TY - JOUR

T1 - Prospects for the use of macro-algae for fuel in Ireland and the UK

T2 - An overview of marine management issues

AU - Roberts, Thomas

AU - Upham, Paul

PY - 2012/9

Y1 - 2012/9

N2 - Competing demand for land is driving biofuel and bioenergy research in various directions including macro-algae (seaweed). This paper reviews the main issues for the marine environment of cultivating and harvesting UK and Irish seaweed for biofuels/bioenergy, informed by stakeholder interviews. These showed stakeholders were sceptical of an offshore cultivation industry developing but generally considered inshore cultivation possible, while noting various practical obstacles and conditions. Views on expansion of seaweed harvesting were more divided, with research scientists being relatively cautious.

AB - Competing demand for land is driving biofuel and bioenergy research in various directions including macro-algae (seaweed). This paper reviews the main issues for the marine environment of cultivating and harvesting UK and Irish seaweed for biofuels/bioenergy, informed by stakeholder interviews. These showed stakeholders were sceptical of an offshore cultivation industry developing but generally considered inshore cultivation possible, while noting various practical obstacles and conditions. Views on expansion of seaweed harvesting were more divided, with research scientists being relatively cautious.

KW - Algae

KW - Biofuel

KW - Ireland

KW - Marine

KW - Policy

KW - UK

KW - Sustainability sciences, Communication

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860697346&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.03.001

DO - 10.1016/j.marpol.2012.03.001

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:84860697346

VL - 36

SP - 1047

EP - 1053

JO - Marine Policy

JF - Marine Policy

SN - 0308-597X

IS - 5

ER -