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Searching for Phycosphere Bacteria
Algae, like other organisms, host microbiomes, which are bacterial communities that live associated with them. Just as human microbiomes...
Dec 3, 2024


Mastering semi-continuous algae cultivation
The ALGECO Team ran the last algae cultivation trial at NIVA’s pilot facility in Solbergstrand in spring 2024. During 2023, NIVA improved...
Nov 4, 2024


ALGECO’s invisible heroes - Part II
As mentioned in the last update , the lab operators are crucial to the water analyses. They are responsible for the analyses throughout...
Sep 19, 2024


ALGECO’s invisible heroes - Part I
Veas is Norway’s largest wastewater treatment plant. It handles the effluent from the equivalent of 800,000 persons daily in the western...
Sep 5, 2024


Characterization of microalgae biochar and dissemination of ALGECO results in ICAE 2023
Production of microalgae biochar was conducted by ALGECO project partner SINTEF Energy Research in 2023. In 2024, the produced microalgae...
Jun 5, 2024


Research trip to Flinders University in Australia
The beginning of 2024 saw the addition of Flinders University to the ALGECO Consortium, and the start of collaboration between our WP4...
Apr 22, 2024


Delving into the economic and sustainability assessment of the ALGECO products
A core part of the ALGECO project is understanding the environmental and economic aspects of the new products under development. In work...
Mar 22, 2024


Algae as a biostimulant and possible effects on the root microbiome
The year 2023 came to a close on a high note, with our first master's student successfully defending their thesis: Using algae as a...
Feb 21, 2024


Understanding nutrient uptake by microalgae cultivated in VEAS effluent
The year has just started and NIVA is already working hard on unraveling microalgae's nutritional consumption when growing in VEAS...
Feb 5, 2024
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