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SG Biofuels Selected by AlwaysOn as a GoingGreen Top 100 Winner
SG Biofuels and the GoingGreen Top 100 Companies will be honored at GoingGreen West on September 14th - 16th, 2009 at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, CA.
“This is tremendous recognition for the efforts of our world-class leadership and science teams, but more importantly, it validates the opportunities we see in Jatropha as the most profitable and sustainable feedstock for biofuels,” said Kirk Haney, President and Chief Executive Officer of SG Biofuels.
Jatropha curcas is a non-edible shrub that is native to Central America. Its seeds contain high amounts of oil that can be used for a variety of bio-based materials including biodiesel and feedstock substitutes for the petrochemical and jet fuel industries. It can be effectively grown on abandoned lands that are considered undesirable for other crops.
SG Biofuels’ team of genetic scientists, led by Dr. Robert Schmidt of the University of California, San Diego includes three members of the National Academy of Sciences. Through its Genetic Resource Center, SG Biofuels has assembled the world’s largest collection of Jatropha genetic material and is evaluating and testing thousands of diverse accessions obtained from a range of geographical and climatic conditions. The company has generated hybrids among genetically distinct lines to address such issues as yield, cold tolerance and resistance to pests.
“The GoingGreen Top 100 winners have excelled in key strategic areas in the global clean energy technology markets,” said Tony Perkins, founder and CEO of AlwaysOn. “We congratulate them for their success in introducing new tools, services, and systems that are driving the next phase of greentech innovation and transforming the biggest industries on earth.”
SG Biofuels was selected from among hundreds of other companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists and industry insiders. The AlwaysOn editorial team conducted a rigorous three-month selection process to finalize the 2009 list.
A full list of the winners can be found at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/33354
About SG Biofuels
SG Biofuels is a sustainable plant oil company based in San Diego, Calif., specializing in the development of Jatropha as a low-cost, sustainably produced oil that can be used for a variety of bio-based materials including biodiesel and feedstock substitutes for the petrochemical and jet fuel industries. SG Biofuels is turning the opportunities of Jatropha into reality through a world-class leadership team, leading-edge science and genetics and expertise in agronomy and plantation management.
About AlwaysOn
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