BioFuels Journal

Seattle—A2BE Carbon Capture LLC announced October 20 that its CEO, Mark Allen, has been selected to moderate the "Photobioreactor Production Technologies" session at the prestigious 2008 Algae Biomass Summit.

In addition, the Company's President and CTO, Jim Sears, will deliver a poster presentation entitled "The Ten Essentials for an Algae Industry."

Mr. Allen also serves as a Board Member at the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the entity behind the Summit, where he chairs the Membership Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Sears chairs the Technical Standards Committee at ABO.

A2BE Carbon Capture's role at the Algae Biomass Summit further establishes the Boulder, Colorado, company as a leader among firms developing systems that recycle CO2 into algal biomass that can be processed into valuable commodities such as biofuel, animal feed, fertilizer, methane, oxygen, and carbon credits.

The Company's photobioreactor technology for growing and harvesting commercial quantities of algal biomass occupies a pivotal role within an emerging algae-based Carbon Capture & Recycle (CC&R) industry that spans the globe.

It is the capability to reliably, and economically, grow massive quantities of biomass that will ultimately enable other sectors within the industry to expand -- such as algae biology researchers and companies with technology for converting algal biomass into biofuels and other commodities.

A2BE Carbon Capture's photobioreactors (or 'CC&R Machines') represent the core technology in humanity's quest to harness the unparalleled ability of micro-algae to convert sunlight into high-quality oils, proteins and carbohydrates on a truly industrial scale.

Thought leaders from commercial and military aviation (including Boeing, Raytheon and many airlines), national research laboratories (including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory/NREL), energy firms, and various leading international companies, will all hear directly from Mr. Allen and Mr. Sears.

These participants represent mega-drivers for carbon-neutral, affordable, and renewable sources of energy and industrial feedstocks derived from algae.

"We look forward to articulating our vision for how algae-based CC&R can address some of mankind's largest looming challenges: peak oil, climate change, food prices and water shortages," said Mr. Allen.

"There's still much work to be done, and having the right roadmap will make all the difference.

"It's our hope that by sharing the 'Ten Essentials' we have distilled from our years of R&D in the field, a global algae industry can expand more rapidly, and sustainably, over time," added Mr. Sears.

The Algae Biomass Summit, sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and The Byrne Company, is the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO).

The event is designed to highlight scientific advances and encourage knowledge sharing to accelerate the development of algae-based solutions to global energy, environmental, and economic issues.

"The goal of this conference and the ABO is to help accelerate the commercialization of algae as an environmentally and economically sustainable energy source," said Darrin Morgan ABO co-chairman and director of Business Analysis, Environmental Strategy for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

"The efforts and participation of leading companies, such as A2BE Carbon Capture, will be critical in helping the industry identify and overcome challenges and obstacles to meeting those goals."

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