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Expiring Soon: Early Bird Registration for the Algae Biomass Summit

Monday August 13th is the last day we are accepting early-bird registrations for the Algae Biomass Summit held September 24-27 in Denver, Colorado. The early-bird registration can shave $200 off the normal rate.

The Summit is the best place for those involved in algae research, production, or end-use to learn about the latest advances and developments in the algae industry. It offers unparalleled opportunities to network for new connections and business opportunities.

We have already highlighted some of the exciting research developments that will be unveiled in the Summit’s Biology and Engineering and Analysis tracks. More is forthcoming on the much-anticipated sessions in Commercialization and Policy and Finance.

The Algae Biomass Summit is where project developers converse with utility executives; where students, researchers and technology developers rub elbows with venture capitalists; and where Fortune 500 executives and influential policy makers sit side-by-side with American farmers and foresters.

Click here to register for the early-bird rate today!

We look forward to seeing you in Denver!

Algae Biomass Organization Commends Inclusion of Algae Biofuels in Tax Extenders Package

Senate Finance Committee’s extension of cellulosic biofuel credit to algae will accelerate commercial production

MINNEAPOLIS–August 3, 2012 – Today Mary Rosenthal, executive director of the Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, released the following statement in support of the Senate Finance Committee’s approval of the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. The bill extends the existing cellulosic biofuel tax credit to include algae-based biofuels for the first time.

“The Algae Biomass Organization is extremely grateful that algae-based biofuels are being recognized as part of the existing cellulosic biofuel tax credit. Algae-based biofuels can be made right here in the U.S.A and work in existing engines and infrastructure, in many cases outperforming petroleum-based fuels. This credit and its bipartisan support will help our industry accelerate the commercial production of domestic fuels and hire workers across the U.S.A.

“We thank Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) for their leadership on the Committee, and especially the efforts of Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) for their longstanding support of the great potential of our industry.

“The successful passage of this tax credit in the Senate and House would be a leap forward for our country’s efforts to achieve energy independence, promote jobs, and improve our national security.”

About the Algae Biomass Organization

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) is a 501 c(6) non-profit whose mission is to promote the development of viable commercial markets for renewable and sustainable commodities derived from algae. Its membership is comprised of people, companies and organizations across the value chain. More information about ABO, including its leadership, membership, costs, benefits and members and their affiliations, is available at the website:www.algaebiomass.org.

Contacts:
Nate Kommers, Scoville Public Relations for ABO
206-625-0075 x2, nate.kommers@scovillepr.com

What’s in a Name? The Algae Biomass Organization

“What’s in a name?” Shakespeare’s Juliet once asked. It’s the same question we’ve spent some time asking ourselves in the past few months as we deliberated our own organization’s name.

The Algal Biomass Organization, founded in 2008, continues to grow and mature along with the entire algae industry. As such, it’s important that we continue to assess our identity. Today, we’re pleased to see such tremendous interest in the role that algae can play, and are playing, in solving many of the most pressing issues around fuel, food and climate change.

We’re thrilled that the industry is moving out of exclusively academic and lab settings into the commercial and consumer markets. “Algae” is becoming a topic of discussion in the public sphere like never before.

So, as of this week, we are officially changing the name of the organization to the Algae Biomass Organization to better reflect the term that most people use and associate with our industry.

Other than the slight change to the name, everything else remains the same. We are still led by a dynamic and committed board of directors; we still have the largest cross-section of industry partners within our membership; and we continue to advocate tirelessly for policy and regulatory issues that benefit our industry.

We look forward to seeing you all at the Algae Biomass Summit in Denver in a few weeks!

One programming note:
As we begin working on the technical issues associated with the change our current email addresses and links will continue to work. We are also in the process of updating the website with the new name and logo. Our new URL will be www.algaebiomass.org.

Algae Biomass Summit to Reveal Latest Engineering Advances For Commercial Production of Domestic, Low-carbon, Renewable Fuels Made from Algae

Engineering and Analysis Track Showcases Top Research Scientists from Around the World

Denver, CO (August 1, 2012) The 6^th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, taking place in Denver, Co. September 24-27 will showcase in its Engineering and Analysis track nearly 30 presentations by leading research scientists from national and corporate laboratories. The sessions will inform technical audiences about the latest in algae growing methodologies, biofuel and oil analysis, and similar developments related to growing and harvesting algae for fuels, food and other products. Advances in engineering are key to wide-scale commercial production of algae-based products.

“These are among the top researchers in the world developing technologies for algae production systems at commercial scale,” said Phil Pienkos, Principal Group Manager, Applied Sciences for the National Bioenergy Center at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Chair of the Algae Biomass Summit. “Combined with the incredible advances in algae biology, we’re seeing significant opportunities to increase yields, while reducing energy and water requirements and maximizing co-product potential.”

Highlights among the Engineering and Analysis presentations include:

Ryan Davis, Process Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratories will present
Integrated Algal Biofuel Baseline Analysis: Techno-Economics from a Harmonized Model.

Michael Huesemann, Staff Research Engineer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will present A Screening Model to Predict Microalgae Biomass Growth in Bioreactors and Raceway Ponds.

James Oyler, President, Genifuel Corporation will present Hydrothermal Processing: Efficient Production of High-Quality Fuels from Algae.

Kiran Kadam, Director of Technology, SRS Energy will present Production of Fuel-Grade or Food-Grade Products from Algae using Wet Fractionation: Process Development.

Mark Wigmosta, Chief Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will presentIntegrated Algal Biofuel Baseline Analysis: Resource Potential from a Harmonized Model.

Ed Frank, Principal Energy Systems Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory will present
Integrated Algal Biofuel Baseline Analysis: Emissions and Energy Consumption from a Harmonized Model.

The Engineering and Analysis track is one of four tracks, plus plenary sessions and posters, which comprise the agenda for the Algae Biomass Summit. In total, there are expected to be more than 90 live and 120 poster presentations during the Summit. The 2011 Algae Biomass Summit was attended by more than 800 stakeholders from more than 25 countries across the algae industry. Organizers are expecting an even larger turnout for this year’s event.

The Summit comes at a time when industry is increasingly looking for new sources of sustainable raw materials—feedstock—for a wide range of end uses. Products made from algae are the natural solution to the energy, food, economic, and climate challenges facing the world today. Algae have the power to simultaneously put fuels in vehicles, recycle CO2, provide nutrition for animals and people and create jobs for millions of Americans. More information can be found at www.allaboutalgae.com.

The Algae Biomass Summit is produced by the Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the US algae Industry. More information about the Summit can be found atwww.algaebiomasssummit.org.

EDITOR’S NOTE
The ABO has recently changed its name to the Algae Biomass Organization (previously the Algal Biomass Organization). Any URL’s and email addresses associated with the previous name will be automatically forwarded to the new URL at algaebiomass.org.

About the Algae Biomass Organization

Contacts:
Nate Kommers, Scoville Public Relations for ABO
206-625-0075 x2, nate.kommers@scovillepr.com

Algae are Answer to Weird Weather

As Congress sets out to find a way to help our nation’s farmers, cattlemen and others within the national food chain, and as crude oil prices are once again on the rise, we are dealt a painful reminder about how both our energy and food supplies are impacted by events outside of our control.

As Mark Twain once said, “Everyone complains about the weather, but no one does anything about it.”

While we can’t do anything about the weather, we can accept that this volatile environment is the new norm and take steps to minimize the affect it is having on our nation’s energy security as well as food supply by diversifying our approach to creating energy and food.

We can’t trade dependence on oil from the Middle East for corn from the US Midwest. We need to find and fund alternatives that don’t have the same dependencies as current biofuels

That’s where algae come into play. Because algae grow in a variety of medium – from salt water to waste water; feed off a variety of nutrients – from waste CO2 to nitrogen from fertilizer; and grow in a variety of facilities – from outdoor ponds to fermentation tanks, algae give us an incredible opportunity to literally hedge against Mother Nature.

Better yet, because algae contain oils and sugars that can be converted into “drop-in” biofuels as well as nutrients that can be used as feed for livestock, a national algae industry will help address the growing need for fuel and food. Our industry will provide a critical supply chain in times of shortage in the near term, and a stable supply of domestic, low-carbon fuels that work in existing engines and infrastructure long into the future.

The weather changes are only expected to get more extreme in the coming years, so the faster we develop the algae industry, the better prepared we can be to “weather” the storms, produce domestic fuels and help keep food prices affordable for American consumers.