Date
Admission
4th February 2025, 14:30 – 16:45 CET
Free
Algae have great potential as a renewable and sustainable alternative to conventional sources for food, feed, agrochemicals, and other products. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) supports determining whether these algae-based products are truly more environmentally friendly than their conventional counterparts. But how can we best navigate the variety of methods and data sources available for process selection to model production, resource use, and emissions accurately – and make the impacts of different products comparable?
About the webinar
For algae-based value chains and products, process selection poses unique challenges. These include variability in cultivation and processing techniques, regional differences, emerging technologies, and the difficulty of comparing innovative pilot-scale products to established industrial-scale alternatives.
In this webinar, we will explore process selection using five real-world examples. LCA experts from various algae-focused research projects will present their approaches to data selection, tailored to the specific requirements and setups of their projects.
How can we improve comparability in process and provider selection for LCA?
What are the main issues?
How can we address them?
These questions will be central to a panel discussion, where speakers and participants will engage in a dialogue to deepen understanding and advance comparability of LCAs on algae-based value chains.
For who is the webinar?
The webinar is designed for LCA experts, particularly those working on algae-based products and value chains or those with an interest in this area. We also warmly welcome algae enthusiasts who are interested in LCA and technical discussions on the topic.
Programme
The agenda will be published soon. For more information about the speakers visit the event and registration page.
About the projcets
SeaMark is scaling up seaweed cultivation and processing into 12 innovative and price-competitive products, making the entire supply chain attractive for commercial investments.
CIRCALGAE project’s objective is to develop sustainable algae-based biorefineries and products supporting the health of aquatic ecosystems for a healthy planet and people. It aims to valorise the massively produced but at the same time under-exploited algal biomass, mostly industrial side-streams, into high value-added ingredients for the feed,food and cosmetic applications
REALM is combining the treatment of greenhouse wastewater with microalgae production to turn waste into value. Through a biorefinery approach, the produced biomass is processed into bio-stimulants, bio-pesticides for agriculture and functional ingredients for aquaculture thus promoting competitive and sustainable agricultural production and algae-based greener processes and products.
LOCALITY is developing innovative and sustainable algae-based solutions in three regional ecosystems in the North and the Baltic Seas. The project connects the use of waste streams from the fish, agriculture and textile industries for algal cultivation and further utilization of the produced biomass in the respective value chains.
