Press Release: EU invests almost €6 million in marine biofuels research

A team of marine science experts from Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland will pioneer innovative research into marine renewable energy having received almost €6 million in funding from the European Union. The BioMara tri-partite (Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland) research project aims to demonstrate the feasibility and viability of locally producing mari-fuels from marine biomass derived from seaweed and plant sources (algae) as an alternative to agri-fuel production from land based plants. It will harness the expertise and resources of the three countries.