Bingaman, Udall, Sapphire, Solix, NREL, Sandia headline Southwestern Biofuels Policy Summit

In New Mexico, the Southwestern Biofuels Policy Summit will be held in Albuquerque on May 27 and 28.

Speakers include: Senator Jeff Bingaman (Chairman, Senate Energy Committee), Senator Tom Udall (Member, Senate Environment Committee on Environment), as well as senior management from the USDA; algae pioneers Sapphire Energy, Solix Biofuels and Live Fuels; camelina developer Sustainable Oils; and senior execs from NREL, Sandia National Lab, Los Alamos National Lab, Boeing, and several other organizations of high interest.

“You couldn’t get this kind of access if you traveled to Washington,” RINSTAR’s Clayton McMartin remarked of the lineup.

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