Description
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.
Details
- Original Author(s)
- Corporate Author(s): European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency - CINEAPersonal Author(s): van Duinen, R., Rivière, C., Strosser, P., Dijkstra, J. W. Rios, S., Luzzi, S., Bruhn, A., Olaf Nielsen, M. Göke, C., Bhagya Samarasinghe, M., Chassé, E., Heide Nielsen, C., Thomsen, M.
- Topic(s)
- Climate-Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Diversification and Adding Value, Environmental Performance, Knowledge and Innovation
- Geographical Coverage
- European
- Date
- July, 2023
- Source