We kicked off the sixth Algae Biomass Summit here in Denver yesterday afternoon with a crowded hall of more than 700 listening to Senator Mark Udall’s keynote that highlighted the national security dimensions that go along with developing a commercial algae industry here in the United States. The military has a long history of developing […]
The First National Algae Testbed
Creating commercial quantities of biofuel from algae can be accelerated with smart public-private partnerships that bridge the research and development of new technologies with the large-scale production and operations that will be required to bring the new fuels and other products to market. That’s why last week’s news from the Department of Energy is so […]
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to Address Algae Biomass Summit
Address kicks off agenda of regional and national leaders in rapidly growing industry producing biofuels, sustainable chemicals, feed and food products from algae Denver, CO (September 13, 2012) The 6th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, the official conference of the Algae Biomass Organization and the world’s largest algae industry gathering, today announced that Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper will […]
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper to Open Algae Biomass Summit
The big announcement today from the Algae Biomass Organization is that Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper will give an opening keynote at the Algae Biomass Summit in Denver on September 24. From the press release: “Colorado is home to some of the leading algae research and commercialization efforts and Governor Hickenlooper has been a strong advocate […]
We Need New Sources of Fuel
This week Mary Rosenthal, executive director of the Algae Biomass Organization, joins other energy leaders in a discussion about the United States’ energy independence in the National Journal’s Energy Expert Blog. Mary notes that demand for fuels is going to continue, eventually surpassing the ability of fossil fuel supplies to be sufficient. If we want […]