• Algae Talk: OriginOil and INL Team Up to Create Algae Industry Standards (Episode 7) - December 14, 2011

  Check out this episode where I discuss OriginOil and the Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory partnering up to help create some industry standards for algae biomass that is to be converted into algae-based fuels. (Press Release Here)

  After you are done watching the video, be sure to check out John Benemann’s take on the current state of the algae industry.

  Also, check out this interview with Dr. James Umen who is one of the Danforth Center’s new algae researchers.

• Algae Talk: NYC Begins Testing Algae Treatment of Wastewater (Episode 6) - September 20, 2011

  The New York City Department of Environmental Protection is looking into using algae to treat the city’s wastewater and produce biofuels from the algae grown.

  More Information:

  NPR: Cultivating A Wastewater Treatment System

  Science Friday: Purifying Water With Pond Scum

  Interviews Mentioned:

  Aurora Algae’s CSO Bert Vick

  Algae Biosciences’ CEO Andrew Ayers

• Algae Talk: USU Releases New Video About Their Work with Algae (Episode 5) - August 26, 2011

  Just wanted to talk a little about Utah State University’s new video which highlights the research they are doing with algae.

• Dr. Ron Sims Discusses The Importance of Wastewater Treatment by Algae - July 21, 2011

  Dr. Ronald Sims of the Sustainable Waste-to-Bioproducts Engineering Center at Utah State University agreed to take some time at the 1st International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels, and Bioproducts to talk a little about his research and the importance of algal bioremediation and wastewater treatment in leading to the success of the algae industry.

• VIDEO: Dr. Ivan Munoz Discusses the Environmental Impact of Algae Oils - July 19, 2011

  In the video above, Dr. Ivan Munoz talks about his research at Unilever R&D regarding the environmental impact of microalgal oils.

  Dr. Ivan Munoz attended the 1st International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels, and Bioproducts where he had prepared a poster titled “Environment impact assessment of microalgal oils as replacement for conventional vegetable food-grade oils.”

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