Algaepreneurs are converging in the northeast for one day algae production workshop. The focus will be on progress in commercial growing, harvesting and extraction methods, along with proven technologies that are ready for commercial-scale algae production.

Co-sponsored by Glen Mills, Inc., this workshop promises to bring industry professionals from all segments of the algae industry including experts in growing, harvesting, extracting, along with engineering and financial modeling, to learn from and collaborate with one another.

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with Glen Mills, Inc., Garden State Bioenterprises, Bionas, AgriFuels Symbiotic, LLC, GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc., CBO Financial, and others as we focus on commercialization of algae production.

NAA Workshops are not trade shows. Our events are where current and future producers of algae products go to collaborate with other industry suppliers and technology providers
Presenting or attending an NAA Workshop allows you to openly discuss commercial-scale algae production technology with a group of visionaries who all share their lessons learned to help one another to build the emerging algae production industry. Membership in NAA is not required to present at or attend our events.

For additional information, please contact:

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

National Algae Association is pleased to announce the opening of a Testing Center. This first-of-its-kind initiative has been on-going as a part of NAA’s algae production incubator program to assist new algae start-up companies test commercial photobioreactors, harvestors and extraction systems before entering the algae industry. Potential investors are tired of hearing about what algae might be able to do – they want to see production capabilities, data and turn-key algae production systems all in one place.

The Testing Center is a test-bed for taking algae technologies out of the lab to be confirmed and to see if they have the capability to scale on acreage or in commercial buildings. Only a small percentage of algae technologies can scale. The Testing Center independently confirms algae technologies and prove whether or not they can scale or not. Algae researchers finally have the opportunity to collaborate with other algae researchers and commercial equipment manufacturers in one place to test their lab-scale technologies in a commercial environment at the NAA Testing Facility.

Data is key to to algae production scale-up. The Testing Center tests growth rates, inputs of nutrients and CO2, along with measuring harvesting and extraction data, while simultaneously measuring dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, ORP, salinity and temperature, using full data logging developed for the algae industry.

“The Testing Center has been made possible because of the dedication of equipment and material providers who belief that algae can help to reduce US dependence on foreign oil” according to NAA Executive Director Barry Cohen. “This particular initiative shows us what can be done with hard work, collaboration and commitment to the scale-up of the commercial algae production industry, not government sponsored funding and research. Without companies like Georg Fischer, Harvel, Solar-Components, Bayliff Enterprises, Yokogawa, YSI, Gothic Arch Greenhouses, Algae Technology Ventures, Airgas and Commercial Algae Management, we wouldn’t be making this announcement today.”

Cohen went on to say, “Based on my experiences with the academic community and with the US Department of Energy, there is not a doubt in my mind why the DoE-funded projects have not led to commercial production in the US! By the time DOE-FOA-0000615 Advancements in Sustainable Algal Production (ASAP) gets funded in August, this initiative will be well under way. Our successes cannot be accomplished by hoping for future grant money and stocking labs with expensive lab equipment with disregard for obligations, commitments and milestones – this is something that’s going to take the business community, led by do-ers, not talkers – those whose ulterior motives are genuinely to help reduce our dependence on foreign oil, to become energy independent and create jobs.

NAA has made it this far without the any assistance of DoE research grants – imagine what it could do with a little support!”

For further information contact:

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

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

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.” “Three NAA meetings in 2011 resulted in 12 new business deployments – I can’t for 2012′s events!”

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

BARD – Surajit Khanna, Ph.D,, CEO – A Distributed Production Platform for Algae Bioproducts.

Emerging Markets Online – Will Thurmond, CEO – Algae Portfolio and Partnership Strategies -portfolios to diversify products, partnerships to accelerate growth.

EMD Millipore – Jim Mulry, – Going from research into production

Learn from people who are doing it and willing to collaborate 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

For additional information, please contact:

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

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.

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

BARD – Surajit Khanna, Ph.D,, CEO – A distributed production platform for Algae bioproducts.

Emerging Markets Online – Will Thurmond, CEO – Algae Portfolio and Partnership Strategies -portfolios to diversify products, partnerships to accelerate growth.

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

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

Algae: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Reality?

December 30, 2011

The GOOD:

Many thanks to Harvel, Georg Fischer, Visipak, Yokogawa, YSL, Creative Lightings, Bailiff Enterprises and TSL Ventures for their generous donations of equipment for testing and benchmarking purposes at the Algae Production Incubator and Industrial Growing, Harvesting and Extraction Testing Center.

The NAA Spec Committee has been working collaboratively on specs for the algae production industry. Our members are very sensitive of specs meet existing ASTM standards and have submitted a white paper to the Department of Energy’s Biomass Program and Team Algae, the USDA, the EPA, and the FDA, among others, outlining our findings and reiterating that it is not new legislation that is needed, but funding for commercial algae production.

U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and the Navy proposed a $510 million investment in drop-in biofuels.

Congratulations to the U.S. military recognizing its need for a strategic alternative to fossil fuels. The U.S. Navy deployed a destroyer ship powered by algae-based biofuel for a 20-hour trip its largest alternative fuel experiment to date. A decommissioned destroyer now used for experimental purposes departed from San Diego and successfully arrived in Port Hueneme, Calif. after being filled with 20,000 gallons of algae fuel.

Congratulations to United/Continental Airlines on a second successful test flight using algae – this time, from Houston to Chicago.

Fueling the Navy’s “Great Green Fleet” resulted in the purchase of more than 100,000 gallons of algae-based biofuel in 2011, as well as several tests of algae-derived fuels on different aircraft and boats. By this time next year, the fleet should be operational, making the Navy a leader in the advancement of algae-based biofuel.

Thank you to all the algae grant and loan guarantee recipients who shared their data in 2011. Maybe 50 years of algae research might finally be bringing new enhancements to the algae production industry.

A major congratulation goes out to all algaepreneurs and algae farmers that were willing to take some risk, to roll up their sleeves and start commercial-scale algae farms on acreage, inside commercial buildings and in shipping containers with a combination of private investment, being a valuable resource in helping the National Algae Association continue to grow its knowledge base, research, collaboration and deployment opportunities, once again proving ‘collaboration between universities, colleges, community colleges and the algae production companies are producing great results!’

Special thanks to our members and sponsors. Without your continued support we would not exist.

The BAD

With government budgets being cut drastically, 2012 will be another tough year. As long as researchers can say 3 things: it’s too expensive, it cannot be done and we need more research. The government has failed in the ‘deployment’ of real commercial algae production.

Congress needs to wake up and mandate less money on research and more on real algae production right here in the US. By not reacting quickly, we will soon be buying our algae oil and biomass from China and other countries. Over 50 years of algae research will be wasted and algae researchers will still be working in the lab for another 50 years. For the first time in history algae researchers at universities are coming to the NAA to collaborate on commercial-scale algae production equipment on our algae incubator production farms, in our industrial testing center in a commercial environment. Researchers need industrial equipment to be working on in order to prove up their technologies and enhancements they are working on in the lab.

According to the DOE, “we follow the Congressional mandate. We take taxpayer money and can only spend it on algae research, NOT commercial production”. In our opinion, this needs to drastically change.

The UGLY:

Department of Energy Inspector General Gregory Friedman’s investigation into “various schemes, including the submission of false information, claims for unallowable or unauthorized expenses, and other improper uses of Recovery Act funds.” Without commercial production there will continue to be insufficient levels of algae feedstock, no values in IP, no industry and no need for lobbyists in Washington.

In 2012 without any lobbying efforts, we continue working on lowering CAPEX and OPEX, build out commercial-scale algae farms (thru the NAA Algae Production Incubator, continue to test and build up libraries, benchmark growing, harvesting and extraction systems, continue to support a two-semester algae production course in community colleges, colleges and universities and continue to enhance our annual Algae Production Certification Course which will be offered online in 2012. NAA continues to collaborate with educational institutions, new algae markets and even non-members interested in getting into our industry.

The REALITY:

U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy and the Navy proposed a $510 million investment in drop-in biofuels. Sounds great BUT… who is going to produce massive quantities of algae feedstock? With all government budgets being cut drastically, algaepreneurs and algae farmers continue their efforts with their pent-up frustration, only to see that other countries more interested in algae production than our government. They can no longer be dependent on government grants, subsidies and more BS. As a banker for 35 years, you cannot build a business model based on a subsidy or tax credit i.e., biodiesel and ethanol industries – it just does not work! So NAA will continue to focus on commercial algae production and leave it up to lobbyist organizations to try again in 2012. We wish them great success but our main focus has to be on serious commercial production issues. By building our algae incubator program more people are getting into the algae industry to and creating jobs. We need major P-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-O-N capacity built in the US.

Unfortunately, it will be impossible to prove whether new algae technology enhancements work in a commercial-scale environment.

As I have previously stated, if we do not do something immediately the US will lose the commercial algae production industry to other foreign countries, and we will replace our OPEC dependency with that of other foreign countries. If we don’t change the mindset of moving technologies out of the lab and into commercial production at a much quicker pace, we will lose the race. China and other countries benefit from lower CAPEX and OPEX and other governments are willing to support commercial algae production. The reality is it’s already taking place!

We are not convinced that lobbyists dealing with cut backs in federal budgets and educating federal policy makers will have any effect. To date, there is no proof that lobbyists have helped the commercial algae industry, maybe because it is not legislation that is needed – it is real commercial algae production!

NAA 2012 GOALS

• Continue to assist algaepreneurs and algae farmers in all facets of scale-up issues.
• Continue to build-out the NAA Algae Incubator Production Program for algae farming.
• Continue to enhance the NAA Algae Production Certification Program (will be offered online in 2012).
• Continue to develop the two-semester algae production college course.
• Continue to benchmark industrial-size growing, harvesting and extraction systems at our new Industrial PBR, Harvesting and Extraction Testing Center – addressing data and scalability issues.
• Continue to be collaborate with universities, colleges and community colleges (workforce development) to open lines communication between algae researchers, new algae companies and commercial-scale equipment providers.
• Continue to work on lowering CAPEX and OPEX issues for the algae industry.
• Continue to collaboratively test biomass and biocrude for our members.
• Continue to educate the government about commercial algae production.
• Continue to develop new strategic alliances, supply channel partners and markets.
• Continue to believe that we as American’s can build an algae production industry with or without government support.

To All Algaepreneurs…Have a Happy Algae New Year!

Barry Cohen
National Algae Association

Algae Production and Networking Workshop

January 30th, 2012

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

*Includes tour of Origin Oils 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.

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

“CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS”

Algae Growing, Harvesting and Extraction
Technologies and Networking Workshop

January 30, 2012

University of Southern California (University Park Campus – downtown)
*Includes tour of Origin Oils facility after workshop – Los Angeles, California

When American algae producers, harvesting, extraction technologies, researchers, equipment,and engineering companies who agree that algae is one solution to help get the US off of foreign oil join together in an open collaborative environment, good things happen! The NAA has challenged the industry to build the first 100 acres, to prove out true CAPEX and OPEX and economies of scale, and to give algae researchers new opportunities, for the first time, to work in commercial-scale settings. Innovative leadership and collaborative efforts have been rewarded with every press release announcing a new JV/partnership, strategic alliance or technology ready to be scaled.

In continuing its efforts to fast-track commercialization of algae production, National Algae Association’s next workshop, January 30, 2012 in Los Angeles, will focus on progress in growing, harvesting and extraction methods, along with proven technologies that are ready for commercial-scale algae production. Please submit your proposed presentations no later than Jan. 5, 2012 for consideration.

Presenting at an NAA event allows you to openly discuss your technology with a group of visionaries who are all interested in building the emerging algae production industry. Membership in NAA is not required to present at or attend our events.

For additional information, please contact:

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

Algae Growing, Harvesting and Extraction
Technologies and Networking Workshop

January 30, 2012
Los Angeles, California

When American algae producers, harvesting, extraction technologies, researchers, equipment,and engineering companies who agree that algae is one solution to help get the US off of foreign oil join together in an open collaborative environment, good things happen! The NAA has challenged the industry to build the first 100 acres, to prove out true CAPEX and OPEX and economies of scale, and to give algae researchers new opportunities, for the first time, to work in commercial-scale settings. Innovative leadership and collaborative efforts have been rewarded with every press release announcing a new JV/partnership, strategic alliance or technology ready to be scaled.

In continuing its efforts to fast-track commercialization of algae production, National Algae Association’s next workshop, January 30, 2012 in Los Angeles, will focus on progress in growing, harvesting and extraction methods, along with proven technologies that are ready for commercial-scale algae production. Please submit your proposed presentations no later than Jan. 5, 2012 for consideration.

Presenting at an NAA event allows you to openly discuss your technology with a group of visionaries who are all interested in building the emerging algae production industry. Membership in NAA is not required to present at or attend our events.

For additional information, please contact:

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

Due to the lack of sufficient data on the performance of industrial-scale photobioreactors, fermentation, dewatering/harvesting and extraction equipment, the NAA is announcing a new collaborative testing center starting in The Woodlands, Texas beginning in January, 2012.

“If we are really going to help this emerging industry, we must address certain basic businss facts. Investors and commercial lenders must be able to confirm growth rate data, production levels, and/or scalability of turn-key industrial algae production equipment before making investments, financing or loan guarantee committments to any algae production farm.To create values in any industrial PBR technology, or any other process technology for that matter, testing and benchmarking must be done, unless we want to take the same path as the dotcom industry” according to NAA Executive Director Barry Cohen.

As new industrial photobioreactors begin to come online, the NAA strives to continue to do due diligence confirming growth rates and performance data, and to incorporate the results into the specifications being developed by its Engineering and Oil Specs Committees. Industrial photobioreactors are key to the success of the algae production industry and must prove scalability before expanding onto hundreds of acres. Various new lower cost materials are being tested to help lower CAPEX as well as document life-cycle issues.

Process engineers, plastic extruders, sensor, material, tankage, dewatering/harvesting and extraction providers will do collaborative testing and benchmarking. If you interested in a collaborative testing environment, please feel free to contact us.

National Algae Association
4747 Research Forest Drive, Suite 180
The Woodlands, TX 77381
936-321-1125
www.nationalalgaeassociation.com