VIASPACE Chairman Highlights Second Year Progress and Discusses Pathway to Continued Corporate Growth, Profitability and Increasing Shareholder Value
PR Newswire - Mon Oct 27, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTC: VSPC) today reported that Dr. Kevin Schewe, has highlighted his second year as Chairman of the Board and reviewed the major accomplishments of VIASPACE during the last twelve months. He discusses the direction of the company and the pathway to continued corporate growth, profitability and increasing shareholder value.
VIASPACE Announces Giant King(TM) Grass Growing at Hawaii Agriculture Research Center on Oahu (Part 2)
PR Newswire - Tue Oct 21, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTC: VSPC) today reported that Giant King Grass previously released from quarantine in Hawaii is successfully growing at the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC) on Oahu. HARC, which originally began in 1882 as a trade organization of the sugarcane industry, today has the mission to support a viable agricultural sector in Hawaii by researching and applying relevant science and technology to achieve practical solutions and by identifying new agricultural opportunities.
VIASPACE Announces Giant King Grass in the Philippines
PR Newswire - Tue Oct 14, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTC: VSPC) today reported that Giant King Grass was shipped to and planted by its partner, Sagay Central, Inc., in Negros Occidental, Philippines. Sagay Central is a sugar milling and sugar growing company in the center of the Philippines sugar industry. It crushes 4,000 metric tons of sugar cane every day and produces 150,000 tons of sugar per year. Sagay Central was founded in 1968 and its products include raw sugar, washed sugar and specialty Muscavado sugar for the domestic market and export.
VIASPACE and Tibbar Energy USVI Report Progress for 7-Megawatt Biomass Power Plant on St. Croix
PR Newswire - Thu Oct 09, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTC: VSPC) today issued an update regarding the progress of the Tibbar Energy USVI, Giant King Grass fueled, 7-megawatt biogas power plant on the island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. The power plant will provide the only base load renewable electricity in the USVI. The majority feedstock is from VIASPACE Giant King Grass (GKG). Tibbar will sell power for 25 years with a 5 year option to the Water and Power Authority (WAPA). Tania Tomyn, CEO of Tibbar, said, "Our project is a balance of public and private relationships. This is a long term commercial solution that gives the USVI fossil fuel independence and low cost power. Executive Director Hugo Hodge from WAPA and Karl Knight from the DOE in the USVI are finding real solutions such as LPG conversion and Solar to aid the energy crisis and Tibbar is proud to be part of that long term plan."
VIASPACE Announces Giant King Grass Developments and Progress in Hawaii (Part I)
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 22, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTC: VSPC) today reported that CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, met with potential Giant King Grass customers in Hawaii. Dr. Kukkonen also attended the Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit held in Honolulu September 15-17, where he gave an invited presentation at a special conference track on Agricultural Innovation.
Harmony Gold Mining Company CEO Announces Giant King Grass Bioenergy Project in South Africa with Harmony's Fourth-Quarter Results
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 15, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTC: VSPC) today reported more details on the Giant King Grass bioenergy project being pursued by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited of South Africa. Below is an article by Chantelle Kotze in the Mining Weekly, which is available at http://www.miningweekly.com/article/r47-milli...2014-08-22.
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VIASPACE Giant King(TM) Grass Shows High Yield at University of California Site in Imperial Valley
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 08, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that the first harvest of Giant King Grass in the Imperial Valley of California, was completed on September 2, 2014.
VIASPACE Giant King Grass Progress in Nicaragua--12 MW Power Plant and Animal Feed Business
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 02, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) issued an update on the Giant King Grass power plant and animal feed projects in Nicaragua.
VIASPACE CEO Interview with The Wall Street Transcript
PR Newswire - Mon Aug 25, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen was interviewed by The Wall Street Transcript, a paid subscription publication and website that publishes biweekly industry reports that feature equity analyst, money manager and CEO interviews. In publication since 1963, The Wall Street Transcript has interviewed the CEOs and senior executives of public companies and publishes these interviews verbatim. The full interview is available to paid subscribers only, and is available at http://www.twst.com/interview/30350.
Harmony Gold Mining Company and Selectra Bioenergy Project in South Africa Includes VIASPACE Giant King Grass
PR Newswire - Mon Jul 28, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that VIASPACE partner Selectra CC and the Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited of South Africa made a formal announcement of Harmony's implementation of the first bioenergy project on mining property in South Africa. The goal of the project is to grow energy crops---sugar beets and Giant King Grass--on contaminated mine affected lands in order to restore and rehabilitate the land. Gold-mining is a very large industry in South Africa and there are thousands of acres of mine tailings and mine affected land that need to be restored. The announcement was made by Mr. Leonard Rootman of Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited and Mr. Dwight Rosslee of Selectra at the Renewables and Mining Summit held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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VIASPACE Establishes Giant KingTM Grass Research Collaboration With the University of California
PR Newswire - Mon Jul 14, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that the company has entered into a research collaboration with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (UCANR). The objectives of the research are to:
ReSource BioEnergy Plants VIASPACE Giant KingTM Grass for BioEnergy Development in Jamaica
PR Newswire - Mon Jul 07, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that the company has signed a Giant King Grass Supply Contract with ReSource BioEnergy, Inc. to supply Giant King Grass for its bioenergy projects in Jamaica. Giant King Grass propagation nodes were harvested from the VIASPACE nursery in California, inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture which issued a phytosanitary certificate, and were shipped to Jamaica where Giant King Grass was planted and is now growing.
VIASPACE CEO Delivers Dedicated Biomass Energy Presentation at "Platts Private Power in Central America" Conference
PR Newswire - Mon Jun 30, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, was an invited speaker at the 17th Annual Platts Private Power in Central America Conference held June 12-13, 2014 in Panama City, Panama. The conference covered fossil fuel and renewable electricity projects in the region, and the Nicaragua Energia Reino Verde project was presented as a case study. Kukkonen's presentation, titled "12 MW Biomass Power Plant with 840 Hectare Energy Crop Plantation," described the power plant project in Nicaragua and other applications of Giant King Grass in the Central American region.
VIASPACE and Tibbar Energy Update Progress for 7-Megawatt Biogas Power Plant on St. Croix
PR Newswire - Thu Jun 26, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today issued an update regarding the progress of the Tibbar Energy, Giant King Grass fueled, 7-megawatt biogas power plant on the island of St. Croix. The power plant will supply clean and renewable electricity created from VIASPACE Giant King Grass (GKG) to the Virgin Island Water and Power Authority (WAPA) for at least the next 25 years.
Update on VIASPACE Giant King Grass Power Plant in Nicaragua
PR Newswire - Tue Jun 24, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen traveled to Nicaragua and Panama to:
St. Croix government approves building 7-megawatt biogas power plant
M2 - Tue Apr 01, 10:12AM CDT
ViaSpace Inc. (OTC: VSPC) said that the St. Croix government has approved Tibbar Energy's permit to build a seven-megawatt biogas power plant on the island of St. Croix.
VIASPACE and Tibbar Energy Announce Final St. Croix Government Approval to Construct 7-Megawatt Biogas Power Plant
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 31, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that the St. Croix government has approved Tibbar Energy's permit to build a 7-megawatt biogas power plant on the island of St. Croix. The government approved the permit on Tuesday evening, March 25, 2014 during a meeting at the Virgin Islands Port Authority.
ViaSpace signs king grass contract in Imperial Valley California
M2 - Tue Mar 25, 1:36PM CDT
ViaSpace Inc. (OTC: VSPC) said that the company has signed a contract with Mesquite Lake Water and Power LLC to provide Giant King Grass for a biomass power plant and a companion advanced biofuels facility in Imperial, California.
VIASPACE Signs Giant King Grass Contract for Bio Electricity and Advanced Biofuels In Imperial Valley California
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 24, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that the company has signed a contract with Mesquite Lake Water and Power LLC to provide Giant King Grass for a biomass power plant and a companion advanced biofuels facility in Imperial, California.
VIASPACE Giant King Grass Released from Quarantine in Hawaii
PR Newswire - Mon Mar 17, 6:00AM CDT
VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Giant King Grass has been released from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture Quarantine Plant Facility in Honolulu. Hawaii has the strictest plant import restrictions in the United States. Hawaii requires a 12 month quarantine to allow plant inspection officials to observe the plant. Giant King Grass was determined to be pest and disease free and was successfully released from quarantine on March 14, 2014. No further details were disclosed.