DATASET

Algae producing industry

Collection: ALGAE-industry : Algae industry in Europe 

Description

The dataset provides information on the algae producing industry in Europe, covering macroalgae, microalgae and the cyanobacteria Spirulina. These data include the number of producing enterprises in Europe, the location of the production facilities, the production systems used and the species being produced.

Overall, the ALGAE-industry collection aims to build a reliable database to characterise the algae sector in Europe to support informed European policies on blue growth and the bioeconomy.

Contact

Email
Jordi.GUILLEN (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

Vazquez Calderon, Fatima; Guillén Garcia, Jordi; Araujo, Rita; Sanchez Lopez, Javier (2022): Algae producing industry. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/fa59f544-bf77-4812-8869-f34d9b096638

Keywords

algae macroalgae seaweed microalgae Spirulina

Data access

JRC Data Repository
URL 
Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy's country dashboard
URL 

Publications

Publication
Algae industry in Europe
Vazquez Calderon, F., Dos Santos Fernandes De Araujo, R., Sanchez Lopez, J. and Guillen Garcia, J., Algae industry in Europe, European Commission, 2022, JRC129053.
  • European Commission
Publication page 
  • Abstract

    The collection consists of datasets compiling information on the algae industry in Europe, including macroalgae, microalgae and the cyanobacteria Spirulina.

    The collection is comprised by datasets covering the producing enterprises in Europe, the location of the production facilities, the production systems as well as socioeconomic indicators of the algae industry along the entire value chain. The ALGAE-industry collection aims to build a reliable database to characterise the algae sector in Europe to support informed European policies on blue growth and the bioeconomy.

Publication
Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy
Araújo R, Vázquez Calderón F, Sánchez López J, Azevedo IC,Bruhn A, Fluch S, Garcia Tasende M, Ghaderiardakani F, Ilmjärv T, Laurans M, Mac Monagail M, Mangini S, Peteiro C, Rebours C, Stefansson T and Ullmann J (2021). Current Status of the Algae Production Industry in Europe: An Emerging Sector of the Blue Bioeconomy. Front. Mar. Sci. 7:626389. doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.626389

Geographic areas

Switzerland European Union Faroes Greenland Iceland Norway

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2022 2022

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2022-05-20
Modified date
2022-10-05
Issued date
2022
Landing page
https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/visualisation/bioeconomy-different-countries_en#algae_prod_plants 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Economy and finance, Energy, Environment, Health, Science and technology
Update frequency
irregular
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/fa59f544-bf77-4812-8869-f34d9b096638
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