Welcome to the GP Seaweed final webinar!
We will here present the major enhancements made through close collaboration between 12 partners over 3 years in GP Seaweed, a research and innovation project that has addressed bottlenecks in the upscaling of the seaweed value chain in a sustainable and climate friendly way.
What you can expect is:
New findings along the whole value-chain, from efficient cultivation of environmentally friendly and tailored high quality kelp biomass, via storage and conditioning to the final processing of different end products including food, feed ingredients, packaging materials, and finally biochar with kelp-based bio stimulants for soil improvement and carbon storage.
Welcome to our webinar!
Programme
(Minor changes may occur)
09:00–09:10 — Welcome & Introduction
Introduction to the GP Seaweed project by Jorunn Skjermo, SINTEF Ocean
09:10–10:10 — Session 1: The Farm and the Environment
Exploring ecological dynamics and sustainability in seaweed cultivation.
- Seaweed farming in offshore conditions — David Aldridge, SINTEF Ocean
- Optimized exploitation of growth conditions measured by gene expression — Charlotte Volpe, SINTEF Ocean
- Passive loss of organic carbon from the seaweed farm — Luiza Neves, SINTEF Ocean
- Carbon sequestration potential in seaweed cultivation — Kasper Hancke, NIVA
- Effect of seaweed farming on marine biodiversity — Adam Jon Andrews, NIVA
Q&A and short break
10:10–11:10 — Session 2: Preprocessing and Preservation
Technologies and strategies for handling and storing seaweed biomass.
- Acid preservation for large scale and long-term storage — tbc
- Use of machine vision in sorting and handling — Frank Neumann, Seaweed Solutions
- Fermentation – when and how to be used — Inga Marie Aasen, SINTEF Industry
- Acid preservation and fermentation, effects on alginate and fucoidan — Katharina Nøkling-Eide, SINTEF Industry
- CO₂ emissions related to the production steps for food, feed, plastics and biochar — Chris Lindemann, NIVA
Q&A
11:10–12:30 — Session 3: Products for Blue-Green Value-Chains
Innovative applications of seaweed in food, feed, packaging and biochar.
- Invited presentation: Seaweed-Based Food Products — Miriam Gößmann, Bettafish
- S. latissima and A. esculenta as ingredient in bulk food products — Maren Sæther, Seaweed Solutions
- Fucoidan for improved gut health of piglets — Leszek Michalak, SINTEF Industry
- Producing packaging material for food products — Øystein Arlov, SINTEF Industry
- Application of kelp-based plastics — B'zeos
- Valorization of seaweed into soil enhancers and carbon-smart products - Kathrin Weber, SINTEF Energy
- Production of biochar from seaweed
- Seaweed biochar and biostimulants for use in soil
Q&A
12:30 - Closing
About GP Seaweed
GP Seaweed is a a Green Platform project funded by the Research Council of Norway, Innovate Norway and 6 enterprises. It contributes new technology, innovative solutions and products not only within the seaweed aquaculture business, but also in agriculture and processing industries, highly important for the upscaling of the seaweed value chain in a sustainable and climate friendly way.
