KELP UK: From farm to factory - Accelerating UK seaweed industry to generate sustainable opportunities for the coastal economy

海藻价值链为2019冠状病毒病后的英国沿海社区提供了巨大的增长潜力，同时应对气候紧急情况。养殖海藻是一种可持续的生物质资源，在食品和营养、包装材料、化学品和药品中有着广泛的应用。海藻养殖场可以固碳和吸收多余的养分，对海洋酸化和富营养化进行生物修复，同时为渔民提供替代生计，并在整个价值链中创造就业机会。该项目将通过开发高效、可扩展和可持续的海藻养殖、收获和生物精炼工艺，将海藻转化为增值食品（蛋白质和纤维）、营养品（褐藻聚糖、β -葡聚糖、维生素和矿物质）以及家庭可堆肥的生物包装产品，展示大规模养殖海藻价值链的经济和环境潜力。该项目由位于斯凯岛的海藻养殖公司KelpCrofting、位于米尔顿凯恩斯的生物工艺设备创新公司Efficiency Technologies和位于奥本的海藻加工公司Oceanium合作。该合作项目旨在将创新应用于整个价值链，以大规模展示其潜力。项目的成功将促进对英国海藻养殖和沿海生物精炼厂的投资。通过大规模展示养殖海藻价值链，我们将：•促进新生的英国可持续海藻养殖业的增长，以支持英国沿海社区在2019冠状病毒病后的发展•提高英国渔业和水产养殖部门的未来复原力•支持英国实现气候目标•减少英国对化石燃料和进口的依赖•增强海洋生物多样性•解决塑料废物危机并支持包装行业向循环经济过渡•支持英国向植物性食品过渡

The seaweed value chain offers huge growth potential for UK coastal communities post COVID-19 whilst addressing the climate emergency. Farmed seaweed is a sustainable biomass source with applications in food & nutrition, packaging materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Seaweed farms sequester carbon and absorb excess nutrients, bioremediating ocean acidification and eutrophication, while providing alternative livelihoods for fishermen and creating jobs across the value chain. This project will demonstrate the economic and environmental potential of the farmed seaweed value chain at scale by developing efficient, scalable and sustainable seaweed farming, harvesting and biorefinery process for converting seaweed into value-added food (protein & fibre), nutrition (fucoidan, beta-glucan, vitamins & minerals), and home-compostable biopackaging products.The project is a collaboration between KelpCrofting, a seaweed farming company based on the Isle of Skye, Efficiency Technologies, a bio-process equipment innovation company based in Milton Keynes, and Oceanium, a seaweed processing company based in Oban. This collaborative project seeks to apply innovation across the value chain to demonstrate its potential at scale. Project success will catalyse investment in UK seaweed farming and coastal biorefineries. By demonstrating the farmed seaweed value chain at scale, we will:• catalyse growth of nascent UK sustainable seaweed farming industry to support UK coastal communities post COVD-19• improve the future resilience of UK fisheries and aquaculture sectors• support UK to meet climate targets• reduce UK reliance on fossil fuels and imports• enhance marine biodiversity• tackle plastic-waste crisis & support packaging industry to transition to circular economy• support UK transition to plant-based foods