The Future of Algae, Pt. 4
How will algae production be designed into future landscapes, buildings and communities? What will they look like and how will they work? Algae Competition invited algae enthusiasts, architects, designers, visionaries…
The Future of Algae, Pt. 3
What are the best designs, engineering and systems to work effectively and economically on a community scale or distributed model? Algae Competition invited algae enthusiasts, engineers, systems designers, builders, students and teams to develop working…
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…
Spirulina Microfarming
EcoDomaine Ferme de Bouquetot is located 3 km from the Normandy Coast. This experimental integrated farm has four 50 m2 algae ponds. One pond is grown on organic nutrients from a biogas digestor. Ponds are heated, covered and insulated…
Eating Fresh Spirulina
A.I.M. contributor Robert Henrikson visits with the burgeoning French spirulina society at a meeting of the Federation des Spiruliniers de France in June 2011, hosted by Ripley and Denise Fox in Laroque, France. Robert is treated to fresh spirulina paste in dips…
Special Report: Spirulina Part 6
In over 40 countries, tablets, powder and capsules are widely used supplements. Spirulina is a featured ingredient in pasta, cookies, snack bars and juice drinks, and in personal care products like skin creams and shampoos…
Special Report: Spirulina Part 5 Development of a Spirulina Industry – Production
Over the past 30 years, the spirulina industry has been supplied by many small to large-scale farms around the world, using a wide range of algae…
Special Report: Spirulina Part 2 First Human Consumption and Cultivation
Microalgae have kept a low profile, but interaction with humans is notable on several occasions. The Bible describes, when the Israelites were starving in the wilderness, God provided ‘manna’…
Special Report: Spirulina Part 1 Origins and Biology
Spirulina is the immortal descendent of the first photosynthetic life form. Beginning 3.5 billion years ago, blue-green algae created our oxygen atmosphere so other life could evolve. Since then, algae…
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…
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…
