ABO Publishes Updated Standards for Measuring Algae Industry Operations
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Industry standards establish “operator’s manual” for comparing algae technology performance. In Washington, the Algae Biomass Organization announced the publication of “Industrial Algae Measurements, Version 6.0” (IAM 6.0), a significant update to the common standards established by the organization for measuring and comparing algae industry operations.
As more companies develop and improve new technologies to create fuels, feeds, nutritional supplements, biochemicals and other products from algae, this document will be a vital tool for researchers calculating and comparing disparate methods.
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The inputs considered by the standards include the carbon, water, energy and nutrients required by the algae as well as land requirements, process consumables and manpower requirements used during production. Outputs measured by the standards include the different classes of algal products as well as industrial waste emissions such as gas, liquid, and solid discharges.
The ABO published the first edition of this reference document in 2010 (originally titled “Algal Industry Minimum Descriptive Language”). It was the first time the notion of a common language in the algae industry had been articulated for measuring algae industry inputs and outputs. READ MORE and MORE (Algae Industry Magazine) Download “Industrial Algae Measurements, Version 6.0”
