Discover the art & science of converting Sun’s energy to Biofuels Using CO2, water & Algae.

Algae Biofuel Summit 2008

 

Similar to plants, algae converts solar energy, CO2 & water to valuable chemical energy via photosynthesis. This chemical energy is stored in algae as lipid oils and can be converted into biodiesel. The residual algae de-oiled cake is a high protein matter and can be used as animal/ cattle feed, organic fertilizer and nutritional supplements.

 

Algae Farming Technologies could allow companies to capture and recycle emitted CO2 from flue gases and even earn a profit from being "green". Companies, having issues with environmental control, can surely benefit from such technologies. The beautiful part of this technology is that industrial facilities do not need large internal modifications to host an algae farm.

These promising technologies shall be showcased by Growdiesel at “Algae Biofuel Summit 2008” from 17th to 19th Sept 2008 at New Delhi, India. The discounted Early Bird registration is NOW open.

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“Algae Farming for Oil” is currently the hottest opportunity in global biofuel industry. Over five billion US$ dollar has been committed in Algae research by venture funds and large companies including Department of Defense in USA. Algae Farming can be done in waste land using saline water. Algae Farming shall not displace croplands currently used for food crops. The best part is that algae farming can be started at any scale from 1 acre/hectare to 100000 acres/hectare.

Participating in Summit is the quickest and easiest way to learn in great depth about algae biodiesel. The three day summit shall provide you all the essential info to jump start in this futuristic industry.

 

Experts from all over the world shall be presenting at Algae Biofuel Summit 2008. The Summit provides an excellent networking & interacting opportunity to come face to face with these experts. Partial list of speakers is as follows:

  • Dr.Ira Levine, Associate Professor, Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Southern Maine, USA.
  • Dr.Sebastian Thomas, CEO, Parry Nutraceuticals, India.
  • Dr.Mohammad I.Abdel-Hamid, Associate Professor-Applied Phycology (Algae),University of Mansoura, Egypt.
  •  Prof.Choul-Gyun Lee, Professor,Dept. of Biological Engineering, Inha University, Korea.
  •  Dr.Karl-Hermann Steinberg, Vertiebs GmbH & Co., Germany.
  •  Lokesh Chandra Dube, Emergent Ventures India Pvt.Ltd., India.
  • Dr.Sheng Yi Chiu, Dept. of Biological Science & Technology, National Chiao Tung Univeristy, Taiwan.
  • Dr.R.B.Srivastava/Dr.H.K.Gogoi/Simrat Kaur, Defence Research Laboratory, Defence Research & Development Organization, India.
  •  Prof. Dolly Dhar, Principal Scientist - Department of Blue Green Algae, Indian Agriculture Research Institute, India.
  •  Prof.M.C.Kalita/Jayanta Talukdar, Gauhati University, India.
  •  Prof.Subodh Kumar Bhatnagar, Prof. & Head (Cell Biology), Univeristy of Agriculture & Technology, India.
  • Dr.Shakeel A.Khan, Scientist, Division of Environmental Sciences, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India.
  • Dr.Anuj Mittal, Sr.Technologist, Essar, India
  • Shovon Mandal, Agricultural & Food Engineering Dept., Indian Institute of Technology, India.
  • Prof.B.K.Behra, Professor & Director, Advanced Centre for Biotechnology, M.D.University, India.
  • Sukumar Puhan, Internal Combustion Engineering Division, Anna University, India.
  • Manoj Gupta, Nexus India Capital, India.
  • Markku Patajoki/Pirjo Kuuppo/Perttu Koskinen, Neste Oil Corporation, Finland.
  • Dr.Jubilee Purkayastha, Defence Research & Development Organization, India .
  • Dr.Steven J.Gluck, Dow Chemical Bio Sciences, Freeport
  • J.Mary Leema, National Institute of Ocean Technology, India
  • Dr.Jnanendra Rath, Visva-Bharati University, Santinikent, West Bengal.
  • Deepak Maharajh, CSIR, South Africa
  • Atul Saxena, CEO & Founder, Growdiesel Consortium, India.

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The following topics shall be extensively covered in the Summit:

1. Algae Mass Culture Techniques

2. Algae as an energy source – Potential for Biofuels from Algae

3. Commercial and industrial uses of Algae

4. Microalgae Biotechnology in Industrial Applications

5. Biofuels: Pros & Cons - Sustainability factors in technological, economical, social & regulatory environments

6. Novel & High Productivity Algal Photobioreactors

7. Financial Modelling for the Complete Biomass to Fuel Process

8. Types of Microalgae based Biofuels

9. Algal Strain Selection & Improvement for Biofuel Production

10. Algae Biodiesel from wastewater treatment ponds

11. CO2 mitigation and Renewable oil production from photosynthetic microbes

12. Algae’s potential for Driving a Carbon Capture and Recycle Industry

13. Algae Conversion to Biofuels – The Challenges

14. Global Algae culture collections

15. Evolution of concepts in mass production of photoautotrophic microalgae

16. Lipid Production from microalgae, strain selection, induction of lipid synthesis and outdoor growth

17. Emissions to biofuels process and technology update

18. Production of Marine unicellular algae from power plant flue gas – An approach toward biodiesel and bioethanol

19. An integrated process for the capture and use of CO2 from flue gas using microalgae

20. Microalgae in animal feeding & aquaculture

21. Even when the sun doesn’t shine - Algae cultivation without sunlight

22. Industrial photobioreactor design around the globe

23. On the relative efficiency of two stage vs. one stage production of astaxanthin from the green microalga Haematococcuss pluvialis

24. Effects of Algae dietary fat supplements on the fatty acid composition of milk products from dairy animals

25. Value added products from Algae

26. Spirulina farming and its health benefits

27. Is an Algae Biofuel project a solution to the fuel vs. food debate?

28. Venture funding for Algae Biofuel projects

29. Small vs. large: What is the right size of an Algae Biofuel project?

30. Economics of a large scale Algae Biofuel project

31. Right product mix for Algae Biofuel projects

32. Getting a “Yes” answer from a venture capitalist for an Algae Biofuel project

33. Growth opportunities for Algae Biofuel projects

34. Strategic locations for Algae Biofuel projects

35. Carbon credit based funding for Algae Biofuel projects

36. Enclosed Photobioreactors vs. open ponds - which is the right technology for commercial Algae Biofuel projects?

37. Integrating Algae Biofuel projects with dairy, piggery, poultry and aquaculture farms

38. Is it possible to Integrate Algae Biofuel projects with solar, hydro or wind power projects?

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