31 May-01 Jun, 2010 - Brussels, BELGIUM
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Dr. Bryan Willson, co-founder and Chief Technology Strategist of Solix Biofuels has just confirmed his participation at the 2nd Algae World Europe conference.
Dr. Willson will be speaking on Solix’s efforts in developing a low cost PBR, touching on the driving biological factors, design rationale, modeling results, and projected product costs. To date, Solix has developed 3 generations of PBRs, each with a successfully higher productivity, lower capital cost, lower operating cost and lower energy utilization.
Dr. Willson will also provide an overview and progress report on the large-scale Algae production facility they recently developed in Southwest Colorado during his presentation.
Dr. Bryan Willson is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado State University (CSU) and has worked for over 25 years to develop large-scale solutions for global energy needs. He also teaches in the areas of design, energy, and sustainable development.
In June 2009, Scientific American named him to its inaugural list of the “Scientific American 10” – ten individuals who have made significant contributions to “guiding science to serve humanity” on a global basis. In August 2009, he was awarded the Maurice Albertson Medal for Sustainable Development
Dr. Willson is also the Principal or Co-Principal Investigator on over $30 million in funded research. He has funded over 350 graduate and undergraduate students and has authored/co-authored over 200 journal papers, conference proceedings, and technical reports.
Attend 2nd Algae World Europe to hear from Dr. Willson, and other top Algae and Algal Biotechnology experts from around the world. >>Click here to sign up<<
The 2nd Algae World Europe conference in Brussels addresses the 4 key pillars of algae commercialization, and explore the biology, engineering, marketing and financial aspects of the algae value chain. Panel of industry experts will also share their views on Algae for biofuels and high-value co-products like pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, aquaculture feed, bioplastics, coatings, etc. The program includes a site visit to see up-close the running of a fully operational commercial algae production and processing facility.
Brussels, BELGIUM- 10 Feb 2010 -- The 2nd Algae World Europe conference will meet in Brussels on 22-23 April 2010 to shed light on developing a sustainable algae commercialization model. The event is the 4th in the series of Centre for Management Technology’s (CMT) Algae World conferences which provide a vantage view on the entire algae value chain and its commercial viability, as well as spotlight on algae’s diversity and multiple co-products. Successfully held in Singapore, Rotterdam and Bangkok since 2008, Algae World is recognized as an important platform for productive exchanges among the Academic, Commercialand Investment community.
Supported by extensive research with industry stakeholders, the 2nd Algae World Europe has identified and incorporated the 4 key pillars of successful algae commercialization into the conference topics agenda:
1. System Optimization for Large-scale Algae production
2. Improving Algae Productivity and Processing Efficiency
3. Development of High Value Co-products
4. Promise and Reality of Algal Biofuels
Top industry executives from leading algae producers like Cyanotech (USA), Seambiotic (Israel), Alpha Biotech (France), SBAE Industries (Belgium) will be sharing views on algae cultivation and production systems, specifically touching on production economics, cultivation parameters, process integration, carbon capture, recycling of industrial effluents and up-scaling. Speakers representing Proviron (Belgium) and Culturing Solutions Inc. (USA) will offer a glimpse into the breakthroughs they have achieved in their production tools.
The 2nd Algae World Europe also provides an objective review of the conversion technologies for producing high value co-products, touted as the key intermediate step for large-scale algae commercialization. Considered as the ‘factories of the future’, algae contains proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids, which have many applications including Biodiesel, BioEthanol, Bio-jetfuel, Nutritional Supplements, Nutraceuticals, Pharmaceuticals, Aquaculture Feed and Animal Feed, Coatings, Bioplastics, Biochemicals, Fertilizers and Cosmetics.
There is also a one day focus on Algal Bioenergy at the conference, and a key representative of the European Commission will address the regulatory view on Algae as a feedstock of choice for the European Biofuel industry. Capricorn Venture Partners n.v. will also offer pointers on how to raise funds for algal biofuels project. Sessions will also explore the different routes to commercializing algal biofuels.
Other sessions on the agenda will cover advances in biotechnology to improve algal productivity, as well as harvesting and processing efficiency. The program ends with a site visit to SBAE Industries’ new indoor and outdoor algae production and processing facility.
The 2nd Algae World Europe expects to attract an even mix of representatives from the academic, commercial and investment community to build meaningful links and collaborations.
 | In conjunction with 2nd Algae World Europe, CMT has also launched the Algae World 2010 Industry Survey on where the industry stands and identify critical gaps in knowledge. The survey is the yet another collaboration with Mark R. Edwards, PhD. Professor at Arizona State University who published our first Algae World Survey report in 2008. All algae industry stakeholders are encouraged to participate and share views. Please click >>here<< to participate & reserve a copy of the Algae World 2010 Industry Survey Report that will be published subsequently.
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ABOUT 2nd Algae World Europe
2nd Algae World Europe offers a view into Algae beyond the hype and hyperbole to uncover the facts and hard science behind algae production and commercialization. The interaction of the scientific and business minds at the international conference is aimed at propelling the algae industry to the next level. Those keen on participating in the conference can register at www.cmtevents.com/?ev=100411&pg=Rg. For Sponsorships and Media Partnerships enquiries, please contact Ms. Nadia Al Bahar at 65 63469114 nadia@cmtsp.com.sg.
World-renowned Marine Algae expert Prof. Dr. Ami Ben-Amotz, and Chief Scientific Advisor to Seambiotic technologies, has just confirmed his participation in the 2nd Algae World Europe conference, which meets on 22-23 Apr 2010 in Brussels. Prof. Dr. Ben-Amotz will address the conference on “The State-of-The-Art of Marine Microalgae Production for Bio-Fuel to High Value Products, Health Food and Cosmetics with the Option of Using Electric Power Plant Wastes.”
Seambiotic was founded in 2003, and in the past five years, the company successfully tested a method of producing algae by channeling smokestack carbon dioxide emissions through pools of algae.
The company's prototype algae farm covering about a quarter-acre in Ashkelon has eight shallow algae pools, filled with the same seawater used to cool the nearby coal-burning power plant operated by the Israel Electric Company (IEC). A small percentage of gas is siphoned off from the power plant flue and channeled directly into the algae ponds.
Seambiotic is currently transitioning from pilot plant stage to commercial scale algae cultivation and production, and in December 2009, they signed a Joint Venture with one of China’s largest power companies, China Guodian worth US$10 Million. The joint venture is expected to build its first commercial farm on 12 hectares (30 acres) in Penglai, a city in Shandong Province, and will utilize carbon dioxide from the Penglai power station. The farm is expected to be operational in 2010.
Prof. Dr. Ami Ben-Amotz has researched marine algae for over 30 years, and is a Emeritus Professor of Marine Phycology at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Haifa, Israel. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on the biology, physiology, biochemistry and biotechnology of Dunaliella algae, a saltwater species, which is the richest source of natural beta-carotene in the world.
In his speech at 2nd Algae World Asia, Prof. Dr. Ben-Amotz will discuss Commercial Cultivation of Dunaliella and Nannochloropsis for Feed, Food, Nutraceuticals and Cosmetics. He will also provide insights into large Scale Cultivation of Marine Unicellular algae on Wastes of Electric Power Plants for Bio-Fuel and High Value Products, and Carbon Capture applications of this technology.
Prof. Dr. Ben-Amotz served as Head of the Department of Marine Biology at the NIO and Head of the Dunaliella Section at the WIS, Chief Scientist of Nature Beta Technologies Ltd. (commercial Dunaliella production plant in Eilat) and recently as Chief Scientist of Nikken Sohonsha Co., Japan.
Upon his retirement of NIO, Prof. Ben-Amotz founded Seambiotic Ltd., a company devoted to the cultivation of marine microalgae on wastes of electric power plants for the production of feasible bio-fuels and high value products. Prof. Ben-Amotz has more than 150 publications and supervised dozens of students mostly on aspects related to marine unicellular algae, Dunaliella and natural products.
If you are keen on hearing from Prof. Dr. Ami Ben-Amotz, and the other leading Algae industry experts who will be sharing perspectives at 2nd Algae World Europe, do confirm your attendance for the conference. >>Click here to submit your registrations online.<<
