Hawai'i BioEnergy, LLC

From dKosopedia

Hawai`i BioEnergy is an international consortium lead by three of Hawai`i's largest landowners:

• Grove Farm Company,
• Maui Land and Pineapple Co.
• Kamehameha Schools.

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]

Related links

• David C. Cole
• Steve Case

External link

• 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.