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Algae Biofuel Strategic Technology Assessment Report

      Is Algae Biofuel Ready to Disrupt the Liquid Fuels Market?

algae and biofuel Emerging Tech Insights believes that the answer to the question is YES!

ETI has built a technology landscape (patent map) and used the map to conduct a strategic analysis of the technology in the algae biofuel, algae biodiesel area. The results of the analysis are contained in our algae biofuel report. The contents of the report are below.

      Algae Biofuel Strategic Assessment Report - Table of Contents

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1 Introduction: Algae Biofuel Ready for Prime Time?
   Figure 1-1. Algae Biofuels
   Figure 1-2. Business S-curve for algae biofuel.

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2 Algae Biofuel Technology is Growing Worldwide
   Figure 2-1. Process for Technology Mapping.
   Figure 2-2. Patenting Activity and Agency
   Table 2-1. Search Terms Employed

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3 Algae Biofuel Technology and Multiple Algae Product Markets
   Figure 3-1. Markets adjacent to algae biofuel from IPC codes
   Figure 3-2. Main keywords and keyword phrases- network picture
   Figure 3-3. Algae Biofuel Process Flow Diagram
   Figure 3-4. Categories in the Model and the number of patents
   Table 3-1. Keywords from text clustering

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4 Which Algae for Fuels?
   Figure 4-1. Algae biofuel process flow chart
   Figure 4-2. A Vitality Plot: relative activity of algae species and end products
   Figure 4-4. Patenting activity for Chlorella
   Figure 4-3. Network analysis of algae vs biofuel end products
   Figure 4-5. Patenting activity for Dunaliea
   Table 4-1. Algae Species and Types in the Technology Landscape
   Table 4-2. Fuel End Products in the Algae Species Analysis
   Table 4-3. Companies Claiming Algae Species

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5 Algae Biofuel and Genetic Engineering
   Figure 5-1. Count of patents in each category
   Figure 5-2. Visual Index of genetic sequencing activity

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6 Cultivating Algae for Biofuel
   Figure 6-1. Cultivation of the selected algae crop is the next step
   Figure 6-2. Cultivation Equipment
   Figure 6-3. Patenting patterns-bioreactor, photobioreactor, pond and raceway
   Table 6-1. Top 25 Players in each reactor type
   Table 6-2. Groups participating in more than one reactor segment
   Table 6-3. Bioreactors vs Pond or Raceway

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7 Harvesting and Dewatering - Concentrating the Algae Crop
   Figure 7-1. Harvesting of the selected algae crop is the next step
   Figure 7-2. Algae harvesting and separation methods
   Table 7-1. Companies Participating in the Harvesting Segments

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8 Oil Extraction – Biofuel Raw Material
   Figure 8-1. Oil extraction is the next step
   Figure 8-2. Algae cell extraction methods
   Figure 8-3. Cell extraction VI-solvent extraction highlighted
   Figure 8-4. Solvent extraction Visual Index

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9 Leaders and Parings – A Growth by Acquisition Strategy
   Table 9-1. Segments in Active Screening Model
   Table 9-2. Active Screening Model Results and Company Paring Model

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10 Regulations in Algae Biofuels

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11 Algae Biofuels – Discussion, Scenarios and Conclusions
   Figure 11-1. Technology Stack DSM-IP (Martek) + Auroa Biofuels + Accudyne Systems
   Figure 11-2. Technology Stack: Solarzyme + U. California
   Figure 11-3. Technology Stack for a proposed university consortium
   Figure 11-4. Technology Stack for a proposed consortium of “traditional big oil”
   Figure 11-5. The business S-curve again

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Appendix 1 – Accessing the Technology Model

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Appendix 2 - Pond Volume vs PBR Tank Size

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References

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Legal Notice

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      Companies, Organizations and Individuals in the Algae Biofuel
      Strategic Technology Assessment Report

Over 3000 companies, organizations and individuals are part of the algae biofuel database. Some are surprises. Some are not.

Based on our technology landscape, leaders in key biofuel categories including Advanced Bionutrition, Agency Of Ind Science and Technol, Algaen, Algal Tech, Aquamer, Aquatic Energy, Aurora Biofuels, AZ State U, Battelle, Bayer AG, Ben Gurion Univ, Bionavitas, Bioprodukte Prof Steinberg, Bioseq, Brijen Biotech, Buckman Lab, Chevrontexaco, Chlorella Industry, Commissariat A L'energie Atomique, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research , Conocophillips, Csir, Cyanotech, Dainippon Ink and Chem, Danisco, Dressler L, DSM IP (Martek), Dunlop E, Eastman Chemical, Ebara, Echevarria P, EI Du Pont (Pioneer), Einchem, Evolution Energy Production, Feyecon Development and Implementation, FMC Technologies, General Atomics, Genifuel, Gist Brocade, Greenfuel Tech, Heliosynthese, Honeywell, Huber M, Igv Institut Für Getreideverarbeitung, Independence Bio Products, JC Hempel's Skibsfarve Fabrik, Jori G, Joule Biotechnologies, Jp Sci and Tech, Kawasaki Steel, Kim G, Kioussis Dimitri R, Kurorera Kogyo, Livefuels, L'Oreal, Lubrizol, Maricultura, Marine Biotechnol Inst, Mccall J, Metabolix, Michigan State University, Microalgae, Microbio Resources, Mitsubishi, Mitsui Eng and Shipbuild, Mycogen, Nikken Sohonsha, Nisshin Oil Mills, Novartis AG, Novozymes, Omegatech, Origin Oil, Parry Nutraceuticals, Phycal, Repsol YPF , Roche Diagnostics, Rohm and Haas, Sapphire Energy, Sekine Michie, Solazyme, Solix Biofuels, Stcunm, Stroïazzo M, Sumitomo Grp, Taiyo Kagaku, Texas A and M University, Tokyo Electric Power, Transalgae, Tsinghua University, U Georgia, U Calif, U Mississippi, U Texas, U Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Verenium, Walker H, Washington State University, Xyleco, Yamaha Motor and MORE

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