Through its subsidiary,
VIASPACE Green Energy Inc.,
the Company globally markets its
proprietary Giant King™ Grass --a high-yield, dedicated energy crop-- as a low carbon, renewable replacement for coal to generate electricity and heat, and as a nonfood feedstock for second-generation liquid biofuels to replace fossil fuels such as gasoline and diesel fuel. VIASPACE Green Energy also manufactures and sells Green Log™ – low carbon fireplace and campfire logs made from Giant King Grass at the company's factory co-located at its 280 acre plantation. |
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Through its subsidiary, Direct
Methanol Fuel
Cell Corporation,
VIASPACE designs and manufactures
disposable methanol fuel cartridges that supply the energy source for fuel cell powered portable electronics such as notebook computers and mobile phones. Fuel cells cleanly and efficiently convert methanol into electricity without burning and provide longer operating time and instantaneous recharging compared to traditional batteries. |
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Through its subsidiary, Ionfinity,
VIASPACE is
involved in ongoing
collaborations with Caltech and NASA's
Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop and commercialize new sensor technology that can detect very small amounts of hazardous materials such as explosives, chemical/biological weapons, toxic gases and drugs. With Ionfinity miniaturization technology, new portable monitoring devices and detection systems are being developed for homeland security, defense, biomedical, industrial process control, agricultural and environmental safety applications. |
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A Push for Biomass Power