LOCALITY project (HORIZON 101112884) is implementing local, innovative, and sustainable value chains, supporting the interaction of the algae actors with relevant waste stream-producing industries.
Three regional ecosystems are being strategically developed in key regions considering strong and active businesses on which the reutilization of wasted nutrients for algae cultivation will improve their circularity and sustainability. These ecosystems are positioned in Baltic and North Sea countries: the agriculture ecosystem is in The Netherlands, the aquaculture in Norway, and the textile in Sweden, and they are multi-perspectively supported by R&D and southern European industrial experienced partners in sustainable algae production and valorisation.
The biomass is processed using a biorefinery approach, and raw and treated ingredients will be applied in the food, aquafeed, agriculture, and textile markets. An integrative methodology involving R&D partners, industry, and SMEs is working in each market sector to develop innovative and sustainable algae-based products.
The consumer readiness for the designed products will be assessed, and significant constraints and legal barriers will be identified. Those will be evaluated and integrated into the business model to prepare for successful market implementation and exploitation.
NIVA is leading this group of 27 partners distributed by 14 European countries, which will bring the most diverse algae-based products to the market.
- Name of organisation
- NIVA - Norwegian Institute for Water Research
- Type of organisation
- Research and academia
- Type of action proposed
- Research and innovation
- The action contributes to the following objective or enabler
- Protect and restore marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversityPrevent and eliminate pollution of our ocean, seas and watersMake the sustainable blue economy carbon-neutral and circularPublic mobilisation and engagement
- List of Partners
Wageningen University; GreenColab – Associação Oceano Verde Laboratório Colaborativo para o
Desenvolvimento de Tecnologias e Produtos Verdes do oceano; Institut De Recerca I Tecnologia Agroalimentaries (IRTA); ALGAIA; European Science Communication Institute (ESCI); MTÜ Civitta Foundation (CIVITTA); Proviron Holding NV; ALGEN, Center Za Algne Tehnologije, DOO; NORD Universitet; LGEM Synalgae B.V.; EatMyPlants GmbH (EMP); Lovely Day Foods GmbH (EGG); AgriFood Lithuania DIH (AFL); Krakow University; UMEÅ Universitet; SPAROS LDA; FBCD AS; Folvengaard AS; Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet Zu Kiel; Origin by Ocean; ALLER AQUA Group AS; VIVA MARIS GMBH; NORDIC SEAFARM AB; Hoegskolan I Boras; MOUNID AB; Vital Seafood AS
- Start date of the action
- End date of the action
- Budget allocated for the action
- 9800000
- Basin coverage
- Baltic/North Sea
- locality@niva.no
- Country
- BelgiumDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyLithuaniaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalSloveniaSpainSweden