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2013 Algae Industry Survey Conducted by the Algae Biomass Organization January, 2013 www.algaebiomass.org | (877) 531-5512 | [email protected]
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Page 1: 2013 Algae Industry Survey

2013 Algae Industry Survey

Conducted by the Algae Biomass OrganizationJanuary, 2013

www.algaebiomass.org | (877) 531-5512 | [email protected]

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Surveyed Across the Industry

471 respondents from across the industry

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Survey Highlights

• There is significant optimism in the industry that:

• Algae fuels will be price competitive within the decade.

• Production and hiring will increase in both the short and long term.

• Supportive federal policy would accelerate hiring and production.

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On Track to Price Competitiveness

Given what you know about the algae industry, in your opinion, how likely is it that algae-based fuels will be cost-competitive with fossil fuels by 2020?

   2012 Response

Ratio2013 Response

Ratio2013 Producers

Only

Extremely likely   13% 12% 16%Very likely   22% 26% 31%

Moderately likely   34% 29% 27%Slightly likely   20% 24% 21%Not at all likely   10% 9% 5%

• 91% of respondents say it is likely that algae-based fuels will be cost-competitive by 2020.

• Nearly 1 in 4 producers say the price will be below $3.00 per gallon by 2020.

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On Track to Price Competitiveness

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Industry Pursuing Full Range of Algae Products

Does your company or organization produce any of the following algal products? (select all that apply)

    ABO MembersProducers

Only

Vegetable oils for use in food products 5% 11%Feeds (fish and/or farm) 35% 35%Bioplastics 4% 5%Chemicals 11% 10%

Nutritional products or nutraceuticals 30% 28%Fuels 33% 29%Fertilizers 21% 18%

Biomass for energy or other uses 37% 36%Other 9% 9%

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Capacity Continues to Expand

• 25% of producers reported they would be expanding in 2013 at an existing facility

• 22% said they would expand with new facilities

• 20% reported expansion and both new and existing facilities.

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Most Critical Challenges

#1: cost-efficient production systems

#2: harvesting and extraction systems

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Continued Job Growth Ahead

To the best of your knowledge, approximately how many people in your organization or company (or division) are directly working (or will be working) on algae-related business at the following times?

    Beginning 2013 End of 2013 End of 2020

1-10 71% 58% 17%

11-50 20% 27% 30%

51-100 4% 4% 16%

101-500 4% 4% 8%

500+ 1% 0% 4%

Not sure 0% 6% 25%

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Types of Jobs in Algae Industry

• Executives• Scientists and researchers• Marketers and salespeople• Administrative, legal, human

resources• Operations and production• Financing• Customer support• Student• Professor

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Supportive Policy is Vital

• Interest from policymakers is high – more than half of ABO members report hosting elected officials at their facility.

• 90% of employers say better federal policy support would accelerate hiring.

Have elected officials at any level (local, state, federal) ever visited your facilities?

    ABO Members ProducersYes 52% 44%No 43% 51%Not sure 5% 5%

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Top Policy Recommendations

The most important federal policies in building a robust algae industry:

#1 Research and development grants

#2 Commercialization grants

#3 Tax credits and/or incentives

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www.algaebiomass.org | (877) 531-5512 | [email protected]