
- Raise awareness for algae feed product benefits and opportunities, the feed market and market trends.
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GENERAL DOCUMENTS
WG4 Action Plan:
WG MEETINGS
Meeting - October 2022
Meeting - November 2022
Meeting - June 2024
Meeting recording:
EU4Algae - Working Group 4 Algae for Feed Meeting 7 June 2024 recording
Meeting - November 2024
Workshop on Navigating Regulatory Considerations for Feed Industry Innovators - April 2023
Presentation:
Workshop report:
Speakers Presentations:
Ecosystem Services & Bioremediation
 | Ecosystem Services & Bioremediation |
Discover what’s behind EU4Algae Working Group 5: Algae4Eco
Working group 5 Algae4Eco will promote algae services (as products) by improving the business environment and cooperation across the algae ecosystem service-related value chains. Also, the group will promote the development of pilot/demonstration facilities and success stories for nutrients and energy recovery in the context of pollution prevention and waste treatment, develop roadmaps to accelerate innovation and define R&D needs for ecosystem services of algae.
The following activities and outcomes are foreseen:
- Develop a knowledge hub on the bioremediation potential of algae;
- Integrate knowledge considering mappings of the carrying capacities of EU (coastal) waters for seaweed aquaculture and marine permaculture;
- Integrate knowledge on impacts of algae cultivation on the health of the ocean and humans;
- Report based on the identification of regulatory barriers in taking up ecosystem services;
- Develop factsheets on state of play of and innovation roadmaps for algae bioremediation and ecosystem services;
- Framework for quantifying ecosystem services, including monitoring, good practices, business models and scalability.
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2022 June event (launch)
2022 November meeting
2022 October meeting
2023 March meeting
WG5 & WG6 joint meeting - June 2024
Materials, Chemicals, Bioactives & Algae Biorefining
 | Materials, Chemicals, Bioactives & Algae Biorefining |
Working Group 6 Materials, Chemicals, Bioactives & Algae Biorefining will promote emerging applications of algae to Materials/Chemicals/Bioactives further than conventional uses, collaborate in market/product development, promote ongoing activities/projects, identify the most important research, development and innovation needs; and define expert and training courses.
The following activities and outcomes are foreseen:
- A database of algae-related companies/technologies;
- A network of open pilot/demo facilities;
- A position paper about materials/chemicals/bioactive;
- Collaboration in education/training course;
- Campaigns for social acceptance of algae products.
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General documents
WG5 & WG6 joint meeting - June 2024
Youth & Entrepreneurship
 | Youth & Entrepreneurship |
EU4Algae interview on Youth & Entrepreneurship: Finding your niche
Working group 7 Youth & Entrepreneurship will attract more youth and entrepreneurs into the algae industry, by creating and sharing an overview of events, support tools, platforms and communities to provide a clear pathway to a career in algae-related industries.
The following activities and outcomes are foreseen:
- Map stakeholders and establish contact with relevant youth & entrepreneurship organizations;
- Develop a social media campaign with business “success stories” and endorsements from target groups;
- Create and promote an online repository of information & resources;
- Meet with Business Support Organisations to co-develop algae-related activities and business models; co-design a framework for an algae apprenticeship scheme with relevant companies;
- Facilitate one workshop and organize a matchmaking event and/or Hackathon;
- Define follow-up actions to maintain momentum and monitor progress post-project.
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General documents