Executive Column: Sea6 Energy to substitute fossil fuel with greener seaweed biofuel – Companies

Indonesia, like many countries in the world, is struggling to strike a balance between fossil fuels like crude oil, which is relatively more affordable and abundant, and the urge to pursue net-zero emission targets by transition toward renewable energy, which still has a high cost and not enough scale for a significant shift.

Ocean farming start-up Sea6 Energy cofounder and chief technology officer Nelson Vadassery spoke to The Jakarta Post’s Billy Adison Aditijanto on Jan. 27 about a vision to use seaweed as an alternative form of biofuel to massively reduce reliance on fossil fuel, and how soon it can be ready to enter Indonesian market.

Questions: Why has biofuel made from seaweed stagnated at the research stage?