San Diego Algae Jobs Grew Quickly in 2011
January 12, 2012
AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com
an Diego’s research efforts to produce new transportation fuels from algae continue to grow at a rapid pace, generating more than double the number of jobs for local workers in 2011 than were available in the region just two years ago.
A recent study conducted by the San Diego Association of Governments, SANDAG, found that “research in algal biofuels employed 466 workers in San Diego and provided more than $41 million in payroll and $80.9 million in economic activity for the San Diego region in 2011.”
“Algal biofuels continues to show strong growth in the region, despite the sluggish economy,” the agency said in a letter summarizing its study. “The number of jobs in 2011 is an increase over the 410 jobs identified in 2010 and is more than double the number of workers (215) in 2009.”
The SANDAG study found that 366 employees are presently engaged in private sector research in algal biofuels in the San Diego region with an additional 100 academic faculty and research assistants. Their purchase of goods and services in the region generated an additional $32.9 million in additional economic activity in the region in 2011.
A summary of the SANDAG study is available at: http://algae.ucsd.edu/_files/EconomicImpactSummary2011.pdf.
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