NNFCC Newsletter - Issue 23. Algae Special Issue

Our new look quarterly newsletter explores the use of algae as a source of energy, fuels and chemicals and includes an exclusive interview with algae fuel specialists Solazyme.

It is becoming increasingly clear that we will need a whole range of feedstocks to produce enough energy and fuels to meet our carbon reduction targets. The same applies to the manufacturing industry, which needs to be versatile with the feedstocks used to make its products.

Algae are one feedstock showing promise as a source of bioenergy, biofuels and biochemicals. These organisms are chemical factories, capable of converting water and carbon dioxide into valuable oils, carbohydrates and other useful products.

The NNFCC are working with a number of leading European organisation to help unlock the potential of algae, through the Energetic Algae (EnAlgae) project, and are also investigating the environmental sustainability of algae in the Algal Bioenergy Special Interest Group (AB-SIG) project.

To read more download the newsletter here.