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One of the many engaging presenters at this year's Youth Energy Summit was Tom Byrne of Byrne and Company Limited and Algaedyne Corporation. From an office located in the small Minnesota town of Preston, MN, Mr. Byrne works with clients from around the world to research and implement algae as a renewable energy source. Read more about YES at: YES! Quarterly.

Thomas Byrne,attended the International Biorefining Conference and Tradeshow where hemoderated the session "Greater than the Sum: Leveraging Strategic Partnerships in Biorefining". The conference was held in Houston, Texas from September 14-16 at the Hiltons America. More information can be found at: International Biorefining Conference and Tradeshow

In April of 2011, Mr. Byrne accepted an invitation to BIT's World Congress of Marine Biology held in Dalian, China to speak on "Commercialization of Microalgae Production in Photobioreactors". Information on the event can be found at: World Congress of Marine Technology

While in China in April of 2011, Thomas Byrne was also requested to speak on "Local, Regional and Country Economic Impacts of Bioenergy" at the World Congress of Bioenergy. More information can be found at: World Congress on Bioenergy

The 14th Annual Energy & Environment Conference (EUEC 2011) was held in Phoenix, Arizona from January 31 - February 2, 2011. Thomas Byrne spoke on "Utilization of CAFO Sites for Algal Biomass Production." More information can be found at: www.euec.com

Thomas Byrne was selected to speak on "Commercial Algal Biomass from Confined Animal Feeding Operations"at the Pacific West Biomass Conference & Trade Show. The conference, hosted by BBI International,was held January 10-12, 2011 at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington. More information at:

www.pacificwest.biomassconference.com/

Thomas Byrne, President and CEO of Byrne & Company, Limited spoke at the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy held from November 8-11, 2009 in Honolulu, Hawaii addressing the Technical Aspects of Algal Commercialization. For more information on the event, you can visit: http://www.bio.org/pacrim/

The Algae Biomass Summit, the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization and the algal industry's premier global conference drew close to 800 attendees to this year's three-day event held on October 7-9, 2009 in San Diego, California. The agenda explored the development of algae-based solutions to global energy, environmental, and economic issues and included a record number of more than 70 speakers, 40 poster presentations and 25 exhibitors, providing attendees a wide range of information and expertise on the algal industry. For more information - please visit: www.algalbiomass.org/events

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2007 Algae Biomass Summit

October 1 , 2007

Preston, Minn. -- Byrne & Company Limited and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are pleased to announce the inaugural Algae Biomass Summit to be held November 14-16, 2007, at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco in San Francisco, California.

The event is the first of its kind dedicated to bringing together individuals and organizations committed to exploring the use of algae as a feedstock for biofuels or as a biomass for generating electricity. The Summit is the consequence of increased global interest in exploring the use of algal strains for a variety of applications, including oil production for biodiesel, starch production for ethanol, carbon capture and mitigation, wastewater remediation, electrical generation, and other human and agricultural applications.

Over the course of two days, attendees will gain knowledge from government and university experts, start-up and Fortune 500 companies exploring potential applications, and venture capital firms that have invested in, or are considering an investment in, this space. These industry and thought leaders will address a variety of critical issues such as the commercial viability of algae production, optimal algal strains depending on the application, growth, and harvesting methods, evolving technology, processing concepts, and equity and debt finance.

Studies have demonstrated that certain algal strains produce over 50% of their dry weight in the form of oil under certain conditions and may produce thousands of gallons of oil per acre per year. This is exponentially higher than palm (635 gallons/acre/year) and soy (48 gallons/acre/year). Methods of achieving high productivity require large inputs of carbon dioxide and/or other nutrients; therfore, additional benefits may be derived in the form of carbon dioxide abatement and wastewater treatment.

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