Amazon.com has awarded 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) to a Dutch project testing the feasibility of commercially producing seaweed in between turbines of offshore wind farms, the company and organisers said.
The project, led by the non-profit North Sea Farmers, will also conduct research on the potential of employing seaweed for carbon capture.
Hundreds of thousands of hectares of the Dutch North Sea have been designated for wind parks as part of the government's plan to build 21 GW of offshore wind power by 2030, and will be closed for shipping. The areas in between the turbines will be mostly unused.
