ABO Expands Online Events and Collaborations in Wake of COVID-19

Planning is underway to bring elements of the 2020 Algae Biomass Summit online All of us at the Algae Biomass Organization hope that you are safe and healthy as the world confronts an unprecedented crisis that has upended lives and made it necessary to adjust almost every aspect of business.  At ABO we are busy …

First Guidance on Carbon Capture Credits (45Q) Released

The Treasury Department issued its first guidance on a key tax credit for carbon capture projects last month, and projects producing algae biomass could be positioned to benefit. ABO worked with a large coalition to see the updated credit, known as 45Q, passed by Congress back in 2018. Algae cultivation is an ideal way to …

Algae Making Inroads To Bioplastics Markets

Technology innovators are finding new ways to make algae a more effective and sustainable ingredient in countless applications, and over the past few months an uptick in algae activity in bioplastic markets has caught our attention.  Plastic is quickly being recognized as a more serious environmental problem than previously thought. Millions of tons of plastic …

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the 2020 Algae Biomass Summit

Update 3/31/2020: Please see a new update regarding our Summit planning here. The Algae Biomass Organization is monitoring the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and evaluating potential impacts on the 2020 Algae Biomass Summit. At this point we do not anticipate significant changes to the Summit’s schedule, programming or venue. We are working closely with our …

Environmental Engineering Giant AECOM Joins ABO’s Gold Membership

Dan Levy, AECOM Vice President, joins ABO’s Board of Directors The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) welcomes AECOM,  the world’s premier environmental engineering and infrastructure firm, as the group’s newest gold-level member. Dan Levy, AECOM Vice President, was also elected to ABO’s Board of Directors. AECOM has a record of successfully executing the largest, most complex …