Waste energy company CleanTech Biofuels announces new addition to board

11 February 2010

CleanTech Biofuels, an early-stage provider of technology to convert municipal solid waste into sustainable biomass for renewable energy, has appointed Jose Bared Sr to its board of directors.

Bared has over 40 years of experience having served as the president, chairman, and director of a number of public and private companies including oil refineries and waste to energy facilities. He began his career as an engineer and in 1968 founded The Bared Company. He was also a member of the founding group that purchased Republic National Bank of Miami in 1971. Bared served as a director of the bank from 1971 until its sale in 1998. Currently he serves on the board of directors of Jackson – United Petroleum, a natural gas producer operating in Kentucky and Pennsylvania.

‘We are extremely excited to welcome Joe Bared to our board of directors. His experience managing complex engineering projects as well as his deep experience in the broader energy industry will be invaluable as we explore multiple commercial options for the use of our biomass and transition CleanTech from a technology start-up to a commercially viable company,’ said Edward Hennessey, CEO of CleanTech Biofuels.

In 2009, CleanTech Biofuels demonstrated the operational capability of its technology to process municipal solid waste into biomass for electricity and fuel production.

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Tags: biofuel, waste, waste energy

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