Media Coverage
January 25, 2010Governor touts jobs plan at new biofuel plant
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger used the opening of a new biofuel plant in Mountain View Tuesday to pitch his plan for keeping and creating jobs, saying California can't afford to lose its burgeoning green-tech industry to other states.
January 25, 2010Cobalt Technologies Launches Biobutanol Pilot Facility in California
Cobalt Technologies, a company using strain development and bioprocess technology to optimize biobutanol production for commercially viable renewable fuels and chemicals, formally its pilot facility in Mountain View, California. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Silicon Valley cleantech leaders were on hand.
January 25, 2010Ethanol alternative gains ground with new plant
Fuel tech start-up Cobalt Biofuels launched a California plant on Tuesday that will produce biobutanol from forestry byproducts.
Press Releases
January 12, 2010California Governor Launches Cobalt Technologies Low Carbon Fuel Plant
Cobalt Technologies, the leader in commercializing biobutanol as a renewable fuel and chemical, today formally launched its first facility. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Silicon Valley cleantech leaders were on hand, demonstrating the importance of clean technology to the state’s future economic vitality.
September 09, 2009Cobalt Biofuels Named to Global Cleantech 100
Cobalt Biofuels, a leading innovator of next generation biofuels, announced today it has been named a Global Cleantech 100 company by Guardian News & Media and Cleantech Group™, LLC, providers of cutting-edge research, events and advisory services for the cleantech ecosystem.
October 29, 2008Cobalt Biofuels Names Dr. Rick Wilson as New CEO
Cobalt Biofuels announced that Dr. Rick Wilson has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Wilson comes to the company with over twenty years of global energy commercial and technology experience, recently including Vice President of British Petroleum’s Global Derivatives Chemicals business unit. Cobalt Biofuels founder Pamela Contag assumes role as Chief Technology Officer.
Informational Releases
October 29, 2008Cobalt Biofuels Participates in NREL’s Highly Selective 21st Industry Growth Forum
Pamela Contag, Cobalt Biofuels Chief Technology Officer (former CEO) and Founder of Cobalt Biofuels presented as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory 21st Industry Growth Forum