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Seambiotic, Algal sector pioneer will share on their groundbreaking algae-based CO2 capture project at 2nd Algae World Europe.

Posted on : 05 Feb, 2010

 

World-renowned Marine Algae expert Prof. Dr. Ami Ben-Amotz, and Chief Scientific Advisor to Seambiotic technologies, has just confirmed his participation in the 2nd Algae World Europe conference, which meets on 22-23 Apr 2010 in Brussels. Prof. Dr. Ben-Amotz will address the conference on “The State-of-The-Art of Marine Microalgae Production for Bio-Fuel to High Value Products, Health Food and Cosmetics with the Option of Using Electric Power Plant Wastes.”

 

Seambiotic was founded in 2003, and in the past five years, the company successfully tested a method of producing algae by channeling smokestack carbon dioxide emissions through pools of algae.

 

The company's prototype algae farm covering about a quarter-acre in Ashkelon has eight shallow algae pools, filled with the same seawater used to cool the nearby coal-burning power plant operated by the Israel Electric Company (IEC). A small percentage of gas is siphoned off from the power plant flue and channeled directly into the algae ponds.

 

Seambiotic is currently transitioning from pilot plant stage to commercial scale algae cultivation and production, and in December 2009, they signed a Joint Venture with one of China’s largest power companies, China Guodian worth US$10 Million. The joint venture is expected to build its first commercial farm on 12 hectares (30 acres) in Penglai, a city in Shandong Province, and will utilize carbon dioxide from the Penglai power station. The farm is expected to be operational in 2010.

 

Prof. Dr. Ami Ben-Amotz has researched marine algae for over 30 years, and is a Emeritus Professor of Marine Phycology at the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) in Haifa, Israel. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on the biology, physiology, biochemistry and biotechnology of Dunaliella algae, a saltwater species, which is the richest source of natural beta-carotene in the world.

 

In his speech at 2nd Algae World Asia, Prof. Dr. Ben-Amotz will discuss Commercial Cultivation of Dunaliella and Nannochloropsis for Feed, Food, Nutraceuticals and Cosmetics. He will also provide insights into large Scale Cultivation of Marine Unicellular algae on Wastes of Electric Power Plants for Bio-Fuel and High Value Products, and Carbon Capture applications of this technology.

 

Prof. Dr. Ben-Amotz served as Head of the Department of Marine Biology at the NIO and Head of the Dunaliella Section at the WIS, Chief Scientist of Nature Beta Technologies Ltd. (commercial Dunaliella production plant in Eilat) and recently as Chief Scientist of Nikken Sohonsha Co., Japan.

 

Upon his retirement of NIO, Prof. Ben-Amotz founded Seambiotic Ltd., a company devoted to the cultivation of marine microalgae on wastes of electric power plants for the production of feasible bio-fuels and high value products. Prof. Ben-Amotz has more than 150 publications and supervised dozens of students mostly on aspects related to marine unicellular algae, Dunaliella and natural products. 

 

If you are keen on hearing from Prof. Dr. Ami Ben-Amotz, and the other leading Algae industry experts who will be sharing perspectives at 2nd Algae World Europe, do confirm your attendance for the conference. >>Click here to submit your registrations online.<<