Algae event 2014
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
In conjunction with the 22nd EU BC&E, the EU BC&E – ETA-Florence, the INTERREG IVB ‘EnAlgae’ project, EUBIA and RE-CORD are organising the Parallel Event aimed at:
providing a better understanding on how algae fit into
the current biomass industry and how they could contribute to
a sustainable bioeconomy in the future.
The event will be structured in oral sessions and visual presentations.
Date: Wednesday 25 June 2014
Timing: 09:00 to 17:00
Where: CCH - Congress Center Hamburg
Both macro- and microalgae are increasingly being considered as a useful source of biomass for a number of industrial purposes. The aim of this one day event will be to get a better understanding on how algae fit into the current biomass industry and how they could contribute to a sustainable bioeconomy in the future. Therefore technological but also legislative bottlenecks should be addressed.
Discussions will be focussed around the following key questions and bottlenecks. These are provided as a guide and are not limiting.
- How does ‘farming’ algae compare and fit with other agricultural crop production?
- Algal biomass cultivation – which fitting technology fits with which application?
- Large scale algal biomass conversion methods – which are economically viable and energy efficient?
- Algae in wastewater treatment – bioremediation – is this the future for algae?
- Which are the most likely industrial applications?
- Which algal biofuels have a future?
- What are the options for algal biorefineries?
- What are the impacts on the environment and how do these compare to other biomass crops?
- How might legislation impact on the growth of the algal industry?