Algae and Climate: Final Report
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Algae and Climate : Final Report. / van Duinen, Rianne ; Rivière, Cloé ; Strosser, Pierre ; Dijkstra, Jan Wilco; Rios, Sergio ; Luzzi, Stefania ; Bruhn, Annette; Nielsen, Mette Olaf; Göke, Cordula; Samarasinghe , Milani Bhagya ; Chassé, Elisabeth ; Nielsen, Cecilie Heide; Thomsen, Marianne.
Publication Office of the European Union, 2023. 210 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research
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TY - RPRT
T1 - Algae and Climate
T2 - Final Report
AU - van Duinen, Rianne
AU - Rivière, Cloé
AU - Strosser, Pierre
AU - Dijkstra, Jan Wilco
AU - Rios, Sergio
AU - Luzzi, Stefania
AU - Bruhn, Annette
AU - Nielsen, Mette Olaf
AU - Göke, Cordula
AU - Samarasinghe , Milani Bhagya
AU - Chassé, Elisabeth
AU - Nielsen, Cecilie Heide
AU - Thomsen, Marianne
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The study builds on an extensive literature review, a survey, and in-depth interviews to investigate the potential of 10 microalgae and macroalgae production systems in contributing to animal feed requirements in the EU. It summarizes the current state of knowledge in terms of biomass, nutritional yields, costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The report also compares production systems against land-based crops (e.g. soya) with similar nutritional properties. Finally, it assesses the EU potential for algae production that could be supported by current CO2 point-source emissions and that could contribute to (today and in the future) animal’s feed requirements. Overall, as algae production is an area where production and Research & Development are evolving in parallel, there is significant variability in values estimated for the criteria investigated. Follow-up research is required in particular on: additional macro- and microalgae species, as well as additional land-based production systems; postharvest processing to support upscaling of biomass production in a sustainable manner and to remove unwanted minerals; and improvement of nutritional value (e.g. digestibility and assimilation) of cultivable algae for animals.
AB - The study builds on an extensive literature review, a survey, and in-depth interviews to investigate the potential of 10 microalgae and macroalgae production systems in contributing to animal feed requirements in the EU. It summarizes the current state of knowledge in terms of biomass, nutritional yields, costs and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The report also compares production systems against land-based crops (e.g. soya) with similar nutritional properties. Finally, it assesses the EU potential for algae production that could be supported by current CO2 point-source emissions and that could contribute to (today and in the future) animal’s feed requirements. Overall, as algae production is an area where production and Research & Development are evolving in parallel, there is significant variability in values estimated for the criteria investigated. Follow-up research is required in particular on: additional macro- and microalgae species, as well as additional land-based production systems; postharvest processing to support upscaling of biomass production in a sustainable manner and to remove unwanted minerals; and improvement of nutritional value (e.g. digestibility and assimilation) of cultivable algae for animals.
U2 - 10.2926/208135
DO - 10.2926/208135
M3 - Report
SN - 978-92-9405-011-3
BT - Algae and Climate
PB - Publication Office of the European Union
ER -
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