Facilitating investment in the Blue Economy
Liquid Sunshine
Increasing value from tuna processing while reducing costs and emissions in the Maldives
Liquid Sunshine is a Swiss-Maldivian collaboration to demonstrate how practical efficiency improvements, sustainability messaging, and emissions reduction integrated with investment planning can strengthen resilience within the Maldivian tuna sector while supporting long-term blue economy development.
What is REPIC?
"Renewable Energy, Energy and Resource Efficiency Promotion in Developing and Transition Countries" is an interdepartmental platform of the Swiss Confederation. It is a blended finance mechanism that targets development through the offices of economic affairs, development and cooperation, the environment, and energy (SECO, SDC, FOEN and SFOE).
SustainaSea is proud to be partening with the Swiss Confederation on this innovative Blue Economy solution.
What does Liquid Sunshine accomplish?
Waste valorisation
Explore how to increase the value of tuna processing waste through new products and improved quality.
Energy and resource efficiency
Assess opportunities to reduce energy use and improve processing efficiency.
Emissions reduction and evidence building
Develop a clearer understanding of the carbon footprint of processing activities and how targeted interventions can reduce it.
How does Liquid Sunshine link to other initiatives?
Builds on our wider work with the Maldivian tuna sector, including investment readiness, sustainability storytelling, seafood value chain development and practical engagement with processors, fishers, buyers, finance actors and development partners.
Forms part of our broader mission to help Blue Economy enterprises become more resilient, investable and impactful.
Project partners
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