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
Contributors
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- Fatima Vazquez Calderon
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- Jordi Guillén Garcia
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0000-0003-3705-2253
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- Rita Araujo
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- Javier Sanchez Lopez
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0000-0002-3026-4344
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 microalgae Spirulina seaweed
Data access
Publications
- European Commission
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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.
- Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Abstract
Algae can play an important role in the production of sustainable food, feed, materials and energy, and therefore to the transition to a green, circular and carbon-neutral EU economy. Since 2017, the JRC has been collecting and analysing data on algae production and industry in Europe, as part of its work for the Commission’s Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy, in order to enhance the knowledge base for policymaking. Through this work, the JRC had compiled a comprehensive database on algae production systems, species produced, as well as on the location of the production units, disseminated through the Knowledge Centre for Bioeconomy
and the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) Human Activities Portal . The database also served as the basis for analysing the algae production industry in Europe .
Building upon this previous work, and based on new desk research, web-based surveys, direct exchanges with enterprises, consultations with stakeholders, and compilation and analysis of the Orbis database , the JRC algae database is updated with recent data on algae production, novel socio-economic data, in particular turnover and employment, and an extension to European enterprises that are part of the post-production steps of the algae value chain (processing of biomass and related services e.g., technology providers, R&D, consultancy, traders / exporters, etc.).
Geographic areas
Switzerland European Union Faroes Greenland Iceland Norway
Temporal coverage
| From date | To date |
|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | 2022-01-01 |
Additional information
- Published by
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre
- Created date
- 2022-05-20
- Modified date
- 2022-10-05
- Issued date
- 2022-01-01
- 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
- Popularity
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