Algae for Food & Feed Webinar Series

Register Now for Oct. 1 Webinar – Free The Future of Algae for Food & Feed (FAFF) initiative was created as an engine for innovation and collaboration to accelerate the development of cost competitive algae-based food and feed products in the global marketplace FAFF works to facilitate the development of products that will encourage consumers to …

2019 Algae Biomass Summit Kicks Off in Orlando

The 2019 Algae Biomass Summit, largest algae conference in the world, kicked off Tuesday in Orlando, Florida with opening keynote presentations and plenary discussions focused on the latest research, commercial innovation and new products that are being made possible with advanced algae production technologies.  Mark Allen, ABO’s board chair and Vice President at Accelergy Corporation, opened …

DOE’s Bio-Restore Workshop to Focus on Algae R&D Needs

On September 25 and 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office will host a workshop to identify data and R&D needs to enable the use of dedicated energy crops and algae for restoring water quality and enhancing soil health, while creating a new feedstock supply for …

Retail Giant Tesco Call for More Algae-Based Salmon Feeds

UK-based retail giant Tesco has called for an increased use of algae-based feeds in farmed salmon. The news is a big development for the algae industry, the future of aquaculture, and those that are watching how global supply chains must become more sustainable to meet the needs of growing populations.  As the world’s population grows, driving …

Funding Opportunity for Algae from the US Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is supporting algae like never before, thanks to a new Farm Bill that gave algae farmers everything from new crop protections, to support for advanced R&D and commercialization. This month the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced a funding opportunity from its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program …