"FIRST OHIO RIVER VALLEY ALGAE SYMPOSIUM
Organized by the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research and Ohio University
Sponsors: Kentucky Department of Energy Development and Independence
Wednesday - Thursday, August 12-13, 2009
Henderson Community College - Henderson, Kentucky
One approach to controlling CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion involves using algae to capture and utilize CO2 by conversion to biomass. Algae are the fastest growing photosynthesizing organisms on the planet, while also possessing higher oil content per mass than other sources of biomass. Some species contain over 50% oil by weight. This coupling of fast growth rate and high oil content makes algae a potentially ideal source of bio-derived oil.
This symposium will provide a forum for discussing advances in the use of algae for CO2 capture and biofuels production."
As we've been saying, the potential exists to capture the Carbon Dioxide by-product of our coal-use industries, whether those industries produce power or liquid fuels, and then use the CO2 to manufacture more liquid fuels, among other things.