News & Commentary

June 12, 2013 — FirmGreen is at Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Expo Click here to view the webcast

April 30, 2013 — Novo Gramacho Biogas Plant is now in "commissioning" phase View the slideshow

April 8, 2013 — FirmGreen is one of nine U.S. Firms Traveling to Cairo for Trade Mission Read more

April 4, 2013 — FirmGreen is Named Ex-Im Bank Renewable-Energy Exporter of the Year at Annual Conference in D.C. Read more

March 18, 2013 — FirmGreen sponsors Wounded Warrior at Toshiba Classic Pro-Am Read the story

March 1, 2013 — Biogas is back on legislative agenda at House of Representatives Read more

February 22, 2013 — FirmGreen will be attending and presenting at the Global Methane Expo 2013, being held in Vancouver March 12th - 15th. Visit show site: Global Methane Initiative Expo 2013 (link opens in new browser window)

2012 News

December 21, 2012 — FirmGreen posted an update to the Brazil project:  Click to view the gallery

December 12, 2012 — FirmGreen, Inc. to supply technology for clean transportation fuels project in California....  Read the story

November 20, 2012 — FirmGreen, Inc. CEO Steve Wilburn and other business leaders met with a number of President Obama's Senior Administration officials to discuss the fiscal cliff and economic competitiveness....  Read more

November 19, 2012 — FirmGreen CEO appointed to FY2013 Ex-Im Bank Advisory Committee:  Read more

October 24, 2012 — FirmGreen posted an update to the Brazil project:  Click to view the gallery

August 23, 2012 — FirmGreen CEO at White House for Economic Roundtable: Steve Wilburn and 12 other CEOs joined Fred P. Hochberg, Chairman of Export-Import Bank of the United States and a number of President Obama's Senior Administration officials for a White House Business Council meeting...  Read more...

July 30, 2012 — Orange County Business Journal covers FirmGreen's involvement in a green energy project to clean landfill gas in Brazil at Novo Gramacho – one of the world's largest landfills.  See the cover and more...

May 30, 2012 — $48.6M Ex-Im Bank funding for Brazil project benefits FirmGreen's Green Technology export.... Read the story

May 15, 2012 — FirmGreen completes its green technology export, with the 4th and final shipment of its biogas cleaning equipment enroute to Rio De Janiero, to be installed at the Gás Verde biogas purification plant..... Read the rest of the story

February 6, 2012 — FirmGreen announces the launch of FirmGreen Labs, its Green Energy Research & Development facility in Kokomo, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. FirmGreen Labs will employ scientists and engineers working in the fields of green energy production, unmanned intelligent controls.... Read the rest of the story

February 1, 2012 — FirmGreen Project Update: construction on the Gás Verde biogas purification facility is well underway.
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January 11, 2012 — FirmGreen covers the Detroit Auto Show on our blog. What's new? Hint: the Honda Civic GX continues to be the only CNG powered production car for the North American market... Read the article

Visit our blog for more commentary about alternative fuels and policy: gCNG® blog

2011 News

November — FirmGreen Project Update: construction on the Gás Verde biogas purification facility is well underway.
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October — FirmGreen Technology Selected for Florida LFG Project: FirmGreen announced that its patented biogas cleaning equipment has been selected for use in a landfill gas to gCNG® (FirmGreen's trademarked name for biomethane) project.
Fleets & Fuels took note in their October issue....Read more (PDF)

June — FirmGreen Creates Jobs for U.S.A. and Brazilian Workers: FirmGreen's first shipment of its patented biogas cleaning equipment rolled out this week, with more to follow.  Bound for Rio de Janeiro, the export of FirmGreen’s USA-made goods....
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FirmGreen project in Brazil to help create new skilled jobs at Novo Gramacho, the landfill depicted in the internationally acclaimed documentary and 2011 Academy Awards® nominee, Waste Land. The project will also improve local air quality on a long-term basis, as the landfill's "dirty gas," a natural by-product of trash decomposing, is turned into clean usable gas using FirmGreen technology.
Visit the movie website to find out more about the lives of the catadores: http://www.wastelandmovie.com/

News Archive

FirmGreen signs deal to export green technology to Gás Verde AS of Brazil. Read more...

FirmGreen is working with the Toshiba Classic to "keep it green".
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Ohio Green Energy Center Featured on Motorweek segment
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Ohio Green Energy Center Wins SWANA Innovation Award
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FirmGreen Receives EPA Project of the Year Award
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Interview with Steve Wilburn, CEO of FirmGreen, Inc.
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FirmGreen featured in 'The Why Files', a publication of the University of Wisconsin Click here to read the article...

FirmGreen benefits from Ex-Im Loan to Brazilian LFG PRoject and Waste Management World covers the story.
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Study Finds DOE Loan Program a Success Overall: in the aftermath of the Solyndra debacle, there's been a media storm of criticism about the load guarantee program. Read more...

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced nearly $2.7 billion in loan guarantees for various clean energy projects.
Read the full story at eere.energy.gov website

International Energy Agency Report Paints a Rosy Outlook for Natural Gas. Read more...

New Vehicle Labels for 2013 to Provide Better Fuel Economy and Emssions info  Click here to learn more

Federal and State Governments Look to Alt Fuel Vehicles to Reduce Oil Dependence Click here to read the story

Jay Leno checks out the natural gas powered Honda Civic GX and chats with a Honda rep about the car, fueling options, and those other questions you may have about NGVs.
Visit Jay's Garage to watch the video...

Is the U.S. Government Favoring Electric Vehicles (EVs)? Recent policy reports coming from the federal government suggest that EVs
are favored over natural gas vehicles. Does this make sense?
Watch one report at Fox Business online

SWANA interviews Tony Wong about CNG for transportation, sustainability, and petroleum dependence at WasteCon, its annual industry conference.
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