___________________________________________________ Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels , LLC ( NWABF )
World-class partners
With NWABF releasing progress announcements almost daily , EOG talked to Dave Smoot , CEO of NWABF , to get the latest details . Dave ’ s background in business includes 40 years in computer software and software leasing , five years in the development of large wastewater and water projects for new greenfield housing developments and a couple years setting up 1000 + acre wind and solar projects in California . In 2014 , Dave began to focus on the new concept of renewable energy and fuel made from wood . Learning a lot from his first projects , which struggled to develop because of technology issues , over the next few years Dave formed new relationships with top tier technology companies and various airlines as he continued working to get a SAF refinery project off the ground . This hard work culminated in a call in 2019 with Delta Air Lines . “ That turned into what is one of the longest , most valuable , and largest SAF contracts written to date ,” he begins . “ Delta executed a ten-year Fuel
Purchase Agreement . The magnitude of the Agreement and the incredible terms we negotiated are a credit to our CFO , Bernie Asher , our lawyers at Kilpatrick and to the team at Delta Air Lines , who knew what they wanted and how to go about getting it . Delta is the only airline that owns a Refinery , Monroe Energy in PA , and they are great to work with .”
As a buyer for the SAF has been confirmed , adequate amounts of feedstock located and the perfect location identified , Dave and the NWABF team continued to assemble a hugely impressive group of world-class partner companies to provide the technology to convert the woody biomass to SAF , oversee the construction and startup , provide operations and maintenance , and provide industryleading legal counsel . Sr . V . P . and Director of Project Development , Nausher Khan , a former Business Development expert with 20 years in power generation and O & M services in the O & G industry , led NWABF ’ s Team to attract and partner with industry
▼ Bernie Asher ( left ) Chief Financial Officer
▼ Nausher Khan ( right ) Sr . V . P . & Director of Project Development
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