Cobalt Technologies Noted for Industry Experts
CEO and Chairman noted as “People Worth Knowing in the Bioenergy Industry”
Mountain View, CA – Sept. 10, 2010 – This week two executives from Cobalt Technologies, the leader in commercializing biobutanol as a renewable chemical and fuel, were named by Biofuels Digest as two of the “25 People Worth Knowing in Bioenergy.” The list, created by editor Jim Lane, was developed to highlight the top leaders who are pioneering solutions and truly moving the bioenergy industry forward.
Rick Wilson, CEO of Cobalt Technologies was noted for his expertise in creating biobutanol and for his in-depth knowledge of feedstock risk in bioenergy development. Additionally, Cobalt Technologies’ Chairman John Hamer, who is also a managing director of Burrill and Company was noted for his well-rounded expertise in the industry and for being one of the most astute VC in the field.
For a full list of the 25 People Worth Knowing in the Bioenergy Industry, please visit: http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2010/09/09/25-people-worth-knowing-in-bioenergy/
About Cobalt Technologies
Cobalt Technologies replaces petrochemicals and petroleum with a highly profitable and renewable alternative biobutanol. The company’s technology and engineering platform offers a continuous process to efficiently convert diverse non-food feedstocks beginning with waste wood into biobutanol. Cobalt biobutanol is versatile and can be sold as is for use in paints, coatings and other chemical products; blended with gasoline, diesel and ethanol; or converted into bio-based plastics or full performance jet fuel and diesel. Engineered to achieve low costs through high productivity, energy efficiency and the use of low-cost feedstock, Cobalt is making biobutanol and its derivatives a cost effective substitute to petroleum-based materials. Cobalt is based in Mountain View, CA.
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Helen McClenahan
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