INVESTIGADOR RESPONSÁVEL
Nome do Investigador Responsável (IR) do projeto: Luís Branco
Contacto IR:
Departmento: Departamento de Química (DQ)
UID: LAQV
FINANCIAMENTO
Tipo de Financiamento: Público
Entidade Financiadora: INTERREG
Referência da Call: INTERREG Atlantic 2024
Referência: REVALGAE (EAPA_0130/2024)
Entidade proponente: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Montante total do projeto: N\A
Montante total para a NOVA.id: 259 817,63 euros
Taxa de financiamento: 75%
PROJETO
Acrónimo: REVALGAE
Título do Projeto: Restoration of Damaged Ecosystems and Valorisation of Invasive Algae and Salt-Tolerant Plants
Data de início: 01 de Janeiro de 2026
Data de fim: 30 de Junho de 2026
Breve descrição do projeto:
REVALGAE challenges the multilevel problems caused by the spread of invasive algae and salt-tolerant plants in the Atlantic Region. To transform this problem into an opportunity, the partnership will develop harvesting procedures and biomass valorisation routes that preserve biodiversity and marine ecosystems and foster economic growth in the regions covered by the project.
The REVALGAE Pilots will identify areas requiring urgent action, and scalable and replicable biomass harvesting and ecosystem restoration procedures will be tested. The collected biomass will be valorised to obtain new bioactive compounds, helping to turn the invasive species problem into new opportunities to strengthen the Atlantic Area’s value chains.
To achieve this, REVALGAE brings together a multidisciplinary team, working in collaboration with Quadruple Helix actors, that combines expertise in environmental preservation, chemical compound development, industry, and policy engagement to transform invasive species into high-value resources.
