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: 131
Recommendations: 2

Joined : January, 2008
Last updated : 3 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

Who recommends Jim Lane…

“I find Biofuels Digest and Jim's work very informative and beneficial for our endeavors in the alternate fuel industry. Keep up the great work Jim, David J. Barberis President/CEO B&A Int'l, Inc. Oleo-Chem DX Biodiesel and Fuel Additives”
“Jim, I receive Biofuels Digest by email and read it thoroughly. It helps me keep up with biofuels developments around the world, which as a partner with mother in family farms in Indiana is very important to me. I always learn things early through your digest. Thanks!”