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US company Amazon is investing significant funds in the world's first commercial-scale seaweed farm located between offshore wind turbines.
The seaweed farm project known as North Sea Farm , will be located on a wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. It is designed to test and improve seaweed's methods of sequestering carbon. By locating the farm in a previously empty space between the turbines, the project can expand seaweed farming in the otherwise heavily used North Sea.
The seaweed farm project is led by the non-profit organization North Sea Farmers (NSF) and is expected to be operational later this year. Additionally, it is managed by a consortium of scientific researchers and algae industry partners.
Amazon is granting € million ($ million) to create this algae farm and conduct year-long scientific research into carbon reduction through algae farming . The funding comes from its $ million global Right Now Climate Fund – Amaz C Level Executive List on's commitment to supporting nature-based solutions, which adds to the work the company is doing to decarbonize its business.
North Sea Farm aims to drive innovation in offshore seaweed farming. It will consist of a hectare seaweed farm, which is expected to produce at least ,kg of fresh seaweed in its first year.
The recent funding will also help North Sea Farmers analyze and improve the farm's production capabilities. At the same time, researchers will explore the potential of seaweed farms to remove carbon from the atmosphere, modeling the impacts of large-scale seaweed farming.
“Seaweed could be a key tool for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it is currently farmed on a relatively small scale in Europe,” said Zak Watts, EU Director of Sustainability at Amazon. “We are delighted to fund this project to help us achieve a greater understanding of its ability to help combat climate change.”
Seaweed has great potential to help tackle climate change by absorbing CO as it grows and could improve biodiversity. Placing a seaweed farm between offshore wind turbines uses untapped space to capture carbon.
If scaled, the European seaweed farming sector has the potential to reduce millions of tonnes of CO per year by Seaweed can also be used to make packaging, food and clothing.
The seaweed farm project known as North Sea Farm , will be located on a wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. It is designed to test and improve seaweed's methods of sequestering carbon. By locating the farm in a previously empty space between the turbines, the project can expand seaweed farming in the otherwise heavily used North Sea.
The seaweed farm project is led by the non-profit organization North Sea Farmers (NSF) and is expected to be operational later this year. Additionally, it is managed by a consortium of scientific researchers and algae industry partners.
Amazon is granting € million ($ million) to create this algae farm and conduct year-long scientific research into carbon reduction through algae farming . The funding comes from its $ million global Right Now Climate Fund – Amaz C Level Executive List on's commitment to supporting nature-based solutions, which adds to the work the company is doing to decarbonize its business.
North Sea Farm aims to drive innovation in offshore seaweed farming. It will consist of a hectare seaweed farm, which is expected to produce at least ,kg of fresh seaweed in its first year.
The recent funding will also help North Sea Farmers analyze and improve the farm's production capabilities. At the same time, researchers will explore the potential of seaweed farms to remove carbon from the atmosphere, modeling the impacts of large-scale seaweed farming.
“Seaweed could be a key tool for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, but it is currently farmed on a relatively small scale in Europe,” said Zak Watts, EU Director of Sustainability at Amazon. “We are delighted to fund this project to help us achieve a greater understanding of its ability to help combat climate change.”
Seaweed has great potential to help tackle climate change by absorbing CO as it grows and could improve biodiversity. Placing a seaweed farm between offshore wind turbines uses untapped space to capture carbon.
If scaled, the European seaweed farming sector has the potential to reduce millions of tonnes of CO per year by Seaweed can also be used to make packaging, food and clothing.