The 2013 Algae Biomass Summit is kicking off in Orlando, Fl Sep. 30-Oct. 3 and there are several opportunities to be more connected to the event. Algae industry leaders from 34 countries and 48 states are expected to attend and the expo hall has sold out 3 years running. Exhibit space has just opened up, …
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Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) members from across the nation descended upon the ASU Polytechnic campus April 15-18 to discuss strategies for advancing research and development of algae-based technologies for biofuels and other valuable co-products. Led by the Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation (AzCATI) at ASU, representatives from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 23, 2013 – The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, congratulated one of its member companies, BioProcess Algae LLC, for being selected by the Department of Energy to receive a grant of up to $6.4 million for a pilot-scale biorefinery project that will advance biofuel technologies as a …
Yesterday the Energy Department today announced nearly $18 million in four innovative pilot-scale biorefineries in California, Iowa, and Washington that will test renewable biofuels as a domestic alternative to power our cars, trucks, and planes that meet military specifications for jet fuel and shipboard diesel. Among the recipients is ABO member Bioprocess Algae, which will use …
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We’ve posted a lot of news about the efforts to use algae for producing renewable fuels, fertilizers and even cosmetics. But the science that is making these possibilities a reality may also have a big impact on medicine. We have already seen how algae can be coaxed into producing anti-cancer drugs. Today, research from UC San …