Category: Press

Bi-partisan group focused on increasing awareness of the potential of algae industry to create jobs and economic development through variety of fuel, feed and human health products Washington, DC (October 23, 2013) – The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, today applauded the new leadership of the Congressional Algae Caucus, Congressmen Scott …

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First place awards for students at University of Texas at Austin and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC-San Diego ORLANDO –October 3, 2013– Six student scientists were presented with the second annual Young Algae Researcher Awards today in Orlando, Florida for their contributions to fields of algae biology and engineering on the final day of the 2013 Algae …

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First day features bold statements of growth and commercialization across a wide portfolio of products Orlando (October 2, 2013) – The 2013 Algae Biomass Summit, the world’s largest event focused on algae technology opened yesterday in Orlando, Florida. Hosted by the Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), industry leaders revealed new production capabilities and forecasts for commercial quantities of biofuels, feeds, Omega-3 …

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Washington, DC (September 20, 2013) – The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO) today encouraged the EPA to include  carbon capture and reuse (CCR) as an approved strategy for compliance under its New Source Performance Standard, a draft version of which was released today. The EPA’s draft, which places a heavy emphasis on geologic carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) …

Read more “Algae Biomass Organization Encourages Carbon Capture and Reuse (CCR) in addition to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) as Approved Strategy for Compliance with New Emissions Rules for Power Plants”

Algae fuel will have a significant energy return on investment, consume waste CO2 and can be grown in saltwater on marginal lands MINNEAPOLIS (September 19, 2013) –Algae-derived biofuel can reduce life cycle CO2emissions by 50 to 70 percent compared to petroleum fuels, and is approaching a similar Energy Return on Investment (EROI) as conventional petroleum according …

Read more “Algae Biofuel Can Cut CO2 Emissions up to 68% Compared to Petroleum Fuels Finds New Peer Reviewed Study”