Edwards Proposes Algae Solutions for Space Station
Dr. Mark Edwards, the Vice-President of Corporate Development and Marketing with Algae Biosciences Incorporated, and editorial contributor to A.I.M., wrote and presented two scientific papers promoting…
Future of Algae Begins Wednesday
About a year ago, algae industry icons Robert Henrikson and Mark Edwards launched the International Algae Competition. Their global challenge was intended to create an open source collaboratory that expands…
Mark Edwards’ Abundance Wins Pinnacle Book Award
Dr. Mark Edwards, noted algae educator, author and A.I.M. columnist, has been awarded the 2011 Pinnacle Award for Best Book in the Environment category, for his latest title Abundance, which envisions…
Evodos to Award Four Algae Harvesters at ABS
As a sign of gratitude for their support, Evodos has announced that they will award a state-of-the-art algae harvester to each of four scientists, Mark Edwards, Mario Tredici, Kirsten Heimann and Rene Wijffels…
Algae 101 Part 36
Industrial agriculture is highly sensitive to climate variability and weather extremes, such as droughts, floods, temperature spikes, and severe storms. Weather tolerant algae-based crops grown with abundance methods could provide…
Algae 101 Part 25: Algae Industry Expansion from Social and Political Drivers
A variety of economic, social and health factors will accelerate algae industry growth. The rising cost of fossil foods, fuels, and fertilizers, while…
Algae 101 Part 24: Freedom MicroFarms with Algae Restructure Our Food Supply
Our society needs a free new, supplementary method for food production built on a sustainable foundation that frees growers from the risk of crop failure and…
Algae 101 Part 23: Obesity and Diabetes Moderation with Algae
Algae are the oldest photosynthetic organisms on Earth, having survived 3.7 billion years. This tiny plant developed incredible survival strategies in order to flourish through climatic cycles, temperature spikes…
Algae 101 Part 22—Can Algae Serve 100 Million Environmental Refugees?
Millions of environmental refugees will migrate from the food sparse south to north by 2020, fleeing food shortages sparked by climate change. The UN projects 50 million…
Algae 101 Part 21—Job Creation in the Algae Industry
Political, social and business leaders agree on relatively little but they are aligned in promoting job creation. President Obama holds high profile meetings with industry leaders such as…
2011 International Algae Competition Launched
A global challenge to design visionary algae food, energy systems, landscape designs, and production systems has been launched with the objective to create an open source…
2011 Algae Competition
Robert Henrikson and Mark Edwards introduce the 2011 International Algae Competition. 1) design landscapes that integrate algae production systems.
2) develop working models of algae production systems and microfarms…
Tiny Mighty Al
Tiny Might Al tells the story about how one little cell of algae can become the power plant of the future, and make the world a better place, one molecule at a time. It’s a great way for kids to learn about algae, and simple enough so even their parents can understand…
Algae 101 Part Nine: Algal Cultivation
Algae grow in open, closed or semi-closed systems in round, long or tubular tanks that maximize access of the entire biomass to sunlight. Growth occurs only in the top layer, about two inches, of the growing medium unless mixing occurs…
A.I.M. Announces Science and Industry Advisory Board
Algae Industry Magazine (A.I.M.) has selected their Science and Industry Advisory Board. This panel of top industry professionals has been assembled to analyze and advise A.I.M. publishers regarding…
Algae 101 Part One: The Tiny Plant that Saved Our Planet
Algae saved our planet by transforming our atmosphere to oxygen, allowing life to exist. Algae saved us again by providing the Earth’s first food. Might algae save our planet yet again? Early Earth supported neither…
Mark Edwards & Algae Industry Magazine Launch Algae 101 Online
2009’s Best Science Book award winner, Mark Edwards, will begin a 20-part primer in understanding the basics and current state of algae biofuels to appear in www.algaeindustrymagazine.com.
