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The Evolving Algae Policy Landscape in the United States

Will Federal Policy Drive a New Wave of Algae Commercialization in the U.S. or Drive it Away?

Ma# Carr, Execu-ve Director [email protected]

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U.S. Algae Industry Trends

Ø  Technology Maturation / Demonstration •  R&D, pilot and demonstration facilities throughout the U.S.



Ø  Technology Maturation / Demonstration •  DOE-funded integrated algae biorefinery demonstration

projects in Florida and New Mexico

Ø  Sapphire Energy Green Crude Farm Las Cruces, NM

Algenol Biofuels Integrated Biorefinery

Lee County, FL►►



Ø  Technology Maturation / Demonstration •  Offtake contracts with major refiners



Ø Product Diversification

Ø Bioplastics •  Algix manufacturing plant

opens in Mississippi

Ø Biofertilizers •  Accelergy validating

Terrasync terrestrial sequestration platform

Ø Human and Animal Nutrition

•  Synthetic Genomics deal with ADM to produce omega-3s



Ø Strategic Partnerships / Globalization

Ø Sapphire / Sinopec •  Validate and deploy

in China

Ø Heliae / Sincere Corp •  Build first commercial

facility in Japan

Ø Solazyme / Bunge •  Manufacturing plant

online in Brazil



Ø Renewed Focus on CO2 Utilization / Monetization


Growth Built on Supportive Federal Policy

Ø U.S. Department of Energy Funding •  $100 million for 3 integrated algae biorefinery

projects in 2009

•  $30 million / year in R&D funding since 2010 •  2010-11 - Algal biofuels consortia •  2012 - Advancements in Sustainable Algal Production •  2013 - Advancements in Algal Biomass Yield •  2014 - Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts


Growth Built on Supportive Federal Policy

Ø Renewable Fuel Standard •  Biodiesel / renewable diesel from algae

qualifies as advanced biofuel •  Up to 21 billion gallons new production

mandated by 2022

Ø  Tax Code •  Second Generation Biofuel tax credits

•  Algae added in 2013 •  $1.01 / gallon production tax credit •  50% bonus depreciation for plant property


Proposed Power Plant CO2 Regulations Could be Major Driver

Ø  “Clean Power Plan” Proposed Rules for New and Existing Power Plants •  Require installation of “Best System of Emission

Reduction” for CO2

•  Take effect in 2015 •  Could drive major investment in carbon capture


But Key Policy Decisions Hang in the Balance

Ø Need Explicit Recognition of Carbon Capture and Utilization in Clean Power Plan

•  For new coal plants: o  Proposal prescribes carbon capture and

underground storage/sequestration (CCS)

•  For existing plants: o  Affirms CCS as compliance option o  Silent on CCU


But Key Policy Decisions Hang in the Balance

Ø Renewable Fuel Standard •  Proposed rule would cut advanced biofuel volumes

o  EPA announced final rule will not be issues until 2015 o  Legal challenges to follow

•  More than 30 fuel pathways still awaiting approval

Ø  Tax Code •  2nd Gen tax credits expired Dec 31, 2013

o  Still awaiting “tax extenders” package o  Obama has threatened to veto


ABO Policy Priorities

Ø Support for CO2 Utilization •  In EPA 111(b)/111(d) Clean Power Plan •  DOE Funding

Ø Strong, stable advanced biofuels policy •  RFS •  Tax Code

Ø Algae as agriculture •  Biomass Crop Assistance Program •  Crop Insurance


We The People … Embrace CO2

Ø ABO “We the People” Petition

•  Asked the White House to include CCU in EPA Clean Power Plan

•  348 signatures •  45 states •  215 cities


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evolving algae policylandscape

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