Fizzy legs

Well what a weekend! Yesterday we visited the Butterflies in the Greenhouse exhibition at RHS Wisley which was absolutely beautiful with butterflies fluttering around everywhere and lots of flowering tropicals and orchids. But a word of warning-get there early as its very popular with young families and much as I love kids......enough said!
So today I have been very busy sowing seeds for the nursery, including lots of Echinaceas,Salvias and Phlomis as well as taking the Chillis we sowed last week out of the propagator and onto a warm windowsill as they have already germinated!!And this afternoon we took our men to see the greenhouse that we hope to be setting the nursery up in and they both seemed reasonably impressed by it and couldnt find a single negative so hurrah to that! Im am so excited about all this that I seem to have permanently fizy legs just like you get before Christmas when youre a child who still"believes!"

This is a picture of Echinacea purpurea Pow Wow Wild Berry,one of the echinaceas I sowed today.
Plans for the week-keep on sowing!!

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Astaxanthin Why you should be taking this powerful antioxidant

We like Astaxanthin, a member of the carotenoid family, a dark red
pigment and the main carotenoid found in algae and aquatic animals. It
is responsible for the red/pink coloration of crustaceans, shellfish,
and the flesh of salmonoids.


Astaxanthin however, is more than just a
red pigment, it is primarily an extremely powerful antioxidant. It has
the unique capacity to quench free radicals and reactive species of
oxygen and to inhibit lipid peroxidation.

 Studies have shown astaxanthin
to be over 500 times stronger than vitamin E and much more potent than
other carotenoids such as lutein, lycopene and ?-carotene.
Astaxanthin
was found to have beneficial effects in many health conditions related
to the Central Nervous System (CNS) disorders, skin health, joint
health, muscle endurance, as well as to the cardiovascular, immune, eye
and other systems.



 All the best from Croatia, CCRES ALGAE TEAM.?

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Were now taking fall CSA reservations

It may only be August, but its not too soon to start thinking about where youll get fresh, tasty greens once the weather starts cooling off! Our fall CSA share starts in October, and there are only 15 spots left!

Contact us to reserve your (full, half, or design-your-own) share today!

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CCRES Microalgae Process Design

CCRES Microalgae Process Design

Join the ranks of hundreds of 
Energy Day organisers across Europe for the 
2015 EU Sustainable Energy Week!

CCRES Microalgae Process Design

The waters of the world house a tremendous variety of microorganisms able to use light as the only source of energy to fuel metabolism. These unicellular organisms, microalgae and cyanobacteria, have the potential to produce energy sources and biofuels, and many other products. To make economical large-scale production of such bulk products possible, the optimal design of bioreactors and cultivation strategies are essential.

Target group

The course is aimed at PhD students, postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers, as well as professionals, that would like to acquire a thorough understanding of microalgal metabolism and photobioreactor design. An MSc level in bioprocess technology, or similar, is recommended.

Course contents

This course provides the essential skills for designing optimal microalgae-based production processes, for both research and commercial purposes.

Through lectures, digital cases and a photobioreactor practical session, the participants will learn:

1) how to describe microalgal metabolism quantitatively;

2) how to apply basic design principles and set up mass/energy balances for photobioreactors;

3) how to cultivate microalgae in fully controlled photobioreactors; and

4) how to integrate all acquired knowledge into optimal production strategies for microalgae biomass or secondary metabolites.

The daily programme is divided into approximately 5.5 hours of lectures and digital cases, and 2.5 hours of practical work. On Saturday and Sunday, 1.5 hours will be spent on practical work (microalgae do not stop growing at the weekends...). Saturday will also feature an excursion to the CCRES research facility, Zadar, Zaton, followed by a barbecue.

The course will be conducted in English and Croatian.

Course coordinators

Mr. Zeljko Serdar, President of CCRES

Mrs. Branka Kalle, President of Council CCRES

The course will be conducted in English and Croatian.

Location & accommodation

Lectures and practicals will be given at Croatian Center of Renewable Energy. Participants have to book their own hotel room.

Contact information

More information concerning the course content can be obtained from Mr. Zeljko Serdar (solarserdar@gmail.com).

For organisational matters please contact Mrs. Aleksandra Maradin, phone: +385-91-5475049.

Registration

To be able to fill in the registration form, you need to create an account, please contact solarserdar@gmail.com

The number of participants to the course is limited.

The final registration date is 9 June 2014.

Applicants will receive a confirmation of their registration within one week and will be informed about their acceptance to the course 1 May 2015 at the latest. When accepted to the course they will receive instructions for further course details.

The course is free for all CCRES members (which includes materials, coffee/tea during breaks, lunches one dinner and one BBQ but does not cover accommodation).

More info : 

http://www.eusew.eu/component/see_eventview/?view=see_eventdetail&index=2&countryID=55&sort=4&pageNum=0&eventid=4478&mapType=europe&keyword=&city=&organiser=&eventDate=&eventType=-1

We look forward to collaborating with you.

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