2010 Algae and Energy in the Northeast
A conference on Algae & Energy in the Northeast, co-hosted by the University of Vermont and the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, was held at the University of Vermont in Burlington on March 17 & 18, 2010.
Topics covered include:
- Overcoming challenges to algae feedstock production in the Northeast
- Algal harvesting, lipid (oil) extraction, and biofuel conversion
- Uses and markets for algal oil and by-products
- Concurrent poster session featuring algae R&D projects.
Some of the foremost algae researchers and entrepreneurs presented the current state and projected future of algae as a biofuel feedstock, including:
- Conference
Objectives & Outcomes
Dr. Anju Dahiya (University of Vermont, Cofounder General Systems Research LLC)
- Development
of Microalgal Biofuels: A National Laboratory Perspective
Dr. Al Darzins (Principal Group Manager NREL)
- Pumping
Algae! An Alternative Energy Future
Donald Redalje - Univ. of Southern Mississippi Department of Marine Science and Cofounder of HR BioPetroleum Inc.
- Algae
Grown on Agricultural Wastewater: Algal Production, Composition and
Utilization
Dr. Walter Mulbury (Environmental Management and Byproducts Lab, USDA Beltsville, Maryland )
- Algae
Farming for Biofuel Feedstocks
Dr. Ron Putt - Chemical Engineering Department, Auburn University
- Algae
to Biofuel: Opportunities and Challenges
Vikram M Pattarkine, PhD - CEO, PEACE USA and formerly CTO/Chief Scientist, OriginOil
- Algae
for Biofeeds and Biofuels
Dr. Ira Levine (University of Southern Maine)
- Algae
Culture and Biofuels Development in Integrated Systems
Dr. Mary Watzin (University of Vermont)
- Microalgae
Production of Biodiesel
Dr. Ihab H. Farag (University of New Hampshire)
Poster Sessions
The Conference presented concurrent
poster sessions featuring regional algae research and demonstration projects.
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