ABO kicks off “Summer of Algae” open-house series campaign
In Minnesota, the Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, announced today the kick off of its second annual “Summer of Algae”, a national campaign sponsored by ABO and implemented by member companies, to raise awareness about the promise of commercial algae production to create jobs, domestic fuels, feed and food products, as well as plastics and biochemicals.
The series of open-house style events and news announcements will give local and national officials an opportunity to experience the research, products and jobs being created by leading algae companies and research institutions. The campaign officially begins at a special event today at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota (NCMA) in East Boothbay, Maine.
Additional events will take place throughout August and September culminating in the 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit being held September 30-October 3 in Orlando, Florida.
The events feature a wide range of technologies and end products, and stretch from coast-to-coast, including: Algenol (Florida); Algix (Alabama); Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (Maine); Duke Energy (Kentucky); Matrix Genetics (Washington); Montana State University (Montana); Sapphire Energy (New Mexico and California); and the University of Arizona (Arizona).
The “Summer of Algae” culminates in the 7th annual Algae Biomass Summit, being held this year in Orlando, Florida September 30th – October 3rd.
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