For the last few months the quest for biofuel derived from algae has been a hot headline.  San Diego’s prominence as the foremost algae R&D center will draw even more national attention when the 3^rd Annual Algae Biomass Summit comes to town October 7^th – 9^th.  The Algal Biomass Organization is a trade organization formed to facilitate commercialization and market development of microalgae biomass specifically for biofuels production and greenhouse gas abatement.  Attendance of about 1,000 is anticipated for the three day get-together which will include local algae heavy weights Sapphire Energy, Synthetic Genomics, General Atomics, Biolight, Kent Bioenergy and the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology among others.

CleanTECH San Diego will hold a VIP Algae Reception on the USS Midway starting at 6:30 PM on October 6^th.  This is your chance to get face to face with the leaders in the fastest emerging clean tech sector.  Click here to make your reservation.

I had to break out the dictionary to find out the difference between “algae” and “algal”.  Algae is the plural of alga.  Algal is an adjective.  If you come to the VIP Reception on the 6^th you can probably find someone who can tell you why it is the Algae Biomass Summit by the Algal Biomass Organization.

Tags: Algae Biomass Summit, Algal Biomass Organization, Sapphire Energy, SD-CAB, Synthetic Genomics

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