Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies: Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall , 205 Prospect St.
Sagun Saxena, the Chief Executive Officer of Energy Pvt. Ltd. will be discussing launching a biofuels startup in India. Specifically: CleanStar, Jatropha and Economic Development
About: Since its launch in late 2005, CleanStar has been partnering with leading research institutes to evaluate the commercial potential for growing plants and trees on a sustainable basis on land that is not used for food production. To date, the company has planted more than 100,000 trees using a wide variety of planting material and agronomic management practices. In 2008, the company plans to start developing its first commercial BioFuel feedstock plantation projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America in partnership with a global agribusiness company, investment fund, and BioFuel supplier.
The IEM Lecture Series is supported in part by the Joel Omura Kiruhara Fund. For more information about the lecture series, please contact Melanie Quigley, program coordinator, at 203.432.6953 or Melanie.quigley@yale.edu [1].
This event will be held at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies: Bowers Auditorium, Sage Hall , 205 Prospect St. on Friday February 22, 2008 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
The Presentation is Free and Open to the Public; Light Lunch will be Provided