1 To Share Practical Experiences in Algae Production

Learn from established algae producer: Based in Portugal, Necton S.A. started the production and sale of microalgae for aquaculture & cosmestic applications since 1997. Their production system includes raceways and 3 distinct photobioreactors (plate, tubular, greenwall) and they grow more than 10 different species of microalgae, both marine and freshwater. Their spin-off company AlgaFuel, owns the largest outdoor photobioreactor in operation in Europe and is dedicated to algae for energy and CO2 mitigation. Algafuel is a leading partner in the two largest projects financed by the European Commission for research and demonstration for microalgae technologies for biofuels and value added products.

Hear from Asian-based algae producer: Ecophycotech, Korea

2 Spelling out Value Proposition in Carbon Capture by offering varied perspectives from:

• Cement Manufacturer, St. Marys Cement Inc.:
  St Marys Cement is partnering with Pond Biofuels and the Ontario Centres of Excellence to create the world's first demonstration of CO2 capture from a cement plant.
• Power Producer, West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd (WBPDCL):
  WBPDCL, a Kolkata, India-based power producer is conducting an algae-based carbon capture pilot project at the Kolaghat thermal power plant.
• CCR technology provider, MBD Energy Ltd.:
  MBD technology recycles captured industrial flue-gas emissions into oils suitable for manufacture of high grade plastics, transport fuel and nutritious feed for livestock and monogastric consumption. MBD Energy has reached agreements for the planning and provision of pilot CCR plants with three of Australia's major coal-fired power stations Loy Yang Power, Eraring Energy and Tarong Energy.

3 Put Forward Value Proposition in Waste Water Treatment

Using algae for wastewater treatment offers key advantages over conventional wastewater treatment. It is cost effective, has low energy requirement, reduce GHG emissions and sludge formation. More importantly, algae based wastewater treatment creates value at every step:

• Treats wastewater
• Recovers wastewater nutrients as fertiliser
• Removes carbon dioxide from flue gas
  Can be processed into Biofuels
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Simply put, 3rd Algae World Asia is your gateway &  opportunity to hear from two leading figures of algae-based wastewater treatment:

• Dr. Rupert Craggs, Group Manager of Aquatic Pollution, National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
  NIWA in New Zealand has successfully demonstrated wastewater treatment using algae. Five hectares of the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant's oxidation ponds have been converted into the world's first large-scale wastewater treatment algal production system.
• Dr. John R. Benemann - Dr Benemann is no stranger to the algae research arena, his recent feat includes founding an engineering consulting company with Prof. Tryg Lundquist, California Polytechnic University (CalPoly) to specialize in algae-based processes for wastewater treatment, biofuel production and animal feeds cultivation.

4 Exemplify Algae Technology Development in Asia Pacific

Listen in as representatives from each of the following Algae Research groups unveil their achievements:

	Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), Singapore - GIS is a research institute of the A*STAR. A*STAR has a partnership with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop robust methods for transforming green algal species with exogenous DNA.
	Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - QIBEBT is collaborating with Boeing on algae-based aviation biofuel development.
	Inha University, Korea - speaker Dr Choul-Gyun Lee, Professor, Department of Biological Engineering is the leader of Korean National Project on Marine Bioenergy Program.
	Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) - CSIRO is part of the Algal Fuel Consortium (AFC) which won a US$2.259 million research grant under the Department of Resources Energy and Tourism's Second Generation Biofuels program in Australia.

5 Bring into Focus the current & future Development of Algae-Based Bioenergy, gain first-hand updates from:

• Aurora Biofuels Pty Ltd, OriginOil, Inc. Algae biofuel frontrunners from USA:
• Biolsystems Co., Ltd. (Korea) - on Bioethanol production technology from Macro-Algae
• Institute of Technology (EPFL) LausanneSwiss Federal - on biofuel production from microalgae by Hydrothermal Processing:
• KPMG Corporate Finance Pte Ltd (Singapore) - on Carbon Finance Support for Bio-Diesel Production from Algae: