Center among competitors in race for turning algae into biofuel

The local oil industry would not be threatened by algae oil production as the goal at this point is to get us off of foreign crude. We have a long way to go, but maybe there is a lighy at the end of the tunnel.

Algae: The New Oil

Collaboration is the motivating force of the National Algae Association of The Woodlands, Texas. Algae oil production companies, researchers and the investment community are coming together to find solutions for the oil crisis. Leading-edge technologies are discussed in the commercialization of algae oil and biomass. Interest in algae-to-biofuel is coming in from all over the United States and the world.



We need to bring “energy security” back to the US and reduce our dependency on foreign oil immediately. Current high oil prices, the collapse of food-for-fuel initiatives and concerns about increased levels of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere have all created awareness of the need for alternative fuel solutions. Collaboration, commercialization and acceleration are key to the fast growing secondary algae-to-biofuel industry.

Algae has emerged as one of the lowest cost feedstocks for the biofuels and cellulosic industries. It is considered to be a promising source of renewable oil which can be processed and refined into a variety of transportation fuels. Recent breakthroughs in raceway pond development and closed end loop systems put algae oil production companies on the leading-edge of the renewable oil industry.

Algae can be refined to make biofuel, jet fuel, bio-gasoline and cellulosic materials such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, bioplastics and green packaging.

For additional information contact:

www.nationalalgaeassociation.com

I think they are doing an Excellent job!!! and shouldn't be harassed by these idiots who only want to steal their ideas and use them to make algae fuel themselves. Yea lets see you make that statement if you were on the other side of the fence, poor guy probably cant even grow algae.

Algae can be grown in 60% of the country and can elinminate the need for large tranport costs. Carlsbad should start the ball running by converting to Algea oil uses and then expanding out While becoming the center for research and developement. Most of Southern New Mexico could support these farms.

Thats true Fair Man but how much is it gonna cost for farmers to grow and harvest algae? Because the ways they show you to extract oil all cost big money especially if you want your algae farm equipped with a press or centrifuge.