National Algae Association Quarterly Conference (Houston) – September 18, 2009: The first-ever comprehensive algae production model, presented by OriginOil CEO Riggs Eckelberry. Key contributors: Idaho National Lab (INL) of the Department of Energy (DOE), which helped develop the energy and mass balance model; Desmet Ballestra, for capital costs and materials pricing; and principals of Orineo Renewables, for guidance on pricing and value-add product strategy.