Growing the Seaweed Market in the Northern Periphery Area

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

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Description (EN):

The objective of the project is to improve the economic opportunities along the seaweed supply chain; this will be achieved at the niche market level by developing innovative ways the industry can sustainably expand through diversifying species use, adding value through process optimisation, identifying opportunities for small to medium scale cultivation, identifying value added products and services. In addition, this project will develop opportunities and promote international markets. The sustainable management and regulation of both harvesting and cultivating the raw product will also be included. Aquaculture is a growing and increasingly important sector which helps to underpin sustainable economic growth in rural and coastal communities, especially in remote maritime northern periphery areas. Seaweed production and harvesting has a long history, primarily as a food source, but, also over the last two centuries, seaweed has been used in a range of products such as potash, methane, acetone and butanol. More recently, research has been initiated to understand the impact and feasibility of the large-scale cultivation of seaweed for biofuels and as a waste water treatment mechanism. Seaweed extracts are now commonly used in a range of different products, often in niche markets, including animal feed, fertilisers, artisan gin production and beauty products. There are many SMEs in the northern periphery region who make and sell seaweed-based products. These companies are fragmented internationally, with markets disparately and unevenly developed across the region. Seaweed also has an important ecological role in the cultural and coastal ecosystems in the northern Atlantic. A key aim is to enable the transfer and development of models and solutions, linking the creative sectors and SMEs to promote innovation and to encourage participation of underrepresented groups, e.g. as young women, in innovative sectors.

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Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation SME and entrepreneurship Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Specific Objective: Increased innovation and transfer of new technology to SMEs in remote sparsely populated areas

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (4)

Lead Partner: Lews Castle College UHI

Department: Marine and Coastal Research

Address: Lady Lever Park, HS2 0XR Stornoway, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.lews.uhi.ac.uk/

Total budget: EUR 14 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 9 100.00

TARI - Faroe Seaweed

Name: TARI - Faroe Seaweed

Address: Vípuvegur 14 14, FO-100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.tari.fo

Total budget: EUR 9 700.00

Háskóli Íslands

Name: Háskóli Íslands

Department: Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science

Address: VR-II, Hjardarhaga 6 6, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hi.is

Total budget: EUR 9 470.00

Údarás na Gaeltachta

Name: Údarás na Gaeltachta

Address: Na Forbacha Co. Galway Ireland, H91 TY22 Galway, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.udaras.ie

Total budget: EUR 10 130.00

ERDF budget: EUR 6 584.50

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TARI - Faroe Seaweed

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University of Iceland

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The Gaeltacht Authority

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Lews Castle College UHI

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Summary

Project name (EN): Growing the Seaweed Market in the Northern Periphery Area

Project acronym: PRE-SW-GROW

Project start date: 2018-09-30

Project end date: 2018-11-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 43 300.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 15 684.50

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 65.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 15 684.50.

Third-country contribution: Faroe Islands: EUR 4 850.00 (ERDF equivalent only); Iceland: EUR 5 682.00 (ERDF equivalent only)

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

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2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

152 / 152 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

779 / 779 (100%)

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