Drop In, Scale Up? October 6, 2011

Solazyme’s successful IPO indicates investors are bullish on synthetic fuels made from algae and other sources that can be used in regular vehicles today with minimal technological or behavioral modifications. Such “drop in fuels” have a huge advantage over electric cars because they leverage existing capital investment in cars and distribution infrastructure. But can they really go mainstream and displace petroleum at scale? We look behind the hype at constraints such as water scarcity to assess the potential for running vehicles on advanced biofuels that don’t compete with food.
Ed Dineen, CEO, LS9
Alan Shaw, CEO, Codexis
Jonathan Wolfson, CEO, Solazyme
Time: 11:30 a.m. check-in, 12:00 p.m. program
Location: The Commonwealth Club, SF Club Office

Cost: $20 standard, $12 members, $7 students (with valid ID).

Official Website: http://climate-one.org/upcoming-events/drop-scale