National Algae Association Executive Director to Speak in Washington, DC

March 14, 2011 - PRLog -- This high-level briefing on the clean energy, alternative fuel, and energy efficiency programs of the U.S. Department of Defense will cover the clean energy, alternative fuel, and energy efficiency programs of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and U.S. Marines, the clean technology programs of individual military bases throughout the U.S., new clean technology RFPs from the Department of Defense, and strategies for winning clean technology contracts with the Department of Defense, and will include leading clean technology solutions from top companies.

“Clean energy and alternative fuel are issues that have been addressed for over 50 years.  With oil prices and unemployment nearing all-time highs, we must act now or face competition from other countries,” said Cohen.  “We’ve got to stop throwing money at research and developing new technologies, and face the reality that we need feedstock production.    Algae is a renewable feedstock that we have been researching for years.  Despite the generosity of the tax incentives and other government initiatives, they have not resulted in reduction of our energy dependence or self-sustainability.  Redirecting our efforts towards commercial-scale algae production will help get us where we need to be.  I am eager to work with the DoD on commercialization to achieve our common goals.”

After the briefing, Cohen will be in New York City on March 28, hosting the National Algae Association’s Algae Growing, Harvesting and Extraction Technologies Collaboration, Strategic Alliances and Networking Conference at the offices of Goodwin Proctor LLP.

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NAA's mission is to fast track commercialization of algae as an alternative fuel to reduce US dependency on foreign oil and to create jobs in the US by putting algae researchers, algae growers, farmers and producers, and equipment manufacturers together