Iowa may soon be joining Arizona and Ohio in passing state legislation that supports the algae industry. On Tuesday a bill to give algae producers the same property tax treatment as other agriculture industries passed unanimously in the state’s Senate. The bill will help put algae on a level-playing field with other technologies and feedstocks. …
One short piece of legislation recently introduced in Washington, DC as the potential to unleash a new wave of investment in renewable energy technologies. The bill, the Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act (MLPPA), introduced by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers would allow clean energy companies to organize as a Master Limited Partnership …
It has become an all too familiar comment that American students are falling behind the rest of the world in math and science. But as we highlighted back in March, young scholars from across the country are showing the promise that the next generation of scientists hold. President Obama highlighted Sara Volz at the White …
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, …