Hawai'i BioEnergy, LLC
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Hawai`i BioEnergy is an international consortium lead by three of Hawai`i's largest landowners:
Other members include
- Vinod Khosla, a nationally recognized leader in renewable energy policy and co-founder of Sun Microsystems.
- Brasil Bioenergia, a company formed by leading Brazilian industrialist Ricardo Semler.
- Tarpon Investments, an investment firm with expertise in the Brazilian energy sector.
Hawai`i BioEnergy is actively researching sugarcane and other potential fuel crops, processing techniques, and distribution channels for the production of renewable bio-fuels within the State of Hawai`i.
The consortium is exploring new enzymatic and advanced processing technologies that allow ethanol to be refined from switchgrass, pineapple by-products and other crops. The group is also investigating the viability of producing other oleo-fuels such as bio-diesel. [1]
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- Hawai`i BioEnergy, LLC
- Khosla Ventures
- Hawaii landowners form bio-energy company Pacific Business News, July 20, 2006.
- Nakaso, Dan. and Hao, Sean. Ethanol hui will boost Island industry Honolulu Advertiser, July 21, 2006.
- Reyes, B.J. Isle landowners to check out biofuels -- The partners include Maui Land & Pine, Grove Farm and Kamehameha Schools Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 21, 2006.
- OUR OPINION: Biofuels paint greener future for Hawaii THE ISSUE: Isle landowners and other investors have formed a partnership to explore biofuels. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 24, 2006.
- Hawaii plans ethanol powered future Hawaii Health Guide, July 25, 2006.
- Hawaii Bioenergy gets new funding Pacific Business News, June 8, 2007.
- Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Department of Energy.
- Bioenergy Master Plan Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism.
- Hawaii BioEnergy names executive VP Pacific Business News, June 12, 2008.
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