Algae Production Workshop, Networking and Tour

January 30th, 2012

University of Southern California (University Park Campus – downtown LA)

*Includes tour of OriginOil’s facility after workshop – Los Angeles, California

Algae biofuel has the potential to meet the world’s growing energy demand. Due to its high productivity, algae represents a sustainable pathway for helping to reduce capital and operating costs of algae production, due to its high productivity, sequestration of CO2, and broad co-product portfolio. Moreover, algae has the potential to yield greater volumes of biofuel than other biofuel sources. Algal biomass has been recognized as a promising alternative source of raw material for continuous renewable biofuel and co-product production. Without commercial production, all of the years of government funding of algae research in the lab will have been wasted and all the technologies created will never have any value. We need commercial algae production in the US. Algae can be produced in the US, stimulating manufacturing and jobs in America, where they are desperately needed.

Some Confirmed Speakers:

OriginOil – Paul Reep, SVP Technology – How algae producers can make crude oil themselves

Fluid Imaging Technologies – Kent Peterson, CEO – Algal Production Monitoring of Viability and Predators using Imaging Flow Cytometery

CBO Financial – Craig Stanley, Financing Growing, Harvesting & Extraction Facilities

Mike Ripka, PhD, Whitman Algae Farms Inc./Crane Technologies Inc. – Novel process combining photo synthetic and dark reaction to maximize biomass and oil production

Emerging Markets Online – Will Thurmond, CEO

EMD Millipore – Jim Mulry, Specialist

Learn about:

• Development and testing techniques for commercial-scale algae production
• Biocrude and biomass co-products analysis
• Comparison of commercial-scale growing, harvesting and extraction technologies
• Nutrients and CO2 levels
• CAPEX and OPEX
• Financing Options

Join the NAA at the University of Southern California on January 30, 2012 to discuss algae production and deployment strategies, lessons learned, business practices, progress made and strategic partnerships created. Observations from prior events include: “All they talk about at other algae conferences is what needs to be done – NAA isn’t just talking about it – it’s getting it done!” “Other organizations discuss additional algae research needed and the grants, subsidies and tax incentives needed from Washington, DC – your events always showcase the progress we’re making towards creating true commercial algae production.”

Algae researchers look forward to the day they can work with commercial-scale algae production equipment. It’s up to us to move algae production to the next level.

For additional information, please contact:

National Algae Association
4747 Research Forest Dr., Suite 180
The Woodlands, Texas 77381
936.321.1125
info@nationalalgaeassociation.com

Tags: Fluid Imaging Technologies, National Algae Association, OriginOil