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Wes Bolsen is one of the most energetic and outspoken presenters in the
world of bioenergy. That’s why BiofuelsDigest named the Rose-Hulman
Institute of Technology alumnus No. 57 in its list of the “Top 100
People in Bioenergy,” as voted by the publication’s readers and editors.
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Leading The Way: Wes Bolsen, a 2000 electrical engineering graduate, is
the chief marketing officer and vice president of government affairs for
Coskata, a biology-based energy company. |
Bolsen, a 2000 electrical engineering alumnus, is chief marketing
officer and vice president of government affairs for Coskata, a
biology-based energy company whose low-cost platform technology allows
for the production of fuels and chemicals from a variety of input
material (including biomass, agricultural and municipal wastes, and
other carbonaceous material. Using proprietary microorganisms and
patented bioreactor designs, Coskata is ready to produce FlexEthanol, or
feedstock flexible ethanol, to fuel energy security, economic growth and
environmental sustainability.
In January, Coskata received the largest biofuels plant loan guarantee
ever, $250 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for a cellulosic
ethanol facility in Green County, Ala. with an annual capacity of 55
million gallons per year.
Biofuels Digest calls Bolsen “one of the handful of people in the
business residing outside of (Washington) D.C. who has an authentically
informed view on the progress or lack thereof in policy circles.”
Bolsen was paired at No. 57 with Coskata Chief Executive Office Bill
Roe.
Bolsen joined Coskata as one of its early executives. He has been
responsible for publicly unveiling the company, creating and executing
their communication strategy, developing the company’s strategic
partnerships, and managing relationships in Washington, D.C., and at the
state level.
Previously, Bolsen was the Chief Financial Officer of ICM, Inc., the
leading U.S. corn ethanol design and build firm, and worked with the
CEOs of Fortune 500 companies around the globe as senior consultant with
McKinsey & Co. in Chicago and Silicon Valley, Calif.
Biofuels Digest’s “Top 100 People in Bioenergy” included industry
executives from a dozen countries. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom
Vilsack headed the list.
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