- Show Me Ethanol has become a member of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). The ethanol plant is located in Carrollton, Missouri, with a 55 million gallons per year capacity, 38 employees, and more than 500 investors. The company produces ethanol along with high protein livestock feed and corn oil. They broke ground in March of 2007 and began production in May 2008.
- Verenium Corporation has announced that Jeffrey Black, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 10:50 a.m. ET on Tuesday September 10, 2013 at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in New York City.
- Gevo, Inc. has announced that Greg Roda has joined the company as Chief Commercial Officer. In this role, Roda will be responsible for all business development activities for the Company.
- SolarCity is providing solar electricity directly to the town of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. SolarCity has provided the town with more than 10,000 solar panels, and the town pays SolarCity for the electricity the panels produce at a discount to its local utility rates. At 2.45 megawatts of generation capacity, East Bridgewater’s project is among the largest solar installations in Massachusetts. The solar panels are expected to produce more than 3 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year–enough power to supply about 350 homes. The town is expected to save as much as $2 million on energy costs over 25 years.