词条 | Imperium Renewables |
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Imperium Renewables, Inc. was a renewable energy company based in Seattle, Washington. It is the parent company for Seattle Biodiesel and Imperium Hawaii in Oahu. The company was founded in 2004[1] by John Plaza. The company experienced financial hardships when the European Union finalized a tariff on United States biodiesel and forced the company to halt all production in mid-2009.[2] In March 2010 the company has restarted its operations.[3] Imperium Renewables is a stakeholder in Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest (SAFN), an organization with over 40 members, that promotes the production of sustainable aviation fuels in the Northwest United States.[4] In September 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration chose Washington state as the location for a national aviation biofuel research center, the Center of Excellence in Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment, which will include Imperium Renewables as one of the industry partners.[5] The company has been represented by the lawfirm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}} In August 2015, Renewable Energy Group Inc (REG), a biofuels company headquartered in Ames, Iowa, announced that it would acquire "substantially all" of Imperium Renewables' assets.[1] References1. ^1 {{Cite web|title = REG to acquire Imperium Renewables|url = http://amestrib.com/news/ames-and-story-county/reg-acquire-imperium-renewables|website = Ames Tribune|accessdate = 2015-11-03}} 2. ^{{cite web|last=Galbraith|first=Kate|url=http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/imperium-renewables/|title=A Biodiesel Maker’s Tale of Woe|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=12 Oct 2011}} 3. ^{{cite web|last=ICIS News|first= |url=http://www.icis.com/Articles/2010/03/10/9341641/imperium-renewables-restarts-grays-harbor-biodiesel.html|title=Imperium Renewables restarts Grays Harbor biodiesel refinery|publisher=ICIS.com|accessdate=12 Oct 2011}} 4. ^Cover Letter from SAFN participants 5. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2013/09/13/faa-chooses-washington-for-aviation.html| title=FAA chooses Washington for aviation biofuels development | last= Wilhelm | first = Steve | publisher = Puget Sound Business Journal | accessdate=7 Oct 2013}} External links
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