Press Release
ZeaChem Selected by AlwaysOn as Biofuel and Agriculture Category Winner as Part of GoingGreen Top 100
Recognized for game-changing technology and market value
LAKEWOOD, Colo., September 3, 2009 - ZeaChem Inc., a developer of biorefineries for the conversion of renewable biomass into fuels and chemicals, today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the GoingGreen Top 100 Winners and as the winner of the Biofuel and Agriculture Category.
Inclusion in the GoingGreen 100 signifies major developments in the creation of new business opportunities in green technology industries. ZeaChem was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team and industry experts spanning the globe based on a set of five criteria: innovation, market potential, commercialization, stakeholder value and media buzz.
ZeaChem and the GoingGreen Top 100 companies will be honored at GoingGreen West on September 14 - 16, 2009 at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, Calif. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities.
“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.”
“ZeaChem is honored to be recognized by AlwaysOn as a top 100 winner and as the category winner in Biofuel and Agriculture,” said Jim Imbler, president and chief executive officer of ZeaChem. “ZeaChem is focused on sustainable, dedicated energy crops for the production of biofuels and bio-based chemicals that will offer economical solutions in today's market.”
The GoingGreen 100 winners were selected from hundreds of technology 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 all the GoingGreen Top 100 Winners can be found on the AlwaysOn Web site at http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/33354.
About ZeaChem Inc.
ZeaChem Inc. has developed a cellulose-based biorefinery platform capable of producing third-generation fuels and intermediate chemicals. ZeaChem's indirect approach leapfrogs the yield and carbon dioxide (CO2) problems associated with traditional and cellulosic based biorefinery processes. In addition, ZeaChem has a significant capital cost advantage compared to other cellulosic technologies. By efficiently extracting the most energy possible from biomass feedstocks, ZeaChem significantly increases output while reducing both production costs and environmental impacts. Incorporated in 2002, ZeaChem is headquartered in Lakewood, Colo. and operates a research and development laboratory facility in Menlo Park, Calif.
Please visit www.zeachem.com for more information.
About AlwaysOn
AlwaysOn ignited the open-media revolution in early 2003 by being the first media brand to launch a global blog network. In 2004, AlwaysOn continued to lead the media industry in innovation by introducing a social network where members can connect and engage. AlwaysOn is also revolutionizing the media business by applying its open-media principles to its executive event series (Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, OnDC, GoingGreen East and West, Venture Summit East and West) and quarterly print "blogozine" by empowering its members to post and share their ideas and meet each other online. As our loyal readers know, AlwaysOn is committed to the free-market, merit-driven approach to reporting and event programming. No other media brand has dared to create such open interaction with its readers and event participants.
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