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A Global Challenge to Design Visionary Algae Food and Energy Systems

Algae Landscape Designs
Algae Production Systems
Algae Food Development

Robert Henrikson and Mark Edwards introduce the competition:

* Design landscapes that integrate algae production systems
* Develop models of algae production systems and microfarms
* Create new algae foods and algae food products

1) Algae Landscape Design
How will algae production systems be integrated into future landscapes and eco-communities and what will they look like and how will they work?

Design integrated APS into future landscapes, farms, coastlines, buildings, cities, eco-communities.

2) Algae Production Systems
What are the best designs, engineering and systems for algae production to work effectively and economically on a community scale or distributed model?

Develop working models and designs for algae production systems (APS) and microfarms.

3) Algae Food Development
What will be the next algae foods and recipes and future uses of algae as food and feed ingredients that will transform our health and our diet?

Create menus, new foods and food products incorporating algae as a featured ingredient.

Objectives: Create an open source collaboratory that expands and shares a vision for algae in our future with design ideas for algae production landscapes, sustainable algae production systems for food, medicines, feed, energy, nutrients, water remediation, carbon capture, and superb new algae foods.

The Algae Competition is open to everyone, anywhere in the world: algae enthusiasts, architects, builders, designers, scientists, entrepreneurs, growers, food developers, cooks, students and teams.

Registration opens January 11, closes September 11, 2011. All contestants must register. Submission opens February 11, closes October 11, 2011. Entries will be judged by distinguished panels of international jurors. Finalists will be announced February 12, 2012.

As an open source competition, entries will be showcased online. Over $10,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to winners. Finalists will receive international media recognition and will be included in books, publications and exhibitions to be held around the world in 2012.

website: http://www.algaecompetition.com/