The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy; the 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals & Materials: nominations open for 2013-14

The annual rankings competition opens up for the hottest companies in the sector; who will be #1 – who will get your vote?

Voting by Twitter expanded this year; Facebook voting added.

Hottest Industry Partners, Hottest Bioenergy Places; Hottest R&D Partners in Bioenergy now joined to the main competition.

In Florida, Biofuels Digest announced the official opening of nominations for the  50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2013-14, and 30 Hottest Companies in Biobased Chemicals and Materials for 2013-14.

Nominations

You may place a company, Industry (Supply Chain) Partner, R&D partner or a Place in nomination, here. All companies that receive a nomination will be included on the ballot, along with last years’ Hot 50 and Hot 30.

Nominate your companies, Industry Partners, R&D Partners and Places here.

Voting Rules

Selector voting will be open to all registered subscribers of Biofuels

Digest and invited selectors; this year, votes may also be cast via Twitter and Facebook — and Photo Voting.

This year, votes will be weighted as follows: 50% based on votes received from the invited Panel of International Selectors; 50% based on votes received from registered subscribers of Biofuels Digest and Biobased Digest (including votes posted via the Digest’s official ballot, Twitter or Facebook).

Announcement of results at ABLC-Next in San Francisco – October 10, 2013 – and gala event.

Nominations will remain open through August 23. Voting will begin August 26th and continue through September 20. Rankings will be announced at ABLC-Next in San Francisco on October 10, 2013 at 6pm PT, honor the ranked companies, their R&D Partners, their Industry Suppliers, and the states and towns where they locate.

Complete balloting deadlines and rules for subscribers, selectors, Facebook voting, Twitter voting, Photo Voting — the Hottest Industry Partners, the Hottest R&D Partners and the Hottest Places, write-in votes, voting criteria, prohibited and permitted criteria, and the 2012-13 rankings, via the page links below.