2nd Algae World Australia
16-17 Apr, 2012 – Perth, Esplanade Hotel Fremantle

Day 1 – 16 Apr 2012, Monday

08:00     Registration & Coffee

09:00     Chairman’s Introduction & Welcome
Speaker: Professor Michael A. Borowitzka, Algae R&D Center, School of Biological Sciences & Biotechnology,
Murdoch University

09:15     Open Pond Systems with High Saline Algae
Muradel Algae Project – Scaling up to the next level
- Discharge, dewatering and env issues
Speaker: Gerald Barker, Interim CEO
Muradel

09:50    Algae – the optimal crop & growth industry for Western Australia
Speaker: Matt Caspari, Founder
Aurora Algae

10:20     Discussion followed by Coffee

11:00    Technology developments in downstream processing and the integration of Harvesting, Separation & Extraction processes
Speaker: Dr David Lewis, Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering
University of Adelaide

11:30     Discovering the best Australian sites for algae cultivation and scale-up
- Possible scale of algae cultivation & biocrude potential across Australia based on the geographic assessment of nutrient, solar and land resources
Speaker: Dr. David Batten, Leader Low-Cost Algal Fuels Project
CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship

Commercial Applications of Algae – Drop-in Fuels, Fine Chemicals, Livestock Feed

12:00     Microalgae Energy Farms for durable production of fuel and livestock feed
Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Peer Schenk, Plant-Microbe Interactions & Algae Biotechnology Labs
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

12:30     Discussion followed by Lunch

14:00     Direct Conversion of Algal Oils to Jet and Diesel Fuels
Speaker: Steve Lupton
UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company

14:30     Biodiesel from algae : Can properties affects its use ?
Speaker: Gerhard Knothe, Research Chemist
USDA

15:00     Current status of conversion technologies for algal biomass into biofuels highlighting areas requiring specific research
Speaker: Karne de Boer
Regenerate Industries

15:30     Discussion followed by Tea

16:00     Maximising algae’s unique chemical qualities in a multi-biomass approach to producing drop-in fuels and fine chemicals
Speaker: Barrie Leay, Chairman
Aquaflow Bionomics

Algae Co2 Capture

16:30     Not just a nuisance: prospects for algae at wastewater treatment plants
- Co2 mitigation and wastewater treatment
Speaker: Gwyneth Elsum, Energy Planner, Strategic Planning
Melbourne Water

17:00     Capturing flue-gas CO2 to the algae ponds to harvest and grow algae
- Evaluation of economies of scale
Speaker: Andrew Lawson, Managing Director
MBD Energy

17:30     Final Discussion. Close of Day 1

Day 2 – 17 Apr 2012, Tuesday

09:00     Chairman’s Introduction

09:10     CO2 bioremediation using microalgae
- Systems & Techno-Economic Assessment
- Advantages & barriers of co-locating algae pond with Co2 industrial sources
- Effect of CO2 addition on water chemistry and growth of algae (biomass and lipid).
- Effect of different Co2 sources on algae production and co-product quality
- Best species for CO2 bioremediation
Speaker: Dr Navid Moheimeni, Senior Lecturer Algae R&D Centre, School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Murdoch University

Lessons learnt on Commercial Scale Production in PBR & OpenPond

09:40     Tubular Photobioreactors in Commercial Microalgae Production – Operational Experiences at the 12000 m² Plant in Klötze/Altmark
Speaker: Dr Martin Ecke, CEO
Roquette Klötze GmbH & Co. KG

10:15     Discussion followed by Coffee Break

10:50     Mass production of Microalgae in Open-Pond & Lessons learnt
Speaker: Amha Belay, Senior VP/ CTO
Earthrise Nutritionals

11:20     Update on the Darke Peak Algae Biofuels Commercialisation project in Eyre Peninsula
Speaker: Dr Stephen Clarke ,Leader – Materials & BioEnergy Group
Flinders University

11:50     Update on Murdoch Algae R & D Centre & future directions
Speaker: Michael Borowitzka

12:20     Final Discussion. Close of Conference followed by Lunch

Optional Site Visit
17th April ( 2 pm – 4 pm )

14:00     Depart hotel

14:20     Arrive Murdoch Algae R & D Centre

Tour also includes visit to SABC (State Agricultural Biotechnology Center) & Separation Science and Metabolomics Laboratory.

SABC is the collaborative university Centre for R&D in agricultural and veterinary biotechnology in Western Australia. It provides platform technologies and world class R&D facilities in agricultural biotechnology to researchers from universities, state government and industry. Currently a lot of work on molecular biology and genetic modification is being done and led by Dr Mike Jones, Professor of Plant Sciences and Director of SABC.

The Separation Science and Metabolomics Laboratory are applying modern mass spectrometry techniques to the characterization of conventional and sustainable energy sources and products to help improve production, recoveries and quality.

Commercial refinery production of non petroleum based fuels such as biodiesel requires the characterization of feedstock (such as seed oils, algae and other forms of biomass) to allow for the prediction of fuel quality downstream. The Separation Science and Metabolomics Laboratory is now applying GC and LC-MS to characterise the lipid composition of feedstocks under various growth conditions and environmental perturbation to improve the quality of biofuels.

16:30     Depart back to hotel