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Tag: pongamia

Naveen Sikka, cofounder and CEO, Terviva

Terviva pushes into biofuels after investment from Chevron Renewable Energy Group

October 15, 2024

Crude pongamia oil can be converted into biodiesel, renewable diesel, or sustainable aviation fuel, says Terviva founder and CEO Naveen Sikka.

Naveen Sikka, cofounder and CEO, Terviva

🎥Terviva’s strategic pivot: ‘The development cycles of our tech are longer than the economic cycles in which we operate’

March 28, 2024

Scaling and commercializing products from a completely new crop takes time and patient capital, says Terviva cofounder and CEO Naveen Sikka.

Nitrogen-fixing pongamia trees are sometimes referred to as ‘vertical soy’ as they produce seeds with high levels of protein and oil. Image credit: Terviva

Farmer Mac & TerViva want to help farmers finance pongamia cultivation in Florida

September 29, 2020

Oakland-based TerViva and Farmer Mac want to help farmers with the cost of cultivating pongamia, which takes several years to become productive.

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