Press Release
Title: Algae Biofuel Summit 2008
Dates: 17th -19th September, 2008 at New Delhi, India
From: Growdiesel Climate Care Council
The future of Biofuels is secured the question is what feedstock for biodiesel is
sustainable and profitable in the long term. As sustainable alternatives are sought in a
bid to enhance energy security as well as reduce carbon emissions, the focus of
researchers has shifted to “next generation” Biodiesel-those not made from food crops
such as soy or palm.
Algae farming oil is the next biggest opportunity for Biofuel industry. Algae, like corn,
soybeans, sugar cane and other plants (like Jatropha), use photosynthesis to convert
solar energy into chemical energy. To cover all aspects of commercializing Algae oil as a
definite feedstock for biodiesel & biofuel industry, Algae Biofuel Summit 2008 is being
hosted at New Delhi, India by Growdiesel.
Algae Biofuel Summit 2008
www.algaebiofuelsummit.com
The Summit will be an excellent platform to disseminate information regarding recent
research and development activities in the field of Algae, mass production systems,
Photobioreactor technologies, algae ponds, high yielding algae Species, oil and other
important areas of Algae biofuel & biodiesel Industry. In view of Biofuels (ethanol &
biodiesel) emerging as a trillion dollar futuristic industry, the summit shall bring out many
value added opportunities for the investors, entrepreneurs and Biofuel companies as
well as industry experts. The technical & financial topics of summit will cover the entire
Algae Biofuel Industry.
Renowned experts from all over the world are expected to present papers and speak at
Algae Biofuel Summit 2008. A partial list of speakers is as follows:
1. Dr. Miao Jian Ren, Jiangxi Provincial Sciences & Technologies Commission, China
2. Thomas Byrne, President & CEO, Bryne & Company Limited, USA
3. Prof. Qingyu Wu, Director, Lab of Algae Biofuels, Tsinghua University, China
4. Dr. Ira Levine, Associate Professor, Natural & Applied Sciences, University of Southern
Maine, USA
5. Dr. Sebastian Thomas, CEO, Parry Nutraceuticals, India
6. Dr.Monammad I. Abdel-Hamid, Associate Professor-Applied Phycology (Algae), University of Mansoura, Egypt
7. Prof. Choul-Gyun Lee, Professor, Dept. of Biological Engineering, Inha University
8. Prof. S.P. Singh, Emeritus Scientist, Dept. of Botany, Banaras University, India.
9. Dr. Karl-Hermann Steinberg, Vertriebs GmbH & Co., Germany
10. Lokesh Chandra Dube, Emergent Ventures India Pvt. Ltd., India
11. Prof. Sheng Yi Chiu, Dept. of Biological Science & Technology, National Chiao Tung
University, Taiwan
12. Dr.R.B.Srivastava/ Simrat Kaur/Dr.H.K.Gogoi, Defense Research Laboratory, Defense
Research & Development Organization, India
13. Prof. Dolly Dhar, Principal Scientist-Department of Blue Green Algae, , Indian Agriculture
Research Institute, New Delhi
14. Jayanta Talukdar, Gauhati University, India
15. William T Rucks, Water Alchemy Ltd, New Zealand
16. Prof. Subodh Kumar Bhatnagar, Prof. & Head (Cell Biology), University of Agriculture &
Technology, India.
17. Dr. Shakeel A.Khan, Scientist, Division of Environmental Sciences, IARI, New Delhi, India
18. Dr. Anuj Mittal, Sr. Technologist, Essar, India
19. Shovon Mandal, Agricultural & Food Engineering Dept., Indian Institute of Technology, India
20. Prof. B.K.Behra, Professor & Director, Advanced Centre for Biotechnology, M.D.University,
India
21. Sukumar Puhan, Internal Combustion Engineering Division, Anna University, India
22. Manoj Gupta, Nexus India Capital, India
23. Markku Patajoki/Pirjo Kuuppo/Perttu Koskinen, Neste Oil Corporation, Finland.
24. Dr. Jubliee Purkayastha, Defense Research & Development Organization, India.
25. Atul Saxena, CEO & Founder, Growdiesel Consortium, India
(Note: The conference secretariat is receiving confirmations and updates on a daily basis. The
final agenda with a list of confirmed speakers shall be sent to all confirmed participants before the Summit)
Following Topics shall be covered at the Summit:
1. Algae Mass Culture Techniques
2. Algae as an energy source – Potential for Biofuels from Algae
3. Commercial and industrial uses of Algae
4. Microalgae Biotechnology in Industrial Applications
5. Biofuels: Pros & Cons – Sustainability factors in technological, economical, social & regulatory
environments
6. Novel & High Productivity Algal Photobioreactors
7. Financial Modelling for the Complete Biomass to Fuel Process
8. Types of Microalgae based Biofuels
9. Algal Strain Selection & Improvement for Biofuel Production
10. Algae Biodiesel from wastewater treatment ponds
11. CO2 mitigation and Renewable oil production from photosynthetic microbes
12. Algae’s potential for Driving a Carbon Capture and Recycle Industry
13. Algae Conversion to Biofuels – The Challenges
14. Global Algae culture collections
15. Evolution of concepts in mass production of photoautotrophic microalgae
16. Lipid Production from microalgae, strain selection, induction of lipid synthesis and outdoor
growth
17. Emissions to biofuels process and technology update
18. Production of Marine unicellular algae from power plant flue gas – An approach toward
biodiesel and bioethanol
19. An integrated process for the capture and use of CO2 from flue gas using microalgae
20. Microalgae in animal feeding & aquaculture
21. Even when the sun doesn’t shine – Algae cultivation without sunlight
22. Industrial photobioreactor design around the globe
23. On the relative efficiency of two stage vs. one stage production of astaxanthin from the green
microalga Haematococcuss pluvialis
24. Effects of Algae dietary fat supplements on the fatty acid composition of milk products from
dairy animals
25. Value added products from Algae
26. Spirulina farming and its health benefits
27. Is an Algae Biofuel project a solution to the fuel vs. food debate?
28. Venture funding for Algae Biofuel projects
29. Small vs. large: What is the right size of an Algae Biofuel project?
30. Economics of a large scale Algae Biofuel project
31. Right product mix for Algae Biofuel projects
32. Getting a “Yes” answer from a venture capitalist for an Algae Biofuel project
33. Growth opportunities for Algae Biofuel projects
34. Strategic locations for Algae Biofuel projects
35. Carbon credit based funding for Algae Biofuel projects
36. Enclosed Photobioreactors vs. open ponds – which is the right technology for commercial
Algae Biofuel projects?
37. Integrating Algae Biofuel projects with dairy, piggery, poultry and aquaculture farms
38. Is it possible to Integrate Algae Biofuel projects with solar, hydro or wind power projects?
Registration details are available at www.algaebiofuelsummit.com or can be obtained by
writing to Summit Secretariat at register@algaebiofuelsummit.com,
algaebiofuelsummit@gmail.com
About the Organizer
Growdiesel Climate Care Council a non-profit, non-commercial organization is dedicated to the
cause of climate care through prevention of Global Warming. Growdiesel consists of a closely knit
team of professionals with over 100 man-years of rich project management experience. We are
working in Indian Biodiesel sector for last six years. We are actively engaged in technology
development and perfecting a sustainable business model for Indian as well as global biodiesel
industry. Our past achievements include discovering high yielding Jatropha variants, developing
an indigenous trans-esterification technology to produce biodiesel etc. We have also filed a
patent for an innovative catalyst free Biodiesel manufacturing technology. Few more patents shall
be filed shortly. Growdiesel had been the consultant to MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, Govt. of India
as well as many private organizations in the field of biodiesel. Growdiesel has organized more
than 500 seminars, workshops & training programs for the benefit of industry, entrepreneurs,
farmers & society as a whole, till date. Growdiesel is an Alliance Member of NATIONAL
BIODIESEL BOARD, USA, CANADIAN BIOMASS INNOVATION NETWORK and service
provider under prototype carbon fund of WORLD BANK. The summit is supported by leading
global and Indian organizations.