Imperium Renewables

Imperium Renewables, Inc. is 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.

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]

References

  1. 1 2 "REG to acquire Imperium Renewables". Ames Tribune. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
  2. ↑ Galbraith, Kate. "A Biodiesel Maker’s Tale of Woe". New York Times. Retrieved 12 Oct 2011.
  3. ↑ ICIS News. "Imperium Renewables restarts Grays Harbor biodiesel refinery". ICIS.com. Retrieved 12 Oct 2011.
  4. ↑ Cover Letter from SAFN participants
  5. ↑ Wilhelm, Steve. "FAA chooses Washington for aviation biofuels development". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved 7 Oct 2013.

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