BioPAD E-Zine Issue 3 - Spring 2014 | Page 5

Marine bioenergy in the Northern Periphery region Across Northern Europe some biomass types such as wood products are more commonly used and have better developed supply chains than biomass such as marine macroalgae (seaweed), the use of which is still in its infancy. The newly released BioPAD macroalgae report provides an overview of the current status of the use of macroalgae as a renewable energy source within the BioPAD partner regions of S 6