FOG in the News

Gross! Grease from dirty dishes clogs sewers in Seattle, other cities

Eco-conscious Seattle is, ironically, awash in grease, much of it from dirty dishes and food waste. It's not the only city struggling to deal with the stinky problem of grease clogging pipes and sewers.

Full story: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/01/gross-dirty-dish-grease-clogs-pipes-in-seattle-elsewhere/1

BlackGold discovered in Florida!

This past month Emily Landsburg, CEO of BlackGold traveled to Orlando to represent the company at the annual WEFTEC and NAWT conferences.

Both drew considerable attention to BlackGold, particularly at NAWT, where Landsburg was a featured presenter.

Florida is just one of the Southeast states heavily afflicted by FOG. Adding a Fog-to-Fuel system to municipalities of the region would significantly cut back on SOS's, structural damage, and public health concerns. Landsburg's educational seminar was just the first stepping stone in cleaning out the Southeast.

San Francisco is Underway!

San Francisco commissioning is underway!

Just 10 months after BlackGold and the City of San Francisco signed a contract to implement a FOG-to-Fuel™ system in the City's water treatment facility, BlackGold delivered the skid-mounted unit on-time.




Over the next few months BlackGold's technical team will be commissioning the plant to produce ASTM grade biodiesel from the City's sewer grease. This will save the City millions in avoided costs and allow the City to produce a valuable asset (biodiesel) to sell on the market or use in their diesel fleets.

BlackGold attends MAC Conference

On Nov. 3 & 4, BlackGold was among 1,000 participants in the Mid Atlantic Capital Conference-- the oldest and most established venture conference in the Northeast!

Check out more:

http://www.macalliance.com/conference/index.asp

BlackGold Receives Diploma

Along with 9 other companies that were chosen to participate in the 2009 Business Incubator, BlackGold graduated from thee Good Company Venture's program on September 17th. The graduation was marked by an opportunity to pitch the company to a group of accredited investors.

Overall the program was a great success and paved invaluable networks for BlackGold's optimistic future.

http://www.goodcompanyventures.org/

Philadelphia Mayor Nutter Welcomes BlackGold to Sustainable Buisness Incubator

In a press conference Monday, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Ben & Jerry's former president Chuck Lacy unveiled Good Company Ventures 2009 Incubator Class at Good Company's headquarters in the Navy Yard.

This distinguished group consists of business located right here in Philadelphia and as far away as India. BlackGold is excited to be part of such an elite group of social entrepreneurs.

Above: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and BlackGold CEO Emily Landsburg

Above: Mayor Nutter poses with 2009 Incubator Class

See the Philadelphia Inquirer article about the event here.

The 2009 Incubator Class:

BlackGold Accepted to Good Company Ventures Incubator Class of 2009

Good Company Ventures, a leading incubator in the social entrepreneurship sector, has chosen BlackGold Biofuels as part of their newly formed partnership with the Wharton School of Business. Through this partnership, Good Company Ventures will offer strategic advisement to the incubator class of 2009 with the fresh perspective of Wharton students.

BlackGold was accepted with two other businesses Math Foundations, LLC and Onion Flats. These businesses, along with BlackGold represent the clean-technology, education, and design industries.

Read the full article here.

Check out Onion Flats and Math Foundations, LLC.