2nd Algae World Australia Perth 2012
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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: Prof. Dr. Michael A Borowitzka, Professor & Head of Algae R&D Center
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, CEO
Muradel Pty Ltd
09:50 Algae – the optimal crop & growth industry for Western Australia
Speaker: Mr. Matthew Caspari, Founder & Managing Director Australia
Aurora Algae Pty Ltd.
10:20 Discussion followed by Coffee
11:00 Technology developments in downstream processing and the integration of Harvesting, Separation & Extraction processes
Speaker: Dr. Andrew K. Lee
University of Adelaide
11:30 Discovering the best Australian sites for algae cultivation and scale-up
Speaker: Dr. David Batten, Leader Low-Cost Algal Fuels Project
CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship
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
Assessment of Algae to Biofuels Conversion Technologies
12:30 Direct Conversion of Algal Oils to Jet and Diesel Fuels
Speaker: Dr. Steve Lupton, Senior Research Associate
UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company
13:00 Discussion followed by Lunch
Afternoon Chairman
Mr. Bruce Robinson, Convenor
ASPO – Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas
14:00 Biodiesel from algae : Can properties affects its use ?
Speaker: Dr . Gerhard Knothe, Lead Scientist
USDA-ARS NCAUR Fermentation Biotechnology Research Unit
14:30 Current status of conversion technologies for algal biomass into biofuels highlighting areas requiring specific research
Speaker: Dr . Karne de Boer, Managing Director
Regenerate Industries
Autotrophic / Heterotrophic Cultivation
15:00 Autotrophic Production of Algae Biofuel & the best technology line up
Speaker: Dr . Skye Thomas-Hall, Research Scientist
Cellana LLC
15:30 Discussion followed by Tea
16:00 Heterotrophic Microalgae for Biofuel Production
Speaker: Dr . Lucas Rye, Research Engineer
CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship
16:30 Not just a nuisance: prospects for algae at wastewater treatment plants
- Co2 mitigation and wastewater treatment
Speaker: Ms. Gwyneth Elsum, Energy Planner
Melbourne Water Corporation
17:00 Final Discussion. Close of Day 1
Day 2 – 17 Apr 2012, Tuesday
08:55 Chairman’s Introduction
Speaker: Mr. Tony St Clair, Agribusiness & Government Relations Director
MBD Energy Limited
Algae Co2 Capture
09:00 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 Moheimani, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology
Murdoch University
09:30 Capturing industrial flue-gas CO2 and bioremediation of industrial waters with algae
-Update on progress in Tarong and Pacific Reef
Speaker: Mr. Andrew Lawson, Managing Director
MBD Energy Limited
10:00 Discussion followed by Coffee Break
Lessons learnt on Commercial Scale Production in PBR & OpenPond
10:30 Tubular Photobioreactors in Commercial Microalgae Production – Operational Experiences at the 12000 m² Plant in Klötze/Altmark
Speaker: Dr . Martin Ecke, Managing Director
Roquette Klötze GmbH & Co. KG
11:00 Update on the Darke Peak Algae Biofuels Commercialisation project in Eyre Peninsula
Speaker: Dr . Stephen Clarke, Leader – Materials & BioEnergy Group
Flinders University
11:30 Update on Murdoch Algae R & D Centre & future directions
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Michael A Borowitzka, Professor & Head of Algae R&D Center
Murdoch University
12:00 Final Discussion. Close of Conference followed by Lunch
Optional Site Visit
17th April (1400 – 1600 hrs.)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
