Wed, Dec 02, 2009
Company Focuses On Renewable Fuels For GA
Bye Energy, an integrator of alternative energy and renewable
fuel technologies for business and general aviation, has promoted
Debra Wilcox to Senior Vice President. She will continue to focus
on all aspects of project management related to bio-derived
aviation fuel development.
Wilcox, who joined Bye Energy in 2008, was appointed by Colorado
Gov. Bill Ritter to represent general aviation interests on the
Colorado Aeronautical Board. She is a member of the Colorado Pilots
Association and the Citizens Advisory Committee for FasTracks for
the Regional Transportation District (RTD). In October, she
completed the 2009 National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL)
Executive Energy Leadership Program. Wilcox is a member of ASTM
International and a member of the D02 Petroleum Products and
Lubricants subcommittee. She received an undergraduate degree from
the University of Northern Colorado and a J.D. from the University
of Denver College of Law.
George Bye, CEO of Bye Energy, commended Wilcox for her
contributions, both to the company and to general aviation. "Debra
has an extraordinary depth of knowledge and is an effective
advocate for clean energy - specifically biofuels," he said. "She
is leading our efforts to become a supplier of biofuels for the
general aviation market."
Wilcox also emphasized the importance of biofuels. "As an active
member of the general aviation community, I am fully aware of the
need for domestically produced sustainable aviation fuels and to
promote the continued vitality of general aviation," she said. "At
Bye Energy we are committed to the development of clean, renewable
sources of fuel for general aviation."
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