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WasteFuel Appoints David Trench as New CEO
September 4, 2024
Dubai, UAE and Los Angeles, CA - WasteFuel, a US-based next-generation bioenergy company, announced today the appointment of David Trench as its new Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive global search effective September 16, 2024. Trevor Neilson, Co-founder and CEO of WasteFuel, will step down as CEO, but will remain engaged with the Board, executive team and David to ensure a smooth transition.
David has more than 20 years of global leadership experience across energy and technology-based businesses. David joins WasteFuel from Ocean Harvest, an agri-tech startup focused on sustainable and tech-enabled food production in the Middle East, where he previously served as CEO and Co-Founder and is currently a Board Member.
WasteFuel Featured on TIME and Statista’s 2024
List of America’s Top GreenTech Companies
WasteFuel, a California-based next-generation waste-to-fuels company, has been recognized as one of America's Top GreenTech Companies 2024 by TIME Magazine and the leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider, Statista.
WasteFuel Appoints Former Maersk Executive Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen as Chief Financial Officer
WasteFuel, a California-based biofuels company, announced today the appointment of Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen, former Partner in Maersk Growth, the venture arm of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective October 1, 2023.
First Commercial Scale Municipal Waste to Renewable Methanol Plant in the Middle East Announced During COP27
Averda, the leading end-to-end waste management, treatment and recycling company in emerging markets, and WasteFuel announced today during the COP27 Climate Conference, their partnership to develop the first commercial scale municipal waste to renewable methanol plant in the Middle East.
Statement from WasteFuel Co-founder, Chairman and CEO in response to UN carbon price proposal for shipping
This is very good news for anyone who cares about the climate emergency. A.P. Moller - Maersk has led the industry in urging the IMO to act while boldly beginning a transition of its entire fleet to low carbon fuels.
WasteFuel strengthens project development team with appointment of Johan Fritz as Global Projects Director
WasteFuel, a next-generation waste-to-fuels company, announced today that Johan Fritz, former Johnson Matthey Project and Engineering Director, will serve as the company’s Global Projects Director, effective May 1, 2024.
WasteFuel Raises Fresh Capital in Series B Fundraise and Announces Collaboration with bp to Advance Sustainable Energy for Global Shipping Industry
We are thrilled to announce two significant milestones on our path to assist in global decarbonization: the first close of a Series B fundraise, as well as an agreement with bp to collaborate on improving renewable fuel production for the maritime transportation sector.
New York Climate Week: WasteFuel® Announces Launch of WasteFuel Methanol Module™ as shipping methanol demand grows
WasteFuel, a leading developer of bio-refineries focused on converting Municipal Solid Waste into low carbon fuels, announced today - during the UN United Nations General Assembly and New York Climate Week - the WasteFuel Methanol Module.
WasteFuel Employee Highlight - Charles Thompson
WasteFuel’s team brings together diverse backgrounds and perspectives to address the waste crisis and revolutionize mobility. We asked Charles Thompson, a Senior Project Manager in our Houston offices, about his career, his work at WasteFuel and the future of renewable fuels.
