Malaysian first Algae Farm

6th Waste to Wealth & International Conference on combustion incineration/ pyrolysis and emission control (W2W & i-CEPEC)

Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia) under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia (MOSTI) together with the Malaysian Association of Research Scientists (MARS) are organising the 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Waste To Wealth & 6th International Conference on Combustion, Incineration / Pyrolysis and Emission Control (2nd W2W & 6th i-CIPEC). This conference is aligned with the Malaysian Innovation & Creativity Year 2010, (Malaysia Inovatif 2010).

Malaysian Nuclear Agency has been the leading agency in carrying out research, development and commercialization in nuclear technology while also promoting the W2W concept over the past 10 years. As a result of this, the 1st W2W International Conference and Exhibition was successfully held in 2007 attended by about 100 international delegates. 

The 2nd W2W is to be held together with the 6th i-CIPEC where the topics are to cover the wide range of aspects that attributes W2W practices while the i-CIPEC will dwell deep into one of the attributes of W2W. The i-CIPEC is a series of biennial, international conferences held in Asia since 2000, highlighting the scientific issues, challenges and the advances made in areas of thermochemical technologies for power generation, fuel manufacturing, etc. These series of conferences previously were held in Korea (Seoul 2000), Korea (Jeju 2002), China (Hangzhou 2004), Japan (Kyoto 2006) and Thailand (Chiang Mai 2008).

Now, the two events are to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will comprise of the main conference, an exhibition, pre-conference workshops, poster sessions, technical tours and pre & post conference social events. This conference and exhibition offers an opportunity for all those involved in the waste, energy and environmental sector within this region and worldwide to view, listen and exchange information on business, research and development, technologies and equipments in the sector.

8th European workshop Biotechnology of Microalgae

 http://www.microalgal-biotechnology.com/

This event is a well established and acknowledged forum of microalgae science and application since 1992. The world is in turmoil in economy, society and environment. It is now that we have to work together to find solutions for a future which is worth to live in.

ALGAETECH Sdn Bhd

Algaetech Group is the holding company and was incorporated in Malaysia on 22nd April 2004. Its activities are in the field of micro algal research, development and consultancy as well as production and marketing of renewable energy and high value products such as anti-oxidants and other neutraceuticals.

Algaetech has researched into algae since 2004 and has been awarded grants by the Malaysian Government for its algal research projects into renewable energy and high value functional foods such as Asthaxantin.

Algaetech group researchers and consultants actively pursue algal research and development projects that directly contribute towards the commercialization of algal products and technologies in order to build a socially responsible, successful and profitable business.

Inevitably, Algaetech Group activities are diversified but focused in several main areas:

1. Research & Development of Algae for functional food and biofuels;

2. Consultancy in CO2 Sequestration, Carbon Credit Management and Integrated Renewable Energy Plant combines with algae cultivation and production;

3. Primary production of high value products and anti oxidants such as Spirulina;

4. Product Marketing under brand named “Premia”,

ALGAETECH MALAYSIA

Malaysian first company that seriously involve in large scale production of ASTAXANTIN, SPIRULINA, R&D BIODIESEL.

Another way to grow edible oils

In the future, french fries might be infused with all the brimming, healthy flavor of oil produced by algae.

Biotechnology company Solazyme, which is developing techniques for converting vats of algae into car and plane fuel, will also exploit its manufacturing processes to make oils for other industries, including the food industry.

The company is already working on edible oils, Harrison Dillon, Solazyme's president, told CNET News.com. Ideally, these oils could provide greater health benefits, cost less, and be more environmentally friendly to grow than current cooking oils.

"We can provide tailor-made oils," Dillon said.

The ability to shift into new markets largely revolves around the nature of algae itself and the processes employed by the company. First, the creatures: algae are seriously greasy. The North Sea oil field and other large deposits are the fossilized remnants of algal blooms from hundreds of millions of years ago. They weren't formed by dinosaurs.

"These organisms have the most efficient pathways on the planet for oil production," added Jonathan Wolfson, Solazyme's CEO. "Algae are the original oil producers."

Additionally, more complex plants evolved from algae. As a result, the basic biochemistry for getting algae to produce oil remains similar to what's seen in rapeseed or soy plants. Through selective breeding and other techniques, strains of algae can be induced to generate oils with very specific properties (such as a certain fatty acid content, smoke point, or viscosity).

Algae on a sugar binge
Meanwhile, Solazyme has come up with a fermentation process that the company claims allows it to produce large amounts of biomass rapidly. The company inserts algae (typically one species) into a vat, dumps in a bunch of sugar, and then controls the pressure and other environmental factors inside the vat to induce the algae to metabolize the sugar into body oil.
Competitors such as GreenFuel Technologies or LiveFuels grow algae through photosynthesis. Solazyme claims that fermentation is much more efficient.