President of AlgaEnergy Shares Insights Ahead of 3rd Algae World Europe, Madrid, 16-17 May 2011

Summary
Augusto Rodríguez-Villa, President of AlgaEnergy, the Corporate Sponsor & Host of Site Visit for the 3rd Algae World Europe, shares insights on the algae industry, and recounts the company’s experiences from a new algae biotechnology start-up to what it has achieved to date.

In an exclusive 3rd Algae World Europe interview, Augusto Rodríguez-Villa, President of AlgaEnergy said, “AlgaEnergy was first attracted to venture into the algae industry due to the revolutionary manner of the business: being able to work on the development and fine tuning of CO2 reduction technology, while at the same time producing food and clean & sustainable energy, ensuring environmental stewardship. This is in line with one of AlgaEnergy’s functions, which is to improve processes and make profitable products derived from microalgae that will contribute to improving the welfare of society worldwide.”

The company, which was founded in 2007 by several entrepreneurs and due to contribute a paper as speaker, on innovations in photobioreactor, is supporting the 3rd Algae World Europe conference as official Corporate Sponsor and Host of Site visit.

Said Mr. Rodríguez-Villa, “Previous editions of Algae World Europe have confirmed the high scientific level of the event and its professional organization. The event brings together important personalities and major players in this field of biotechnology. We are convinced that interaction between researchers and commercial companies, sharing experiences and establishing partnerships will result in speeding up the process of obtaining return on our investments.” The complete script on this interview is available at 3rd Algae World Europe website.

AlgaEnergy will be joined by many more international algae authorities at the 3rd Algae World Europe in Madrid on 16-17 May 2011. Recognized as the leading annual platform to gain latest updates on the technical and commercial developments of algae, the event will over 1.5 days highlight the potential of microalgae, macroalgae and cyanobacteria, as well as answer vital questions on algae production and outlook.

Following the plenary sessions on the afternoon of day 2, the conference will continue with an optional tour of AlgaEnergy’s PTEM (Technological Platform for Experimentation with Microalgae) plant. Incorporating four types of photobioreactors (columns, tubular reactors, semi-open and raceways) and with an initial cultivation area of 1,000 m2 and culture volume of up to 72,000 l, the PTEM is currently under construction at the International Airport of Madrid-Barajas site and will be operational by the beginning of May. This technical site visit is separately bookable and open only to registered delegates.

For more information on the conference, site visit or to register your team, contact Ms. Lee Lin at leelin@cmtsp.com.sg, tel: (65) 6346 9113 or visit www.cmtevents.com.

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