Industrial utilization of macroalgae is in a rapid development in Europe, where the final products have several applications such as food and health, feed, manure, biofuels and chemicals. Norway has an extensive coastline and an existing know-how on processing of marine raw material and related infr...

After harvesting, the Norwegian root vegetables are normally stored at refrigerated temperatures for 5 to 7 months. During this period, up to 30% of the products are lost. The goal is to reduce the diseases, the product loss and energy consumption, in addition to increase shelf-life and storage peri...