ABO in the News
May 2009
Business Wire
Algal Biomass Organization Announces New Directors
SEATTLE, Washington - The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) today announced the appointment of four new board members, and the re-election of an existing board member. The additional board members will help the organization increase its efforts to help develop the industry as increasingly algal biomass is being considered as a vital resource for clean and renewable energy.
News Archive
December 2008
McClatchy Newspapers
Go Green: Algae Could Be Next Hot Biofuel
WASHINGTON — A 75-gallon tank of goo that in the course of a week or so changed color from lime green to almost black was one of the stars of last summer's Farnborough International Air Show in England.
November 2008
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Algae on the Move: The 2008 Algae Biomass Summit Wrap-Up
Washington, United States --- Taking a look back at the recently held 2008 Algae Biomass Summit that took place from October 23-24 in Seattle, it is hard to believe how far this young industry has come in just one year.
October2008
BBC, Watts What
All of a Sudden...Algae is Everywhere
There are all sorts of companies springing up offering algae as a universal cure-all, from jet fuel for aeroplanes, to a means of cleaning waste water and even as a new food source.
September 2008
Biofuel Review
Algae Summit Unveils Vinod Khosla as Keynote Speaker
Vinod Khosla will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 Algae Biomass Summit, which takes place in Seattle next month, it was announced today (19th September).
July 2008
Energy Tech Stocks
From Scourge to Solution? Utilities Study Using CO2 From Coal-Fired Power Plants to Grow Algae (Pt. 2 of 2)
Everyone knows that coal-fired power plants emit carbon dioxide, a key contributor to global warming. But according to Thomas Byrne of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the very plants that are poisoning the atmosphere may be put to work saving it.
Orlando Sentinel
Algae Farm Could Someday Provide Biodiesel of Choice
ORLANDA, Florida -- Algae are not something most people want to grow, especially not in their ponds or lakes. But a Brevard-based company wants its algae to grow. And flourish. And get so fat that the tiny green cells can be harvested for fuel.
CNN: Business Traveler
This Month's Show: Traveling With A Conscience
LONDON, England -- Off the back of CNN's Going Green week, this month Business Traveller will focus on the environment and travelling with a conscience.
View Full Story at: cnn.com/travel
May 2008
Algal Biomass Organization
World Experts and Energy Users Join Forces to Harness Huge Potential of Algae
SEATTLE, Washington -- Entrepreneurs, academicians, scientists and leaders of global corporations have today announced the formation of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), whose charter is to help accelerate the development and commercial application of algal biomass.
November 2007
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and Byrne & Company Limited
Inaugural Algae Biomass Summit a Success
SAN FRANSISCO, California -- The inaugural Algae Biomass Summit was held November 15 and 16 2007; exploring the emerging use of algae as a feedstock for biofuels and other renewable energy applications.
View the Agenda from the 2007 Summit
U.S. Department of Energy: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Remarks to the Algae Biomass Summit
SAN FRANSISCO, California -- U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Chief Operating Officer: Paul Dickerson's remarks at the 2007 Algae Biomass Summit in San Francisco, California.
Algae in the News
Research Collaboration Opportunity
The Department of Energy, Office of the Biomass Programs (OBP) intends to issue two Recovery Act Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) to address research and development efforts related to intermediate ethanol blends and advanced biofuels, specifically including $50 million for a consortium to accelerate the demonstration of algal biofuels through a competitive solicitation. DOE expects to publish both FOAs in the summer of 2009. More
Go Green: Algae Could Be Next Hot Biofuel
WASHINGTON, DC — A 75-gallon tank of goo that in the course of a week or so changed color from lime green to almost black was one of the stars of last summer's Farnborough International Air Show in England. As airlines ordered hundreds of planes worth billions of dollars at the world's largest air show, the tank, or bioreactor, was a near-perfect breeding ground for what could become the fuel of the future: the lowly algae. More