BioFuels Journal

Larkspur, CA—Greenline Industries, provider of clean tech energy platforms, hired Troy Helming to fill a critical role in its expanding domestic and global sales network.

Helming brings ten years of renewable energy experience to the position, including founding the first wind energy company in Kansas, developing a renewable energy consultancy and building a biodiesel plant.

He represents a new generation of renewable energy entrepreneurs coming out of high tech industries to join the green revolution.

"Troy brings the perfect mix of youthful energy and experience to Greenline," said Bud Grant, vice president of sales and marketing.

"After his first ten years in high tech, he could have taken his talents to any industry, but he chose renewable energy. Our customers appreciate his depth of knowledge and understanding of the industry."

After graduating from the University of Kansas, Helming began his career in the telecom industry before switching to renewable energy in the late 1990s.

He helped Kansas harness wind energy as the founder and CEO of Trade Wind Energy (formerly Kansas Wind Power LLC—the first utility scale wind energy company in Kansas.

His journey then took him to a consultancy and eventually to founding another renewable energy company in 2002.

His second company, Krystal Clean Biofuels, focuses on biodiesel, wind, solar and green construction and includes a biodiesel plant that uses waste cooking oil and animal fats as feedstocks.

Helming sold Krystal Clean Biofuels and joined Greenline in order to take his participation in clean technology to the next level.

"When I started my search for a clean tech company to join, where I could make a difference, Greenline became my first choice," said Helming.

"Greenline's commitment to environmentally friendly platforms for renewable energy met my criteria for making a positive contribution. The fact that Greenline has the most installations of waterless biodiesel platforms, serving local and regional communities in a sustainable way, made them an absolute winner for me."

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