https://maritime-executive.com/article/amazon-funds-seaweed-farming-test-of-co2-capture-at-offshore-wind-farm [ ] Go SUBSCRIBE NOW Maritime Executive Logo Maritime Executive Logo Media Kit * news * Features * Podcasts * Magazine * Newsletter * Blogs * Directory * Jobs * Advertise * Subscribe * news * features * Podcasts * magazine * newsletter * blogs * directory * Jobs * advertise * subscribe TOP STORIES Hanwha acquires stake in HSD Engine Hanwha Acquires Control of HSD Engine to Enhance Shipbuilding Position Published by The Maritime Executive windscreen CMA CGM Gives Boxship Aerodynamic "Nose Job" Published by The Maritime Executive balloon recovery operation completed Navy and USCG Complete Recovery of Chinese Surveillance Balloon Debris Published by The Maritime Executive responsible recycling Veteran Wan Hai Vessel is First in a New Sustainable Recycling Model Published by The Maritime Executive 5560 Views Amazon Funds Seaweed Farming at Offshore Wind Farm to Test CO2 Capture seaweed farming around offshore wind turbines Project funded by Amazon will use plots around wind turbines to grow seaweed and test its ability to sequester CO2 (North Sea Farm 1) Published Feb 16, 2023 5:50 PM by The Maritime Executive Internet giant Amazon is providing $1.6 million in funding for the development of the world's first commercial-scale seaweed farm, which will be located between the turbines in an offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. Part of a larger effort by Dutch authorities to make better use of the sea space within the wind farm lease areas, this project is designed to test and improve methods of seaweed farming, while researching the potential of seaweed to sequester carbon. Know as North Sea Farm 1, the project is managed by a consortium of scientific researchers and partners from the seaweed industry, led by the non-profit organization North Sea Farmers. Amazon's grant will provide the investment required to construct a 10-hectare seaweed farm, which is expected to produce at least 6,000kg of fresh seaweed in its first year. They expect it will become operational by the end of 2023. The funding will also support North Sea Farmers in analyzing and improving the farm's production capabilities. Researchers from the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Deltares, and Silvestrum Climate Associates, working alongside seaweed extract manufacturers Algaia and maritime contractor Van Oord, will set up the farm and explore the potential of seaweed farms to remove carbon from the atmosphere. The researchers will use the information from the trial site to model the impacts of large-scale seaweed farming. "Like trees, as seaweed grows it absorbs carbon from the atmosphere, and it can be used to create biodegradable packaging, as well as food and fashion products," explains Roeland Donker, Country Manager, Amazon Netherlands. "Seaweed could be a key tool in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, yet it's currently farmed at a relatively small scale in Europe." By locating the farm in previously empty space between turbines, the project can expand seaweed cultivation in the otherwise heavily used North Sea and increase the productivity of the area around the wind turbines. Other projects that are planned at other wind farms include the installation of floating solar panels to further supplement the productivity of the sites. North Sea Farmers has championed the seaweed sector in Europe since 2014. According to the non-profit organization, if seaweed farming were to expand to occupy the entire space occupied by wind farms, expected to be approximately 1 million hectares by 2040, it could reduce millions of tons of CO2 annually. The group believes that the finding from the current study will help play a role in scaling the seaweed farming industry. 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China Sea SUBSCRIPTIONS SUBSCRIBE * Print * Digital * Newsletter * Renew Subscribe Now RELATED STORIES Shipbuilding Hanwha acquires stake in HSD Engine Hanwha Acquires Control of HSD Engine to Enhance Shipbuilding Position Published Feb 17, 2023 5:57 PM by The Maritime Executive South Korean conglomerate, the Hanwha Group, is moving quickly to consolidate its position in the shipbuilding industry to provide a total ship manufacturing solution while also preparing for the emergence of future alternative fuels. On Thursday the company signed an agreement to acquire a controlling stake in HSD Engine, a South Korean company specializing in ship engines. Hanwha reached terms for this acquisition less than two months after completing a deal to recapitalize Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering taking... Continue Reading... Shipping windscreen CMA CGM Gives Boxship Aerodynamic "Nose Job" Published Feb 17, 2023 4:54 PM by The Maritime Executive In social media postings on Friday, France's CMA CGM confirmed what observers along the shoreline had been spotting for weeks - one of the company's containerships got a "nose job." Far more than cosmetics, the carrier says it is aerodynamics. They are following a growing trend in the industry as more carriers are testing the massive windscreen with the belief that they will reduce their fuel consumption and in turn the vessel's emissions and carbon footprint. While the concept has... Continue Reading... Government balloon recovery operation completed Navy and USCG Complete Recovery of Chinese Surveillance Balloon Debris Published Feb 17, 2023 4:01 PM by The Maritime Executive In a brief statement issued on Friday afternoon, the U.S. Northern Command confirmed that it concluded the recovery operation for the debris after the shoot-down of the Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon. The operation had been ongoing off the coast of South Carolina since shortly after the balloon was brought on February 4. "Final pieces of debris are being transferred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory in Virginia for counterintelligence exploitation, as has occurred with the previous surface and subsurface debris... Continue Reading... Shipping responsible recycling Veteran Wan Hai Vessel is First in a New Sustainable Recycling Model Published Feb 17, 2023 3:00 PM by The Maritime Executive One of the containerships being retired by Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines is serving as a pioneer for a new sustainable and responsible ship recycling company launching in The Netherlands. Elegant Exit Company (EEC) is promising to use a new model buying in-service vessels nearing the end of their life and continuing as the owner and ultimately facilitator for the recycling working with steel makers and recyclers. In December 2022, Wan Hai announced that it was launching a process seeking bids... Continue Reading... 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