ABO in the News
November 2009
Algae Fuels Win Senate RFS Fix
The algae biofuels industry is welcoming language in the Senate climate bill that would reclassify the fuel in the same category as cellulosic biofuels under EPA's renewable fuels standard (RFS), while continuing to push the House to adopt similar language in its climate legislation.
October 2009
ABO Applauds Senator Boxer & Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for Inclusion of Algae-based Fuels in Climate Bill
The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), recognized the leadership of Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chair of the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, for including provisions in the Chairman’s mark of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733) that provide parity for algae-based biofuels. Algae-based fuels will play a key role in the creation of a new American clean energy economy and help address a number of economic, environmental and energy security challenges. View Full Story
July 2009
BusinessWire
Algal Biomass Organization Names Mary Rosenthal Executive Director
SEATTLE, Washington - The Algal Biomass Organization today announced the appointment of Mary Rosenthal as the organization’s first Executive Director. Rosenthal’s main focus will be to help the organization accelerate the development of the algal industry through increasing awareness of the benefits of algae among commercial industry, the general public and policymakers.
June 2009
Renewable Energy World Magazine
Blooming Biofuel: How Algae Could Provide the Solution
LONDON, England - The distant sparkle of algae is coming into focus. Interest is growing exponentially and a handful of companies are planning the leap from research to commercial production of algae-based fuels.
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
Algal Biomass Organization Questions Accuracy of University of Virginia Algae Life Cycle Study
ABO believes that reliance on obsolete data and faulty assumptions undermines all conclusions
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 25, 2010) - The Algal Biomass Organization, today challenged the conclusions of a published report in Environmental Science and Technology claiming that “conventional crops have lower environmental impacts than algae in energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and water.” The report was based upon obsolete data and grossly outdated business models, and overlooked tremendous improvements in technology and processes across the production cycle. ABO strongly believes that these obsolete data and faulty assumptions seriously undermine the credibility of the study’s conclusions. View Full Story
Reps. Harry Teague (D-N.M.), Brian Bilbray (R-Calif.) and Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) Introduce Bill to Boost Algae Biofuels
Congressional efforts are continuing to ensure that algae-based biofuels qualify for federal tax credits. Several companies, including Exxon Mobil Corp., believe algae might one day become a major feedstock for renewable fuels.
Executive Director Mary Rosenthal Testifies Before Congress on Benefits of Algae-Based Fuels
On behalf of its more than 170 members, the ABO's Executive Director Mary Rosenthal testified before Congress today on potential of algae-based fuels to reduce carbon emissions, create jobs and increase U.S. energy independence. She also commented on steps legislators can take to ensure algae-based fuels receive benefits and financial incentives similar to those afforded to other biofuel feedstocks. More
Quick Link to ABO Testimony