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Joint press release: 1st EU Algae Awareness Summit
The first EU Algae Awareness Summit will be held from 5 to 7 October 2023 at the Maison de l’Océan* in Paris. This unprecedented event in Europe, co-organized by the European Commission, the French Government and the Global Seaweed Coalition (UN Global Compact) with...
Découvrez le monde des algues le 7 octobre à la Maison de l’Océan à Paris!
🌊La magnifique Maison de l'Océan, lieu environnemental de référence au cœur de Paris ouvrira ses portes au public le 7 octobre prochain pour une journée d'immersion dans le monde des algues ! Partez à leur découverte à partir de 10 heures au cours de cette journée...
The Global Seaweed Coalition is looking for its new Scientific Officer
The Global Seaweed Coalition is looking for its new Scientific Officer! Hosted by our founding partners from CNRS, the Scientific Officer will manage GSC funded projects and be the main contact point with project holders. Supervised by the GSC Scientific Director,...
Global Seaweed Coalition Annual Meeting: 5 October 2023 in Paris
After a busy transition year, the Global Seaweed Coalition is proud to invite our growing community to our second Annual Meeting, to be held 5 October 2023 at the Maison de l'Océan in Paris. This Annual Meeting is an opportunity to look back together at our...
Safe Seaweed Coalition becomes the Global Seaweed Coalition
Seaweed stakeholders stepping up global collaboration to scale climate and nature solutions The Safe Seaweed Coalition is proud to announce it has become the Global Seaweed Coalition (GSC), hosted by its founding partner United Nations Global Compact. The potential...
UN Plastic Treaty negotiations: Call to all Seaweed Packaging Companies
We are pleased to invite all Seaweed Packaging Companies to attend the “Seaweed as a Sustainable and Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic Packaging” meeting, taking place on the 1st of June from 11:00 to 13:00 CET (TBC) in Paris, France (location to be confirmed). The...
8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8): August 20th-26th in Brest, France
🌊 The early bird registration for the 8th European Phycological Congress (EPC8) has been extended until March 31 2023! The Scientific Program of EPC8 was convened by Inka. Bartsch and Wiebe Kooistra and consists of plenary and keynote lectures by 44 renowned...
Member Roundtables: February 27th!
All our members are invited to join our member Roundtables on February 27th. We will holdtwo sessions : one at 11:00AM CET and one at 3PM CET in order to accommodate our worldwide membership. These sessions will include important updates and opportunities for members...
Study: how to increase the communication capacity of the Seaweed Revolution?
We are engaged with a team of CHARM-EU students conducting a research study to better understand the general public’s current awareness of seaweed and highlight potential gaps or needs. Their research is planned to be presented and shared in the context of the...
Congratulations to our Spring 2022 Grantees!
Our Annual Meeting in Lisbon was the opportunity to introduce our Spring 2022 Grantees to our worldwide community! After a highly competitive evaluation process by our advisory board of seaweed industry experts, the Safe Seaweed Coalition Steering Committee made the...
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Same Space, Two Harvests: Euronews Visits the First Seaweed Farm at an Offshore Wind Park
Europe’s offshore wind farms are being reimagined as multi-purpose sites. The first commercial-scale project has successfully harvested seaweed between turbines in the Dutch North Sea.
Source : Euronews
Alaagi is One Step Closer to $1 million
Alaagi, a company created by recent SMU graduate Sheheryar Khan BSc’25 DipENG’25, is disrupting the plastic industry. Launched in July 2024, Alaagi is redefining the future of packaging.
Source : SMU News and Events
Wageningen Research Partners with Industry to Study Algae as a Sustainable Food Source
A new research project focused on the health and nutritional benefits of algae in food has been launched, bringing together a public-private partnership led by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research.
Source : Vegconomist
Biomaterial Tiles by Fahrenheit 180 Reimagine Lisbon's Azulejos With Oyster Shells and Seaweed
Fahrenheit 180º, a design collective founded by Jeremy Morris and Luca Carlisle, develops From the Tagus to the Tile, an installation exploring the potential of regenerative biomaterials in architectural surfaces. Presented in the gardens of Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Center of Modern Art, the project reinterprets the city’s traditional azulejos using tiles produced from oyster shells and seaweed collected from the Tagus River, the Sado Estuary, and local food systems.
Source : Designboom
Researchers Use Seaweed to Manufacture Raw Materials for Civil Construction
The accumulation of these algae on beaches can harm health, tourism, fishing, and biodiversity. They are usually collected and disposed of in landfills, but a study by Brazilian researchers has found a use for the biomass: to produce lightweight ceramic clay aggregates.
Source : Agência FAPESP
'Biomining' Seaweed Explored for Critical Minerals to Improve Domestic Supply Chains
In a bright, open laboratory nestled along Washington State's Sequim Bay, among rows of glassware filled with seawater and green and purple seaweed, researchers are investigating a new way to produce the critical minerals that are vital to everyday life.
Source : Phys Org
Seaweed Farmers Urged to Embrace Technology
The Tanzanian government has called on seaweed farmers across the country to embrace modern and improved farming techniques in order to boost production and enhance competitiveness in both local and international markets.
Source : The Guardian Tanzania
Reinventing Sargassum: How the Caribbean is Turning its Biggest Environmental Problem into an Innovative Solution - Noticias Ambientales
The sargassum seaweed, once a toxic plague, is now emerging as a resource with multiple applications.
Source : Noricias Ambientales
Seaweed Could Unlock New Sources of Rare Minerals for EVs: US Study
Researchers in the United States discovered a new way to extract rare earth minerals. They focused on seaweed, which hosts rare earth minerals in their leaf-like tissues.
Source : Interesting Engineering
UW Lab's Seaweed-Infused Cement Could Slash Carbon Emissions
Eleftheria Roumeli is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at UW. Her latest findings showed that ordinary sea lettuce from the Salish Sea could be air dried, ground up and mixed into cement.
Source : KNKX Public Radio