About SEAlgaePower
SEAlgaePower is developing innovative ways to recover valuable nutrients from side-stream water in aquaculture and seafood processing, transforming them into high-value microalgal biomass for sustainable food, feed, materials and MedTech applications.
“Our goal is to turn a cost into an opportunity.
By linking aquaculture with microalgae cultivation, we reduce environmental impact, recycle valuable nutrients and open new market pathways for sustainable blue growth.”
- Cornelia Spetea Wiklund, University of Gothenburg,
SEAlgaePower Coordinator
Why SEAlgaePower?
SEAlgaePower is developing innovative ways to recover valuable nutrients from side-stream water in aquaculture and seafood processing, transforming them into high-value microalgal biomass for sustainable food, feed, materials and MedTech applications.
“Our goal is to turn a cost into an opportunity. By linking aquaculture with microalgae cultivation, we reduce environmental impact, recycle valuable nutrients and open new market pathways for sustainable blue growth.”
— Cornelia Spetea Wiklund,
University of Gothenburg,
SEAlgaePower Coordinator
How SEAlgaePower Works:
The diagram shows how the project progresses from selecting marine microalgae and developing pilot cultivation systems, through biorefining and prototype development, to full sustainability assessment and impact activities.
Together, seven work packages form an integrated workflow that links advanced research with real-world demonstration and long-term benefits for the blue economy.
How can the resulting biomass be transformed into proteins, oils, pigments and other bio-based ingredients for food, feed, materials and MedTech?
Creating sustainable microalgal ingredients
Biomass Innovation Challenge
How can microalgae from Nordic and Mediterranean waters be used to remove excess nutrients and improve water quality in aquaculture?
Cleaning nutrient-rich process water
Environmental Challenge
SEAlgaePower addresses two interconnected challenges: reducing the environmental burden of nutrient-rich side-stream water from aquaculture and creating new sustainable ingredients from microalgal biomass.
How SEAlgaePower Works:
The diagram shows how the project progresses from selecting marine microalgae and developing pilot cultivation systems, through biorefining and prototype development, to full sustainability assessment and impact activities.
Together, seven work packages form an integrated workflow that links advanced research with real-world demonstration and long-term benefits for the blue economy.
SEAlgaePower value chain and work package structure.
The Double Challenge:
The Double Challenge:
SEAlgaePower addresses two interconnected challenges: reducing the environmental burden of nutrient-rich side-stream water from aquaculture and creating new sustainable ingredients from microalgal biomass.
How can microalgae from Nordic and Mediterranean waters be used to remove excess nutrients and improve water quality in aquaculture?
Environmental Challenge
Cleaning nutrient-rich process water
How can the resulting biomass be transformed into proteins, oils, pigments and other bio-based ingredients for food, feed, materials and MedTech?
Biomass Innovation Challenge
Creating sustainable microalgal ingredients
Project Objectives:
Six specific objectives guide the research, pilot activities and impact creation across the project.
Select suitable microalgae species/strains from Nordic and Mediterranean waters and test their growth in different side-stream water types.
Develop pilot-scale microalgae cultivation systems and nutrient recovery processes.
Develop biorefinery protocols for recovering proteins, lipids and carbohydrates from microalgal biomass.
Develop microalgae-based prototypes and ingredients for food, feed, materials, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and MedTech.
Assess environmental and socio-economic impacts of nutrient recovery, microalgae cultivation and biomass valorisation.
Maximise project visibility, engagement and long-term impact.
For full descriptions of each work package, ongoing activities and scientific updates, visit the SEAlgaePower project page at the University of Gothenburg.