RE: [geo] ABO Leads Effort to Get EPA to Recognize Carbon Capture and Utilization

Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:13:25 -0700

Robert,

You should pass your message to the leading Climate CoLab teams for "U.S. Carbon Price."  Reconciling paradigms on a global scale is a different perspective on the "free market to include external costs" effort.

The carbon reuse industry also addresses the economics of pulling the legacy CO2 out of the air.  Our approach has been to first undercut the cost of fossil fuel production with an assist from CO2 storage payments.  Then raise the price of fuels to fund continued CO2 storage.  With sufficient CO2 reuse to storage products (does not need to be Ocean Forests producing the products), no need to raise fuel prices.

Mark 

Mark E. Capron, PE
Ventura, California
www.PODenergy.org


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Subject: Re: [geo] ABO Leads Effort to Get EPA to Recognize Carbon
Capture and Utilization
From: "'Robert Tulip' via geoengineering"
<[email protected]>
Date: Fri, October 24, 2014 10:45 pm
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, geoengineering
<[email protected]>

Dear Charles
 
Thank you for this CCU concept.  I totally agree with the utilization theme as a superior framework compared to carbon sequestration or storage. We can utilize carbon as fuel, food, feed, fertilizer and fabric.  We need to make use of these productive forms of carbon in order to fund activity to stabilize the climate.
 
Now I want to raise a controversial claim: We can utilize more carbon than we emit.  That means emission reduction is not necessary to reverse global warming.
 
We can utilize carbon as fabric including for materials construction for roads and buildings. We can utilize carbon as animal feed and fertilizer to improve global food security and nutrition.  We can utilize carbon as fuel to address energy security.  If abundant useful carbon-based products could be made economically, the demand could be more than the ten billion tonnes of carbon that humans add to the air every year.
 
If we use more carbon than we emit, the amount of carbon in the air will go down.  Is it possible?
 
Yes.  Ocean based industrial algae production can use energy from wave, wind, tide, current and sun as low cost pumping, transport and heating sources, and can use abundant nutrient and carbon dioxide.  Scaling algae production up to 2% of the world ocean with efficient energy and materials could be enough to reduce the amount of carbon in the air and sea, with a profitable system that will pay for its own expansion at scale, while also improving biodiversity through reduction of water temperature and acidity. 
 
My most recent presentation on this topic, building on my MIT Climate Collaboration  Finalist concept http://climatecolab.org/community/-/blogs/finalist-results-announced-   and material from Ocean Foresters http://oceanforesters.org/  was delivered at the Australian National University earlier this year.  Here are the slides from my presentation, Ocean Forest Cultivation in Pacific Island Countries - Environmental and Economic Benefits and Strategies,    
 
Using carbon can change the climate stabilization paradigm away from the emission reduction model towards a situation where the main issue is the balance between emissions and reuse, using technology to manage carbon stock and flow.
 
Transforming carbon into useful products could build to a larger scale than total emissions.  Carbon can be mined from air and sea to produce valuable marketable commodities.  This approach means that the fossil fuel economy can become compatible with a stable climate.  Like any other product, carbon now seen as waste can be turned into a resource for recycling.  Further, that means it can be fine to dig up coal as long as we then turn the produced CO2 into something useful, such as roads or buildings.  This objective presents a basis for alliance between efforts to stabilize the climate and the fossil fuel industry.
 
We do not address sewerage by reducing defecation.  Nor should we address carbon pollution by reducing emissions.  That is like trying to stop the tide.  We now have two competing old paradigms, both of which are unscientific. The fossil fuel paradigm ignores global warming.  The emission reduction paradigm ignores the economy.  We need to put these paradigms together to get a new one, through an economic method to remove carbon from the air and sea.  The requirement to achieve this new paradigm is a method to transform carbon dioxide and waste methane into useable products at a scale sufficient to reduce carbon level in the air. 
 
The best, and possibly only, way to turn waste carbon into useful products is to mimic how hydrocarbons occurred in nature.  Algae falling to the bottom of shallow seas was heated and pressurised over millions of years, gradually converting carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons.  Industrial technology can replicate this process in ways that are rapid and commercially profitable. 
 

Robert Tulip
Resources and Energy Section
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

From: Charles H. Greene <[email protected]>
To: geoengineering <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, 18 October 2014, 0:25
Subject: [geo] ABO Leads Effort to Get EPA to Recognize Carbon Capture and Utilization


From:   https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/encourage-states-use-carbon-utilization-technologies-can-reduce-and-recycle-co2-valuable-products/RMvQcjxd
 
 
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In This Issue
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Executive Director's Report 
Today you have an opportunity to personally help create jobs, reduce emissions and unleash the power of innovative technologies across the country. And all it will take is 30 seconds. 
 
We've launched a White House We the People petition asking the administration to encourage the EPA to explicitly recognize carbon capture and utilization (CCU) as a viable method for states to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The lack of such certainty is a roadblock to a host of incredible technologies that re-utilize carbon and convert it into valuable products. 
 
Click here to sign the petition. It takes about 30 seconds and can help not just the algae industry but many other technologies. 
 
CCU is an alternative to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), which entails injecting carbon dioxide underground. Ironically, this process is increasingly being used in spent oil wells, where it frees up previously unrecoverable crude oil, effectively zeroing out any emissions benefit from capturing CO2 at the stack. 
 
We believe there's a better use than burying CO2 - reusing it. A number of approaches are being examined that would make CCU a reality, and turn the problem of carbon dioxide disposal into an advantage. 
 
Several algae companies are actively looking to harness algae's natural advantages and capture carbon dioxide from power plants and other sources, thereby reducing emissions and providing a benefit, rather than a cost. Unfortunately the latest rules proposed by the EPA's Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources put a big emphasis on burying carbon underground with CCS, rather than prioritizing the waste reduction philosophy we are all used to: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 
 
CCU was a hot topic at the Algae Biomass Summit in San Diego, and ABO intends to keep the pressure on the EPA while it finalizes the rules that dictate how states can meet their emissions targets. We must not miss this opportunity. 
 
After you have signed the petition, I encourage you to also submit comments directly to the EPA via email to [email protected]. Be sure to include docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0602 in the subject line of the message.  
 
Your email should ask the EPA to include in the final rule of the proposed Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources language that clarifies that carbon capture and utilization would be an acceptable component in state emissions reduction plans. Such affirmative recognition would provide states and sources of private capital with the confidence to invest in this highly promising CO2 solution while helping to create a market for CO2 that reduces the cost of compliance. 
 
 
 
I encourage you to forward these instructions to all of your colleagues that want to see our climate change policy aligned with the latest technologies that are poised to make a big difference in our environmental and energy security. EPA needs to know that there are thousands of Americans working every day to bring algae and other CO2 utilization technologies to reality, and that the final Clean Power Plan rule has the potential to either unleash this incredible innovation if done right, or stifle this vital component of climate change mitigation if done wrong. Please ask everyone who works at your organization, their families, your customers, suppliers, and friends to sign the petition today and encourage them to submit formal comments as well. Let's let EPA hear the voice of Algae Nation. 
 
I firmly believe the EPA will listen if our network can send the message. Please take a moment now to sign the petition and send your comments to the EPA. 
 
Sincerely,
Matt Carr
Executive Director
Algae Biomass Organization
Algae Biomass Summit Recap
Just three weeks ago more than 600 industry leaders gathered in San Diego to hear presentations by top officials from the Department of Energy, the USDA, CEO's of leading algae companies, researchers from universities and national labs, and experts in national security, technology development and industry.  
 
Summit in San DiegoWe heard updates from executives at Algenol, BioProcess Algae, Heliae, Matrix Genetics, Sapphire Energy, ALGIX, LLC, Cellana, Earthrise Nutritionals, Synthetic Genomics and Muradel. Not only did we hear from more commercialization projects than ever before, we also heard that more companies were not going to sit back and focus on one fuel or technology. The full potential of algae can't be ignored and that's starting to show in business strategies across the industry.
 
We also heard of continued support from the federal government.
  
David Danielson, Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy announced up  $25 million in funding that will be targeted toward reducing the cost of algal biofuels.
 
Dennis McGinn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Energy, Installations & Environment addressed attendees of the Summit with one simple message from the Navy for algae biofuel producers: If you make algae-based fuels, the Navy will buy them.
 
These talks were just a few of those that featured updates on algal Omega-3s, wastewater treatment projects, fertilizers, medicines and countless other applications for algae.
 
Exciting results, such as those from trials of algae-based fertilizers produced by Accelergy that increased crop yields and medical research from Verdant Therapeutics that could leverage algae to fight child mortality in developing nations, generated significant buzz in breakout sessions.
 
Daniel Fabricant, CEO & Executive Director of the Natural Products Association provided invaluable insights on the processes faced by food and nutrition product developers as they seek approvals from the Food and Drug Administration.
 
Companies such as algal plastics producer Algix were on the lookout for new sources of algae feedstocks, providing specifications for interested producers.
 
Throughout the event we were all reminded of the great potential algae have to tackle problems such as climate change, food supplies, as well as energy and water shortages.
 
Next year the Summit will be in Washington, DC, where we will have a chance to showcase our progress to the agencies, staff and elected officials that are tasked with solving so many of these challenges. See you there!
 
Learn Algae Cultivation Basics
This November 3-7, ATP3 in Arizona is hosting a workshop for those interested in learning algae cultivation and processing techniques. These workshops are a must for any company or individual that wants to make the most out of their algae production, test new technologies or develop new products!
 
ATP3 offers superior formal and informal education and training in the use of microalgae as feedstock for biofuels and co-products, through hands-on learning opportunities, workshops, and seminars held at ATP3 partner sites and selected public events.
 
You may find registration information and a complete description at http://atp3.org/education-and-training/.
 
Check out this video to learn more about ATP3.
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Congratulations to the Algae Foundation Student Travel Grant and Young Innovators Award Winners
At the 2014 Algae Biomass Summit some of the most impressive presentations were from students.
 
The Algae Foundation assisted in making sure that students were able to attend the Summit in San Diego through travel grants. This support to young algae researchers is part of the Algae Foundation's core mission, which is to engage in and fund educational outreach, research, development and other activities.
 
Applicants for the Algae Biomass Summit 2014 Travel grant submitted an abstract and a letter of recommendation. Matt Carr, executive director of the ABO and the Algae Foundation, presented the $500 travel grants to the winners on stage at the Summit.
 
The Algae Biomass Summit 2014 Student Travel Grant winners are:
  • Lenny de Jaeger, AlgaePARC, Wageningen University
  • Javier Gimpel, University of California, San Diego
  • Alexander Zevin, Arizona State University
  • Mona Mirsiaghi, Colorado State University
  • Lisa Anderson, University of California, Davis
  • Elena Barbera, Universita Degli Studi de Padova
  • Tanya Sabharwal, University of Texas, Austin
The Young Algae Research Awards were presented to winners for research conducted in two subject areas: biology and engineering. A total of 120 posters were accepted and a panel of judges assessed the posters on six key criteria: presentation, methodology, data analysis, poster integrity and presentation of the poster by the presenter him or herself.
 
For outstanding research in algae biology, awards went to:
  • 1st Prize: Wilson Mendoza, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC - San Diego (Mendoza won first place in the biology category at the 2013 Algae Biomass Summit in Orlando, Florida)
  • 2nd Prize: Alexander Zevin, Arizona State University
  • 3rd Prize: Niu Du, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC- San Diego 
For outstanding research in algae engineering, the awards went to:
  • 1st Prize:  Pavlo Bohutskyi, Johns Hopkins University (Bohutskyi received the third place algae engineering award at the 2013 Algae Biomass Summit)
  • 2nd Prize: Bhavish Patel, Imperial College London
  • 3rd Prize: Peter Schnurr, University of Toronto
Congratulations to all of the winners!
 
Senators Compare Notes on Carbon Utilization
In a sign of growing awareness among policy makers of carbon utilization as a climate change mitigation platform, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) paid a joint visit to ABO platinum member BioProcess Algae in Portsmouth, RI, to see first-hand how algae can be used to convert waste CO2 into valuable products at cost-competitive prices.
 
The visit was part of a two-state tour by the Senate colleagues to witness the impacts of climate change on coastal communities and the importance of coal in West Virginia.  In June, the Senators joined together for a colloquy on the Senate floor to discuss the effects of climate change and the importance of coal in America's energy portfolio.
 
 
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