Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change

Cultivating and Sinking Sargassum for CO2 Uptake with Seafields Solutions

March 01, 2023 Wil Burns Season 1 Episode 5
Cultivating and Sinking Sargassum for CO2 Uptake with Seafields Solutions
Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change
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Plan Sea: Ocean Interventions to Address Climate Change
Cultivating and Sinking Sargassum for CO2 Uptake with Seafields Solutions
Mar 01, 2023 Season 1 Episode 5
Wil Burns

Dr. Franziska Elmer and John Auckland join Wil Burns and new cohost Anna Madlener on the podcast to discuss the startup Seafields Solutions. 

Seafields uses compressed sargassum bales to function as natural “carbon batteries.” The bales are sunk into the abyssal plain of the ocean, which will local away the CO2 for millennia. 

Franziska and John tell you about their company and their process where they discuss how their company will work towards getting permitting, third-party impact assessments, and navigating the rules of regulation in order to accomplish their goals. 

Seafileds Website: https://www.seafields.eco/ 

 

Show Notes

Dr. Franziska Elmer and John Auckland join Wil Burns and new cohost Anna Madlener on the podcast to discuss the startup Seafields Solutions. 

Seafields uses compressed sargassum bales to function as natural “carbon batteries.” The bales are sunk into the abyssal plain of the ocean, which will local away the CO2 for millennia. 

Franziska and John tell you about their company and their process where they discuss how their company will work towards getting permitting, third-party impact assessments, and navigating the rules of regulation in order to accomplish their goals. 

Seafileds Website: https://www.seafields.eco/