Press Releases
August 11, 2010Cobalt Technologies Signs Agreement with Fluor Corporation
Top Global Engineering Firm to Design Cobalt’s Butanol Production Plants
June 22, 2010Cobalt Technologies Selected by Biofuels Peers as 2010 Transformative Technology
Company Also Ranked First for Biobutanol Category in Biofuels Digest Competition
April 07, 2010Cobalt Technologies is First to Create Renewable Biobutanol Fuel from Beetle-Killed Pine
Cobalt Technologies, the leader in commercializing biobutanol as a renewable chemical and fuel, today announced a breakthrough in producing biobutanol from beetle-killed lodgepole pine feedstock.
January 12, 2010California Governor Launches Cobalt Technologies Low Carbon Fuel Plant
Cobalt Technologies, the leader in commercializing biobutanol as a renewable fuel and chemical, today formally launched its first facility. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Silicon Valley cleantech leaders were on hand, demonstrating the importance of clean technology to the state’s future economic vitality.
September 09, 2009Cobalt Biofuels Named to Global Cleantech 100
Cobalt Biofuels, a leading innovator of next generation biofuels, announced today it has been named a Global Cleantech 100 company by Guardian News & Media and Cleantech Group™, LLC, providers of cutting-edge research, events and advisory services for the cleantech ecosystem.
October 29, 2008Cobalt Biofuels Names Dr. Rick Wilson as New CEO
Cobalt Biofuels announced that Dr. Rick Wilson has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Wilson comes to the company with over twenty years of global energy commercial and technology experience, recently including Vice President of British Petroleum’s Global Derivatives Chemicals business unit. Cobalt Biofuels founder Pamela Contag assumes role as Chief Technology Officer.
October 20, 2008Cobalt Biofuels Raises $25 Million to Commercialize Next Generation Biofuel -- Biobutanol
Cobalt Biofuels announced today it raised $25 million in equity to accelerate the commercialization of biobutanol, an advanced biofuel. The Series C equity round was co-led by LSP and Pinnacle Ventures and included both new and existing investors.