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The selected media outlet is the from 2002 where Torben A. Bonde and his then colleague Lars Jørgen Pedersen won the highly esteemed Danish national entrepreneurship award the so-called “Janteknuserprisen”.

From left, the minister of economy and finances Mr. Bendt Bendtsen, Mr. Torben A. Bonde, and Mr. Lars Jørgen Pedersen.

The winners were selected with the following motivation:
Unauthorized translation:
The selection of the “Janteknuser 2002” is justified by the committee of judges by these words:
The winners have through an atypical cooperation and with burning commitment and new thinking created new business opportunities, which, as added benefit, also will create value for society on several levels.
On this travel, the winner’s abilities have been put to the test in order to convince sceptics, that the idea was an interesting investment project. The winners have dedicated their lives to the project, and has untraditionally and with creativity created a successful company, with a large potential – not only in Denmark, but also in the rest of the world.
Winner of JANTEKNUSER 2002 ARE LARS JØRGEN PEDERSEN AND TORBEN A. BONDE FRA GREEN FARM ENERGY A/S.

In Danish:
Valget af Janteknuser 2002 har dommerkomiteen begrundet med: “Vinderne har i et atypisk samarbejde, med et brændende engagement og nytænkning skabt nye forretningsmæssige muligheder, som oven i købet vil kunne skabe gevinst for samfundet på flere niveauer.
Der har undervejs været stillet store krav til vindernes evne til at overbevise skeptikerne om, at ideen var et interessant investeringsprojekt. Vinderne har de seneste par år viet hele deres liv til projektet, og har på utraditionel og kreativ vis skabt en succesfuld virksomhed, med stort potentiale – ikke bare i Danmark, men også i resten af verden.”
Vinder af JANTEKNUSER 2002 ER LARS JØRGEN PEDERSEN OG TORBEN A. BONDE FRA GREEN FARM ENERGY A/S.

Bioenergy International: Boosting Manure Based biogas with Straw:
Increasing livestock densities and tougher environmental demands on manure management are compounded by low methane yield from manure-based biogas plants and the ligno-cellulosic nature of straw that makes it elusive to co-digest. Until now that is. Danish company Kinetic Biofuel A/S has demonstrated a patented straw pre-treatment technology that enables manure-based biogas plants to use straw as co-substrate and over double biogas output.

https://bioenergyinternational.com/feedstock/boosting-manure-based-biogas-straw