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WELLINGBOROUGH, England, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The maintenance and attention that is required when establishing a new lawn has been likened to the care that is required to look after a new born baby. Naturally gardeners and greenkeepers need to water a new lawn regularly in order for the lawn to grow and thrive. Although thanks to Turfland's [http://www.turfonline.co.uk ] Root Booster, there is an easier way to help establish a new lawn other than feeding it, watering...
SOUTHPORT, England, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- All over the UK fire services and groundskeepers are facing a growing problem in the form of grass fires. The team at Turfland [http://www.turfland.co.uk ] is keen to offer support for those who need to replace areas of grassland damaged by fires. Deliberate grass fires are a major issue at the moment in various parts of the UK. This report from the Clydebank Post...
WALNUT, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen has returned from Nicaragua after a series of business meetings that culminated in the signing of a Joint Development Agreement with Grain Hill/AGRICORP. Under the agreement, a new special purpose company will be established to develop, build, own and operate a 2,100 acre Giant King(TM) Grass plantation and a co-located 12 MW biomass power plant on the AGRICORP Agricola...
Tibbar Energy Project on St. Croix Cited as an Example, VIASPACE Chairman Comments and Gives Update WALNUT, Calif., May 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) and Renew Energy of Svendborg, Denmark presented a paper entitled "Giant King Grass to Biogas" at the International Biomass Conference held in Minneapolis Minnesota in April. The conference is the largest biomass event in North America. Mr. Morten Jacobsen of Renew Energy made the presentation which is available...
WALNUT Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that CEO Dr. Carl Kukkonen met with Grain Hill CEO and Board President, Amilcar Ybarra-Rojas and his team in Nicaragua last week. VIASPACE had previously entered into a contract with Grain Hill subsidiary and is growing Giant King Grass on land owned by them. The Giant King Grass is growing well in Nicaragua, and VIASPACE and AGRICORP have agreed to form a partnership to build a 12 MW biomass...
SOUTHPORT, England, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Grass has always been a tough customer. Few other forms of plant life show such astonishing adaptability and resilience in the face of challenging conditions but the team at Turfland [http://www.turfland.co.uk ] are keen to point out that grass responds a little better when it receives a helping hand. After a long, cold winter that has stretched long into the spring time, grass is now facing a very new challenge. As this...
THETFORD, England, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The spring represents the perfect time of year to start laying turf and the team at Q Lawns [http://www.qlawns.co.uk ] is keen to make sure that gardeners and groundskeepers go about it the right way. The company has introduced a fantastic range of lawn accessories for growers who want to see excellent results from new turf. Laying new turf is fantastic way of reviving the appearance and health of a garden or lawn area....
WALNUT, Calif., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Board Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe, interviewed with Charles Sample of CEONEWS.Tv on Friday, March 1, 2013, regarding VIASPACE corporate dynamics and recent corporate milestones to further the commercialization of VIASPACE's proprietary Giant King Grass bioenergy platform. The following is a transcript of the interview which was released by CEONEWS.Tv today, March 5, 2013. The interview can be...
WALNUT, Calif., Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that it has entered into a contract with AGRICORP of Managua, Nicaragua and is growing Giant King(TM) Grass on land owned by them. AGRICORP shareholders and VIASPACE plan to co-develop a biomass electric power plant fueled by Giant King Grass in Nicaragua. AGRICORP is a subsidiary of Grain Hill which is a diversified agro-industrial business group in the following food related businesses:...
WALNUT, Calif., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- VIASPACE, Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe and CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, together attended the 16th Annual Energy, Utility and Environment Conference (EUEC) held in Phoenix, Arizona from Monday, January 28 through Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Dr. Kukkonen delivered his presentation entitled, "Giant King(TM) Grass (GKG) as an Energy Crop in the United States" on Tuesday, January 29, in the "Biomass/Cofiring...
