Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX) announced that its CEO, Eric McAfee, was awarded the 2026 William C. Holmberg Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Bioeconomy. McAfee received the award and delivered the Holmberg Memorial Address on March 19, 2026, at the annual Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference in Washington D.C., hosted by Biofuels Digest. The speech is available for viewing on the Aemetis website.
“I am accepting this award not just for myself, but on behalf of the team at Aemetis and my industry colleagues who have worked to make a difference in renewable fuels policy, financing, feedstocks and production,” McAfee said. “I am honored and humbled to receive this recognition, named to recognize the legacy of William Holmberg, an impactful bioeconomy leader.” The award memorializes William C. Holmberg, who advocated for energy security and renewable fuels at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as a long-term advisor to the American Council on Renewable Energy, and as Chairman of the Biomass Coordinating Council.
Jim Lane, Editor and Publisher of Biofuels Digest, noted: “As the CEO of Aemetis and co-founder of Pacific Ethanol, Eric has spent more than two decades building in this space—not in straight lines, but through the real conditions of this industry: volatility, uncertainty, and constant change. And through all of that, he’s continued to build—projects that run, systems that scale, and companies that endure. That kind of persistence is rare—and it’s what makes this industry possible.”
Aemetis is a diversified renewable natural gas and biofuels company headquartered in Cupertino, California. The company operates a California biogas digester network and pipeline system to convert dairy waste gas into Renewable Natural Gas, owns a 65 million gallon per year ethanol production facility near Modesto that supplies animal feed to about 80 dairies, and operates an 80 million gallon per year biodiesel plant in India. Additionally, Aemetis is developing a sustainable aviation fuel plant and a CO2 sequestration project in California.
This recognition underscores Aemetis's ongoing efforts to expand renewable fuel production and infrastructure. The company's projects, including the biogas network and sustainable aviation fuel development, align with broader industry goals to reduce emissions and lower energy costs. McAfee's leadership over two decades has been instrumental in advancing biofuels policy, financing, and technology, as highlighted by the Holmberg Award. For more updates on Aemetis, visit the company's newsroom.
