A leader in seaweed to-biofuels solutions, Seaweed Energy Solutions AS (SES) is a Norwegian registered company focused on large-scale cultivation of seaweed primarily for energy purposes. SES has operations in both Norway and Portugal - the northern and southern extremes of the habitats of the large brown seaweeds in Europe.
Bioenergy production utilizing the Earth’s vast oceans offers tremendous opportunity as a worldwide renewable energy resource. Current advanced and proven technologies in marine biology, offshore structures, aquaculture and biomass processing are bringing this promise ever closer to commercial reality.
Large scale cultivation of seaweed can be the start of a significant energy industry. SES is carrying out pilot tests outside Frøya and preparing for scale-up.
Article about SES in Nordic Energy Solutions in regard of producing sustainable energy from marine crops
The three main pillars in the seaweed-to-fuel business are Biology, Marine Technology and Energy Conversion.
SES is mastering this integrated process with proven and proprietary components and pat...
No pollution (less or no need for fertilizer and pesticides)
Biofilter (ability to absorb pollutants
in the water)
Carbon dioxide uptake and storage