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Aemetis CEO Eric McAfee Receives Holmberg Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy

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  • Aemetis, Inc. CEO Eric McAfee received the 2026 William C. Holmberg Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy on March 19, 2026.
  • The award was presented during the annual Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference in Washington D.C., hosted by Biofuels Digest.
  • McAfee delivered the Holmberg Memorial Address acceptance speech, which is available on the Aemetis website homepage.
  • The award honors William C. Holmberg, a former EPA advocate, American Council on Renewable Energy advisor, \& Biomass Coordinating Council Chairman known for promoting energy security.
  • Jim Lane of Biofuels Digest highlighted McAfee's two-decade career in the biofuels industry, noting his persistence through volatility.
  • McAfee accepted the award on behalf of his Aemetis team \& industry colleagues for their work in renewable fuels policy, financing, feedstocks, \& production.
  • Aemetis is a Cupertino, California-based company operating a 65 million gallon per year ethanol facility in California's Central Valley.
  • The company manages a California biogas digester network to convert dairy waste into Renewable Natural Gas.
  • Aemetis operates an 80 million gallon per year biodiesel facility on India's East Coast producing high-quality biodiesel \& refined glycerin.
  • Future projects include a sustainable aviation fuel plant \& a CO2 sequestration project in California to utilize ethanol byproducts.