Primafuel is the leader of the pack when it comes to bio energy innovation. The California-based biofuels technology and infrastructure innovator has been named the 2008 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.
WEF Technology Pioneer awards are given to companies developing and applying highly transformational and innovative technologies in the areas of energy, biotechnology and health, and IT.
The Technology Pioneer award recognized Primafuel’s next-generation biofuels technologies, including aquaculture feedstock and appropriate-scale processing equipment. Primafuel’s goal is to improve the economic and environmental performance of today’s biofuels. With the company’s patent-pending technology platforms, there will be a quicker transition to multi-product bio-refineries.
Technology Pioneers were nominated by the world’s leading technology experts, including venture capitalists, technology companies, academics and media. Technology Pioneers 2008 are invited to participate in the Davos World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2008, from 23-27 January and in the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China from 25-27 September 2008.
Primafuel’s mission is to improve the economic, environmental and social sustainability of low-carbon fuels.