Jim Lane

Editor & Publisher at Biofuels Digest

http://www.biofuelsdigest.com

Industry: Publishers
Location: Miami , FL
Organization Size: 1 - 10
Years in Business: 20+
Connections: 129
Recommendations: 2

Joined : January, 2008
Last updated : 9 months ago

About Jim Lane

I am editor & publisher of Biofuels Digest, an online daily and newsletter with 47,000 readers. I also do private consulting. My most recent book is "Citizen Cane: Essays for New Days in Bioenergy."

Products & Services

Green building assessment: LEED / Energy Star opportunity evaluation.

Solar: upstream and downstream commercial evaluation and implementation; forecasting, business model development, ROI analysis.

Wind: upstream and downstream commercial opportunity evaluation and implementation; forecasting, business model development, ROI analysis.

Biofuels/biomass: Project feasibility, technical evaluation, commercial analysis, project management, business model development, forecasting, ROI analysis.

Energy Efficiency: Strategic assessment, measure and program evaluation and implementation.

Carbon: Carbon footprint evaluation and remediation; emissions reduction forecasting; mitigation plan development, trading scenarios, green premium research; customer acquisition modeling.

Policy: Risk and impact analysis; legislative liaison.

Industry Experience

Â§Â Â Â Â Â Â 20 years experience.

Â§Â Â Â Â Â Â Renewable energy articles generate 6 million page views per year; syndicated on Reuters, FOX News, and Lexis-Nexis.

Â§Â Â Â Â Â Â Chairman, American Biofuels Council

Â§Â Â Â Â Â Â Certified Biofuels Educator (CBE)

Â§Â Â Â Â Â Â Directly supervised teams of up to 60.

Â§Â Â Â Â Â Â Prepared business plans, feasibility studies, market forecasts for more than 80 companies in US, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Â§Â Â Â Â Â Â 4,000+ LinkedIn 1st level contacts; 9,000+ email and RSS Digest subscribers.

Â§Â Â Â Â Â Â Frequent TV, radio and conference speaker on renewables.

Job History

Organization Name : Biofuels Digest
Organization Size : 1 - 10
Job Title : Editor & Publisher
From : 2007 To : Present
Job Description : Founder and writer of worldâ??s most widely read biofuels daily; 20,000 page views per weekday. I write 12-13 stories per weekday; news, thought leader interviews, reports and commentary.

Education

School Name : University of Washington
Degree :Undergraduate
Area Of Study :English
Attended from :1981 to : 1985

Affiliated Organizations

â?¢ American Biofuels Council â?? Chairman, 2007-08 â?¢ Sierra Club, 1997-present; member, Energy Efficiency committee, San Gorgonio chapter. Formerly member, Communications Committee, Angeles chapter. â?¢ PickensPlan, group leader â?¢ Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels â?? Implementation Group â?¢ Renewable Energy Business Network â?¢ International Network of Social Entrepreneurs â?¢ Renewable Energy Network â?¢ Capital Markets Network â?¢ Green Group â?¢ Sustainability Working Group â?¢ Carbon Exchange â?¢ Sustainable Investment Forum â?¢ CleanTechies.com â?¢ World Green Business Association â?¢ Solar Energy Consultants â?¢ Biomass 2 Energy â?¢ Global Green Power â?¢ Green & Sustainability Innovators â?¢ Clean Energy Community â?¢ Energy Trading - Power, Gas, Carbon, Oil and everything else â?¢ Algae to Growdiesel â?¢ California Clean Tech â?¢ OILS & FUELS for SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT â?¢ Carbon Market Business Network â?¢ South Florida Technology Council â?¢ Sustainability Professionals â?¢ GreenITers - The Clean Tech Global Thinkers â?¢ Cleantech Media & Bloggers â?¢ Energy & Utilities Network â?¢ Carbonless Promise â?¢ Renewable Fuels Group â?¢ Alternative Energy Network â?¢ Utility & Power Generation Network â?¢ US BioEnergy Professionals Network