Algae Biomass Organization Announces Matthew Carr, Ph.D. as New Executive Director

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Algae Biomass Organization Launches First Comprehensive Map of Algae Research, Companies and Commercial Projects

The Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Apr 16, 2013)

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Algal Biomass Organization Announces 2012-2013 Board of Directors

The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch
press release

May 8, 2012, 3:46 p.m. EDT

Diverse Group Represents Value Chain and Includes Representatives From Academia, Algae Production, End-Users and Professional Services

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, May 08, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, today announced the election of eight members to its Board of Directors for the 2012-2014 term. John Pierce, of DLA Piper LLP, will serve as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. The new and re-elected board members join seven others that are already serving terms on the board.

ABO's Board guides the organization in its mission to educate the general public, policymakers and industry about the benefits of algae to address energy security, food production and sustainability, and to advocate for policies that can accelerate the development of commercial markets for products made from algae.

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Algal Biomass Organization's Industry Survey Reveals Increased Production, Price-Competitiveness and Need for Level Playing Field

The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch
press release
March 1, 2012, 2:47 p.m. EST

WASHINGTON, DC, Mar 01, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- A new survey of the algae industry conducted by the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) shows algae companies are increasing production in 2012, they expect to be price-competitive with petroleum fuels by 2020, and that stable and effective Federal policy would accelerate production and job creation.

The survey of more than 380 algae industry contacts shows a rapidly growing sector: 65 percent of algae producers said they plan to expand capacity in 2012 as they work to provide the U.S with new sources of sustainable, domestically produced fuels.

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Five biofuels groups unite behind RFS2 as “critical foundation for advanced biofuels”

Biofuels Digest

Jim Lane April 20, 2011

In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association, the Advanced Biofuels Association, the Algal Biomass Organization, the Advanced Ethanol Council, and BIO pledged to work cooperatively to preserve the status quo on the Renewable Fuel Standard through at least 2013, agreeing that only the RFS provides the stable market support and pricing system necessary to attract private investment to the development of advanced biofuels.

The groups agreed at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference that they would write an unprecedented joint letter supporting RFS2 as a “foundational platform”, for the first time bringing together organizations supporting advanced drop-in biofuels, advanced ethanol, and first-generation ethanol in a joint agreement on broad biofuels policy.

The groups agreed that the discussion on energy on Capitol Hill had to be broadened considerably beyond a debate over the cost of biofuels incentives, but must follow President Obama’s formula at looking also at the cost of incentives for the traditional oil & gas industry.

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ABO Goes to Washington

DomesticFuel.com

Posted by Joanna Schroeder – April 18th, 2011

The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) may be relatively young, having been formed in March of 2006, but they have made some significant strides in Washington, D.C. in lobbying for advanced biofuels such as algae, to play on the same field as cellulosic biofuels. I caught up with Mary Rosenthal, ABO’s executive director after her multi-day trip to D.C. to learn more about their efforts. While in DC, the 26 members met with 51 Congressional leaders from both houses. Compared to last year, Rosenthal said they doubled the amount of meetings and of those they met with, nearly 60 percent had a good base of knowledge about advanced biofuels and specifically algae. However, she noted that there was still some Algae 101 that needed to take place.

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Unity: Advanced Biofuels Association, BIO, Algal Biomass Organization hold joint meeting, briefing in DC on 2011 agenda

Biofuels Digest
Jim Lane March 11, 2011

In Washington, the top trade groups representing the advanced biofuels industry in the United States met today to continue industry-wide collaborative efforts begun last year aimed at improving communication among stakeholders while building a more cohesive industry to develop clean energy alternatives that strengthen our nation’s economy. 70 senior industry leaders attended the briefings.
The Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO) met for policy briefings with leaders and senior staff from Congress and the Obama administration.

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