I 2016 utførte SINTEF Ocean et oppdrag (TAREAL 1) for Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune der matematisk modellering viste at betingelsene for dyrking av makroalger, og da spesielt sukkertare, ser ut til å være spesielt gode i relativt eksponerte områder langs kysten og i åpent hav. Som en videreføring...

SINTEF Ocean has been hired by Vindel AS to give support and recommendations for establishing criteria for testing and evaluation of seaweed cultivation technology for weather exposed locations. The project targeted the following secondary goals: - Identification of relevant seaweed farm...

The aquaculture of macroalgae for human consumption and other high-end applications is experiencing unprecedented development in European countries, with the brown algae Saccharina latissima being the flag species. However, environmental conditions in open sea culture sites are often unique, which...