National Algae Association Executive Director Named to Top 100 People in
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The poll, conducted by Biofuels Digest, attracted more than 15,000 votes from Digest readers, and more than 400 individuals received votes, including more than 150 write in candidates. The Top 100 people include representatives from the Department of Energy, the USDA, and universities and companies from around the world.
While flattered to be included in such an influential group, Cohen said "It's not about me - it's about the $700 billion a year leaving the US for foreign oil! This accolade really belongs to the group of algaepreneurs who share my vision of energy independence, and are willing to work tirelessly to help make it happen!" Cohen continued, "This country has already spent billions of dollars on R&D over the last 50 years? and it will continue to fund research and development. But the time has come to move algae technologies out of laboratory settings and into commercial scale production, and to build-out the algae production supply channel.
As an association, we agree that algae will deliver soon because most of the hard science problems regarding algae have been solved, and the NAA Engineering Consortium has developed preliminary design specs for a 100-acre commercial scale algae production facility build-out, identifying and resolving many of the scale-up issues that will be encountered as we move the industry out of the lab and into commercialization.
The proof that it is a possibility is that commercial-scale algae growing, harvesting and extraction equipment have already been built using off-the-shelf, proven technologies. The proof of the heightened level of interest in taking the next step towards building this emerging industry is that close to 3,000 acres of land have been spoken for in the first two weeks of the Algae Production Incubator program we recently launched,? said Cohen, ?and we continue to work towards lowering costs and risks inherent in new industries. It?s estimated to be a $1.4 trillion dollar industry, so there?s plenty of room for everyone. We just need to get it done!?
Thu October 14 2010 12:39:43 AM by Algaepreneur
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That is great news !
Congrats !
Congrats to Barry Cohen !
While many of us have been following the latest research findings, Barry Cohen pushed forward the move to commercialise and deserves all praise for that. Congrats !
Congradulations to National Algae Association Executive Director Barry Cohen.
Congrats to Mary Rosenthal too !
And my congrats to Heather Brodie . Australia .
How many among the top 100 are from Algae industry/ algae research/ algae associations/ organisations ?
1. Tom Vilsack, US Secretary of Agriculture
2. Jeff Broin, CEO, POET
3. Bob Dinneen, President, Renewable Fuels Association
4. Miguel Soldateli Rossetto, CEO, Petrobras Biocombustiviles
5. Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme / Harrison Dillon, PhD, CTO
6. Steven Chu, US Secretary of Energy
7. Marcos Lutz, CEO, Cosan
8. Alan Shaw, PhD, CEO, Codexis
9. Marcos Jank, President, UNICA
10. Vincent Chornet, CEO, Enerkem / Esteban Chornet, CTO
11. Steen Riisgaard, CEO / Steen Skjold-J?rgensen, VP for R&D Biofuels, Novozymes
12. Philip New, CEO, BP Biofuels / Sue Ellerbusch, President, BP Biofuels America
13. Brent Erickson, VP Industrial Biotechnology, BIO
14. Jason Pyle, CEO, Sapphire Energy, Cynthia (C.J.) Warner, President
15. Mike McAdams, President, Advanced Biofuels Association
16. Vinod Khosla, Managing Partner, Khosla Ventures
17. Jay Keasling, PhD, Professor, UC Berkeley
18. Patricia Woertz, CEO, Archer Daniels Midland
19. John Melo, CEO, Amyris / CTO Neil Renninger
20. Paul Woods, CEO, Algenol Biofuels
21. Pat Gruber, PhD, CEO, Gevo / Jack Huttner, EVP Corporate Development and Public Affairs
22. Bruce Dale, PhD, Michigan State University
23. Jim Sayre, Senior MD, Cargill Ventures / Ian Purtle, Director of Sustainable Energy
24. Rich LaDuca, Genecor / Bjarne Adamsen, Danisco
25. Joe Skurla, CEO, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol
26. Rob Vierhout, Secretary General, EBIO
27. Valerie Reed, DOE Biomass Program / Paul Bryan
28. Lee Edwards, CEO, Virent / Randy Cortright, PhD, CTO, Virent Energy Systems
29. Bill Sims, CEO, Joule Unlimited
30. Collin Peterson, Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin, Earl Pomeroy, US House of Representatives
31. Mary Rosenthal, Exec Director, Algal Biomass Organization
32. Bill Haywood, CEO, LS9
33. Chuck Grassley, John Thune, Jeff Bingaman, Tim Johnson, US Senators
34. Lisa Jackson, US EPA Administrator
35. Ray Mabus, US Secretary of the Navy
36. Barry Cohen, Executive Director, National Algae Association
37. Chris Somerville, PhD, Professor, UC Berkeley Director, EBI
38. Jennifer Holmgren, CEO, Lanzatech / Sean Simpson CTO, founder
39. Joe Jobe, CEO, National Biodiesel Board
40. Rich Altman, Exec Director, CAAFI
41. Wesley Clark, Co-chairman, Growth Energy / Tom Buis, CEO
42. Jim Stewart, Chairman, Bioenergy Producers Association
43. Hugh Grant, CEO, Monsanto
44. Lee Lynd, PhD, Professor of Engineering, Dartmouth College
45. Alwin Kopse, Exec. Director, Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels
46. Dan Adler, California Clean Energy Fund
47. Arnold Klann, CEO, Bluefire Ethanol
48. Nancy Young, VP, Environmental Affairs, Air Transport Association / John Heimlich Chief Economist
49. Riggs Eckelberry, CEO, OriginOil / Brian Goodall, PhD, CTO
50. Jose Olivares, PhD, Director, National Alliance For Advanced Biofuels and Bio-Products
51. Craig Venter, PhD, CEO, Synthetic Genomics / Emil Jacobs, VP R&D, ExxonMobil
52. Jim Dumesic, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
53. Jim Matheson, General Partner, Flagship Ventures / David Berry, PhD, Partner
54. Richard Hamilton, CEO, Ceres
55. John Doerr, Managing Partner, Kleiner Perkins
56. Steve Burrill, Managing Partner, Burrill & Co / John Hamer, PhD, Managzing Director / Roger Wyse, Managing Director / Greg Young, Managing Director
57. Bill Roe, CEO, Coskata / Wes Bolsen, CMO Coskata
58. Doug Cameron, CEO, Alberti Advisors
59. Tom Foust, PhD, NREL; Director, National Advanced Biofuels Consortium
60. Al Darzins, PhD, NREL / Philip Pienkos, PhD
61. Robert Brown, PhD, Professor, Iowa State University
62. Kristina Burow, Partner, ARCH Venture Partners / Bob Nelsen
63. Ganesh Kishore, PhD, CEO, Malaysian Life Sciences Fund
64. Stephen Mayfield, PhD, Professor, UCSD
65. John McCarthy, CEO, Qteros / Kevin Gray, CTO
66. Javier Salgado, CEO, Abengoa Bioenergy
67. Fred Cannon, PhD, CEO, KiOR
68. Bill Glover, MD, Environmental Strategy Boeing
69. Tom Baruch, CEO, CMEA
70. Heather Brodie, CEO, Biofuels Association of Australia
71. David Aldous, CEO, Range Fuels
72. Jim Imbler, CEO, ZeaChem
73. Bryan Willson, CTO Solix / Doug Henson CEO
74. Bill Brady, CEO, Mascoma
75. Bill Lese, MD, Braemar Energy Ventures
76. Rick Wilson, CEO, Cobalt Technologies
77. Matti Lievonen, CEO, Neste Oil
78. Pramod Chaudhari, Executive Chairman, Praj Industries
79. Jack Oswald, CEO, SynGest
80. Bill Hagy, Director, USDA Director of Alternate Energy Policy / Dallas Tonsager, USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development
81. Lonnie Ingram, PhD, Professor, University of Florida
82. Sean O?Hanlon, Executive Director, American Biofuels Council
83. Kirk Haney, CEO, SG Biofuels
84. Joanne Ivancic, Exec Dir, Advanced Biofuels USA
85. John Scott, CEO, PetroAlgae
86. Todd Taylor, Partner, Fredrickson & Byron
87. Rafaello Garofalo, Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board
88. Bliss Baker, MD, Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
89. Tim Cesarak, MD, Organic Growth Group, Waste Management
90. Philip Wolfe, CEO, UK Renewable Energy Association
91. Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee / Kelly Tiller, CEO Genera Energy, Tim Rials, University of Tennessee
92. John Benemann, PhD, CEO, Benemann Associates
93. Brian Bilbray / Harry Teague / Jay Inslee / Dave Reichart / Mary Bono Mack, US House of Representatives
94. Bill Holmberg, ACORE Biomass Coordinating Council
95. Charles Wyman, Professor, UC Riverside
96. Gary Luce, CEO, Terrabon
97. David Tilman, PhD, Professor, University of Minnesota
98. Michael Wang, Argonne National Laboratory
99. Hunt Ramsbottom, CEO, Rentech
100. Brian Foody, CEO, Iogen
In a list of 100, if John Benemann, PhD, CEO, Benemann Associates, stands at a lowly 92, the list must contain great guys.
I am still under the impession that John Benemann, PhD, CEO, Benemann Associates, is the grand dad of oil from algae.
There are only 10 that i can identify as people with expertise in algae !
Considering that algae has the best scope among all biofuels.
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92. John Benemann, PhD, CEO, Benemann Associates
51. Craig Venter, PhD, CEO, Synthetic Genomics / Emil Jacobs, VP R&D, ExxonMobil
49. Riggs Eckelberry, CEO, OriginOil / Brian Goodall, PhD, CTO
36. Barry Cohen, Executive Director, National Algae Association
31. Mary Rosenthal, Exec Director, Algal Biomass Organization
29. Bill Sims, CEO, Joule Unlimited
20. Paul Woods, CEO, Algenol Biofuels
17. Jay Keasling, PhD, Professor, UC Berkeley
14. Jason Pyle, CEO, Sapphire Energy, Cynthia (C.J.) Warner, President.
5. Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme / Harrison Dillon, PhD, CTO
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In case any of you are able to locate others in algae, pl do let know.
85. John Scott, CEO, PetroAlgae
50. Jose Olivares, PhD, Director, National Alliance For Advanced Biofuels and Bio-Products
60. Al Darzins, PhD, NREL / Philip Pienkos, PhD
Congrats to Barry Cohen, Mary Rosenthal and others
including John Bennemen even though he is 90 stances behind what he can be.
Congrats to Barry Cohen !
John Benneman time was to open up newer labs or newer ideas and more patents etc., which is what NREL churned out.
Barry Cohen's accomplishment as i see it is he is setting a trend on commercialisation.
He is taking the labs to the field. Pilots. and more in the same direction : demo of commercialisation plants.
I can hear Andres Abraham laughing at the term
" demo of commercialisation of algae to oil"
but then that is what Barry Cohen is facilitating.
64. Stephen Mayfield, PhD, Professor, UCSD
68. Bill Glover, MD, Environmental Strategy Boeing
70. Heather Brodie, CEO, Biofuels Association of Australia
73. Bryan Willson, CTO Solix / Doug Henson CEO
Above are more algae guys to add to the original list started by someone.
Add two more.
86. Todd Taylor, Partner, Fredrickson & Byron
87. Rafaello Garofalo, Secretary General, European Biodiesel Board