Swedish Algae Factory

Swedish Algae Factory was founded on many years of research by Professor Angela Wulff and its research team, in combination with Sofie Allert’s entrepreneurial drive. In 2014, it started to use diatom’s unique traits in the industry and has been growing as a company since 2016.

Swedish Algae Factory operates in harmony with nature, in real-time. It cultivates its own algae, based on a circular economic mindset where carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and phosphorus emissions are converted into valuable products.

Through controlled algae bloom in its factory, it prevents nitrogen and phosphorus from overfertilizing our seas and oceans. In the process, we also clean water and produce a shell material that can be utilized to for example enhance the efficiency of solar panels, as a UV filter in sunscreens, or for uptake and release of chemical substances in a variety of products. The organic biomass can e.g. be used as more sustainably produced feed and fertilizers.

By 2030, its goal is to have many Swedish Algae Factories up and running worldwide, contributing to a more sustainable industry.