[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12501-12502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-04848]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


Algal Biofuels Strategy Workshop

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) today announces an open meeting 
hosted by its Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) on the topic of 
algae-based biofuels research and development, titled the Algal 
Biofuels Strategy Workshop.

DATES: March 26, 2014, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., March 27, 2014 8:30 a.m.-
11:45 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Charleston Marriott, 170 Lockwood Boulevard, Charleston, SC 
29403.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be directed to Daniel 
Fishman, Designated Federal Official for

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the Workshop, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20585; (202) 586-4705; Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of Meeting: To discuss research and 
development needed to achieve affordable, scalable, and sustainable 
algae-based biofuels.
    Tentative Agenda: The workshop will include presentations on 
current research and development (R&D) strategies by DOE's BETO Algae 
Program, including explanation of the Multi-Year Program Plan, 
Technology Pathways, and technical targets, and will allow time for 
participant questions and open discussion of the Program's approach. 
The agenda will feature an R&D Breakthrough Round Robin, which will be 
an open forum for brief talks given to the general session by workshop 
participants. There will also be ten breakout sessions focused on 
priority areas in: (1) Algal Biology, (2) Cultivation, (3) Processing 
and Conversion, (4) Scaling and Integration, and (5) Analysis and 
Sustainability.
    Public Participation: Members of the public are encouraged to 
participate in the open discussions of the workshop. To attend the 
meeting you must register at the following Web site: 
www.eere.energy.gov/bioenergy/algal_strategy_workshop

    Issued in Golden, CO on January 30, 2014.
Nicole Blackstone,
Contracting Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-04848 Filed 3-4-14; 8:45 am]
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