- CEO
- Sung Hsien Chang
- Full Time Employees
- 67
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Renewable Utilities
- Address
- 131 Bells Ferry Lane Marietta GA United States of America 30066
- IPO Date
- Nov 8, 2010
- Business
- VIASPACE Green Energy Inc. (VGREF) cultivates and processes Giant King Grass, a proprietary high-yield, non-food, low-carbon perennial crop, for renewable energy applications including biomass to replace coal in electricity generation; nonfood feedstock for cellulosic ethanol and other second-generation liquid biofuels to substitute gasoline and diesel; feedstock for anaerobic digesters producing bio-methane for electricity and heat; and raw material for other green products that reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The company also manufactures and sells Green Log trademarked low-carbon fireplace and campfire logs derived from Giant King Grass biomass. VIASPACE Green Energy markets its biomass and products worldwide to electric utilities, biofuel producers, and energy consumers shifting to sustainable sources.
Founded in 2008 under the laws of the British Virgin Islands and becoming a separately reporting public company in 2009, VIASPACE Green Energy maintains executive offices in Marietta, Georgia, with additional operations historically in Guangzhou, China. It operates as a subsidiary of VIASPACE Inc. in the renewable energy industry, targeting power generation, biofuels, and biomass segments with a focus on non-invasive, fast-growing C4 grass suitable for diverse soils and climates.
Recent activities include pursuing Giant King Grass projects for bio-electricity and advanced biofuels, such as a 2014 contract with Mesquite Lake Water and Power LLC for an 18 MW biomass power plant and companion biofuels facility in California's Imperial Valley using local grass cultivation. The company has explored expansions into animal feed applications, including a 2018 initiative with a Florida entity for dairy feed on initial 5-acre plots, and maintains interest in pellet production for coal co-firing at European utilities and biogas plants in Southeast Asia. No major funding rounds, acquisitions, or reorganizations appear in the last 1-2 years, with focus remaining on commercializing Giant King Grass amid dormant public trading.