Provider of clean energy technologies joins first green mission NASCAR team
Published 04-12-10
Submitted by Bamboo Racing
Get Green Racing announces a PR Associate Sponsorship with Rentech Inc. (NYSE AMEX:RTK), a nationally recognized leader in the development of clean energy technologies. Rentech, headquartered in Los Angeles, California, strives to deliver solutions to customers and licensees to effectively address national energy security issues, rising long-term demand for fuels and electric power and limited domestic petroleum refining capacity while lowering emissions profiles.
"Rentech is excited to be a part of the first green mission NASCAR team to encourage consumers and businesses to be more environmentally aware in their choices," stated Rick Penning, Executive Vice President of Technology and Commercial Affairs. "It is an opportunity to reach a broad audience to support the need for developing renewable synthetic fuels that decrease our dependence on foreign supply and are more environmentally friendly."
"Developing synthetic fuels that have a near zero carbon footprint, are made from waste materials and can be used in existing engines without modifications is a great step forward and Get Green Racing is excited to have a partner like Rentech who is a leader in this field," said Frank Cicci, Get Green Racing owner.
As part of its sponsorship with Get Green Racing, hauling vehicles for select NASCAR Get Green Racing events will use Rentech's synthetic RenDiesel®. RenDiesel® meets ASTM D-975 fuel specifications, can be used as a neat fuel and burns cleaner than traditional diesel fuel.
Rentech is developing the country's first renewable synthetic fuels and base-load renewable power facility from green waste in Rialto, California. Rentech has contracted to supply renewable RenDiesel® from this facility to eight airlines for ground service equipment operations at Los Angeles International Airport when the facility is expected to be operational in late 2012. These airlines include Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, UPS Airlines and US Airways.
About Get Green Racing
Get Green Racing is the first green mission NASCAR team to bring environmentally friendly products, services and messages to mainstream audiences. It is not about turning NASCAR green but utilizing one of the largest proven marketing platforms in the country to promote better choices, more conscious consuming and options that will be better for our homes, families, communities and planet. Get Green Racing has programs available for NASCAR's three national series -- Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series. www.getgreenracing.com
About Rentech
Rentech, Inc. (www.rentechinc.com), incorporated in 1981, provides clean energy solutions. The Company's Rentech-SilvaGas biomass gasification process can convert multiple biomass feedstocks into synthesis gas (syngas) for production of renewable fuels and power. Combining the gasification process with Rentech's unique application of proven syngas conditioning and clean-up technology and the patented Rentech Process based on Fischer-Tropsch chemistry, Rentech offers an integrated solution for production of synthetic fuels from biomass. The Rentech Process can also convert syngas from fossil resources into ultra-clean synthetic jet and diesel fuels, specialty waxes and chemicals. Final product upgrading is provided under an alliance with UOP, a Honeywell company. Rentech develops projects and licenses these technologies for application in synthetic fuels and power facilities worldwide. Rentech Energy Midwest Corporation, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, manufactures and sells nitrogen fertilizer products including ammonia, urea ammonia nitrate, urea granule, and urea solution in the corn-belt region of the central United States. Rentech has been recognized by Biofuels Digest as one of the 50 Hottest Companies in Bio-energy and has been named as one of the Biofuels Digest Companies of the Year for its recent innovations and achievements, particularly in aviation biofuels. Please contact Julie Dawoodjee of Rentech, Inc. at 310.571.9800 x341 or ir@rentk.com for more information.
Bamboo Racing will harness the power of NASCAR to create, encourage and educate this massive mainstream audience of over 75 million Americans to “go green†and make better choices in their home and businesses. We know green isn’t just the color of the flag every weekend at the track, it's the color of change and much needed to secure a healthy, sustainable future for all. NASCAR is more than a sport, it's a lifestyle and through millions of Americans we can make a difference.
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