Clean Tech Breakfast 6: Next-Generation Biofuel Feedstock October 21, 2008

Series Description: SDForum, in conjunction with Astia, has launched its 2008 Clean Tech Breakfast Series for a third year in a row. You are invited to attend the sixth breakfast: "Next Generation Biofuel Feedstock" to take place October 21st at 8:00 am to 10:00 am in in Palo Alto, at the Cabana Hotel. We are pleased to announce that The Clean Tech Breakfast Series is being sponsored by Nixon Peabody and Moss Adams.

Topic Description: Algae is regarded as ideal for large scale energy production such as ethanol and bio diesel. It has the potential to grow 10-100 times more energy per acre than land crops and does not adversely impact food production. To date it has attracted about 20+ companies into different areas of opportunity. However many challenges to commercialization including production rates, yield, processing and scaling. There are several different approaches being pursued to address these issues, such as genetic engineering; closed system bioreactors and different algae species. The panelists will cover the state of technology and commercialization as well as their recommended solutions to these issues as well as alternatives to algae in the biofuels sector.

Agenda:
8:00am: Registration and breakfast

8:30am: Panel: "Next-generation biofuel feedstock"

Matt Caspari, Aurora Biofuels
Will Coleman, MDV
James Horn, Noventi
Matt Jones, Nth Power
Moderator: Derek Dowsett, Moss Adams

9:15am-9:30am: Audience: Question and Answer

9:30am-10:00am: Networking

Members:$25, Non-Members:$30, Platinum Pass:$0.

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