Algae Farming Continued, Thoughts from an Expert
I have a treat for all of you that expressed an interest in my Algae Farming piece from June 9, 2008.
Mark Edwards, a professor at Arizona State University, has provided us with his speaker notes on Green Algae Strategy: Engineer Sustainable Food and Biofuels which summarizes his many years of research on algae production for food, fuel and other coproducts and solutions. Mark said, “Algae is not a silver bullet for energy independence and I say in paragraph #2 that energy solutions will be a suite of renewables. I believe algae present an important piece in the energy and food puzzle. Algae will play a pivotal role in liquid transportation fuels.”
I have reviewed Marks materials and while I can’t say I agree with all of his comments, (example: “End Subsidies Now!”) I can tell you that he has provided some thought provoking research that has truly opened my eyes to the raw potential that algae provides. His research is extensive, robust, and comprehensive and deserves further consideration by all of us.
I have provided links to four (4) PDF documents below. Please check them out.
Speaker Notes: http://alextiller.com/agribusiness_resource/green_algae_strategy_paper.pdf
Additional Information:
http://alextiller.com/agribusiness_resource/green_algae_supplemental_1.pdf
http://alextiller.com/agribusiness_resource/green_algae_supplemental_2.pdf
http://alextiller.com/agribusiness_resource/mark_edwards_speaker_brief_2008.pdf
If you like Mark’s work or want to learn more, he also has a book called Green Algae Strategy available for purchase on Amazon.