﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:42:13 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>25 Acres of Giant King Grass Shipped by VIASPACE and Growing in St. Croix</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/25-acres-of-giant-king-grass-shipped-by-viaspace-and-growing-in-st--croix,c9368032</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1238700</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California -VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that the company harvested a large number of seedlings from its Giant KingTM Grass nursery in California and had them transported in a 40 foot refrigerated container to St. Croix, US Virgin Islands where they have been planted in a 25 acre propagation nursery operated by Tibbar Energy (http://www.tibbarconstruction.com/). Tibbar plans to propagate the Giant King Grass to create a 1000+ acre plantation to fuel the 7 MW anaerobic digestion power plant that Tibbar is building on St. Croix.

The Giant King Grass (http://www.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIASPACE CEO Invited to Speak at EUEC2013 Conference and Company to Feature Giant King Grass in Exhibit Hall.</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/viaspace-ceo-invited-to-speak-at-euec2013-conference-and-company-to-feature-giant-king-grass-in-exhi,c9353315</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1209356</guid><description><![CDATA[CEO and Board Chairman to Hold Q & A Session
Walnut, California, - VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, will make an invited presentation at the 2013 Energy, Utility and Environment Conference (EUEC) in Phoenix, Arizona on Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Dr. Kukkonen's presentation is entitled, "Giant King Grass as an Energy Crop in the United States" and will be delivered at 3:30PM in the Phoenix Convention Center North. In addition, VIASPACE is an exhibiting company and will be located in booth #734 in the exhibition hall. The Company will]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>St. Croix Giant King Grass-Fueled Electric Power Plant Design Approved by Public Services Commission</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/st--croix-giant-king-grass-fueled-electric-power-plant-design-approved-by-public-services-commission,c9351985</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1206053</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California, - VIASPACE Inc (http://www.viaspace.com/). (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, the St. Croix Public Services Commission (PSC (http://www.psc.gov.vi/aboutpsc.html)) voted to approve Tibbar Energy's facility design for a 6MW anaerobic generator that uses VIASPACE's proprietary Giant King™ Grass as the source of continuously renewable green energy fuel. The story was carried by the "St. Croix Source" publication on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 and is quoted below:

“A plan to grow 1,500 acres of hybrid Giant King Grass on St. Croix (http://]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIASPACE Chairman Interviews with WallStreetReporter and Provides Commentary</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/viaspace-chairman-interviews-with-wallstreetreporter-and-provides-commentary,c9346278</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1195015</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California - VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Board Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe, conducted a detailed interview with Juan Costello of the WallStreetReporter on Friday, November 30, 2012, to discuss the recent corporate developments at VIASPACE and how the company is positioning itself to succeed in the bioenergy sector. The full interview can be heard using the following link: http://www.wallstreetreporter.com/2012/12/viaspace-otcqbvspc-chairman-kevin-schewe/.

Dr. Schewe commented regarding the interview, "This was a new investor audience to VIASPACE and I spent]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIASPACE Giant KingTM Grass Featured in Front-Page Story in St. Croix Newspaper</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/viaspace-giant-kingtm-grass-featured-in-front-page-story-in-st--croix-newspaper,c9343011</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1188915</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California - A front-page article in the St. Croix Avis newspaper on Thursday, November 29, 2012, had the headline “Energy Crop -- Company growing Giant King Grass to produce renewable power on STX (St. Croix )”.  The article stated, “Tibbar Energy USVI LLC is one step closer to developing a 6 MW power-producing facility on St. Croix after successfully planting its first batch of Giant King Grass along the South Shore to be used as a renewable energy crop to create electricity.”

VIASPACE Inc. (http://www.viaspace.com/) (OTC: VSPC) “which holds exclusive rights to Giant King Grass,]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Board Chairman and CEO Conduct Interview with The Green Baron Report</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/board-chairman-and-ceo-conduct-interview-with-the-green-baron-report,c9339671</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1181227</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California---VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Board Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe and CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen conducted a detailed interview with Phil Kreider of The Green Baron Report at TheGreenBaron.com regarding the recent corporate separation of VIASPACE from VIASPACE Green Energy (VGE) and future business of VIASPACE as a stand alone company.

The following is a transcript from the interview which was released by Green Baron.  The webcast interview can be listened to at www.thegreenbaron.com/Webcasts.htm.

Question:  On October 2, VIASPACE announced the orderly]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Renewable Giant King Grass is Growing in St. Croix; VIASPACE Now on Facebook and Twitter</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/renewable-giant-king-grass-is-growing-in-st--croix--viaspace-now-on-facebook-and-twitter,c9333648</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1170232</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California - VIASPACE Inc. (http://www.viaspace.com/) (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Giant KingTM Grass is now growing in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.  The initial small shipment of Giant King Grass was received and planted by Tibbar Energy USVI LLC which is developing a 6 MW biomass energy project fueled by a 1,000 acre Giant King Grass plantation. The Giant King Grass was sent by VIASPACE from its California growing site.

On Sunday, November 12, 2012, Tibbar Energy placed a full-page advertisement in the St. Croix Avis which is the main newspaper on the island as part of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIASPACE CEO Presents at Asian Development Bank Renewable Energy Conference and Meets Customers in Myanmar</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/viaspace-ceo-presents-at-asian-development-bank-renewable-energy-conference-and-meets-customers-in-m,c9330549</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1159495</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Carl Kukkonen, is in Asia where he made an invited presentation at the Forum on Renewable Energy Development in Myanmar: New Directions and Investment Opportunities held November 1-2 in Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar. The Forum was organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which funds infrastructure including power plant projects in developing Asian countries, to promote renewable energies and interactions with Myanmar government officials in the Ministries of Electric Power,]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Board Chairman Interviews with TheStockRadio Program Regarding the Future of VIASPACE</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/board-chairman-interviews-with-thestockradio-program-regarding-the-future-of-viaspace,c9327310</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1154413</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California---VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that Board Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe, conducted a detailed interview with Karl Marek of TheStockRadio Show regarding the recent corporate separation of VIASPACE from VIASPACE Green Energy (VGE) and the future of VIASPACE as a stand alone company.

The following is a transcript from the interview which was released by TheStockRadio on Friday, October 26, 2012.   The interview can be listened to at http://thestockradio.com/carl-kukkonen-ceo-of-viaspace-inc-vspcotc-qb/1737.

Question: What led to the separation of VIASPACE]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>USDA Approved Giant King Grass Growing in California</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/usda-approved-giant-king-grass-growing-in-california,c9322483</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1146737</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California — VIASPACE Inc. (http://www.viaspace.com/) (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that its proprietary, high yield, dedicated green energy crop Giant KingTM Grass is growing in California.

Giant King Grass (GKG) is the highest yielding (http://viaspace.com/giant_king_grass.php) biomass crop in the world. It is a renewable, nonfood, dedicated green energy crop for green electricity and biofuels. It is not genetically modified and not an invasive species. Giant King Grass has been extensively tested (http://viaspace.com/press_article.php?id=1377) in independent laboratories and]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIASPACE Signs Giant King Grass Agreement in Myanmar</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/viaspace-signs-giant-king-grass-agreement-in-myanmar,c9319188</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1142459</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California--- VIASPACE, Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that it has signed business development and confidentiality agreements with JUNE Industry Ltd. of Myanmar at a ceremony held at the Chatrium Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar (former name Burma). JUNE Industry Ltd. is a member of the JUNE Group of Companies which cultivates, harvests and markets algae products.

Under the agreement, JUNE will grow Giant King™ Grass in Myanmar for commercial applications being pursed by VIASPACE and JUNE--including clean and renewable electricity generation, and a novel application of Giant King]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIASPACE CEO, CFO and Director Agree to Lockup Stock Shares</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/viaspace-ceo--cfo-and-director-agree-to-lockup-stock-shares,c9316437</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1137807</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California-- VIASPACE Inc. (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that CEO, Dr. Carl Kukkonen; CFO, Stephen Muzi and Board Director, Angelina Galiteva have all agreed to a 6 month lock-up of their VIASPACE stock shares.

Under the agreements for the separation of VIASPACE and VIASPACE Green Energy, insiders holding approximately 525 million common shares (including Sung Chang and VIASPACE Board Chairman, Dr. Kevin Schewe) agreed to a 6 month lock-up of their shares. This new agreement represents approximately 108 million additional shares. In total, insiders holding about 633 million]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>US Department of Agriculture Officially Approves Giant King(TM) Grass in the United States</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/us-department-of-agriculture-officially-approves-giant-king-tm--grass-in-the-united-states,c9315076</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1135532</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California  - VIASPACE Inc. (http://www.viaspace.com/) (OTCQB: VSPC) today announced that its proprietary, high yield, dedicated energy crop Giant KingTM Grass has been released from quarantine by the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service  (APHIS) for distribution in the United States.

APHIS has the mission of protecting and promoting US agricultural health in support of the overall mission of the US Department of Agriculture which is to protect and promote food, agriculture, natural resources and related issues.

Giant King Grass was grown at]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIASPACE Signs 1,500 Acre Giant King Grass Supply Contract with Tibbar Energy</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/viaspace-signs-1-500-acre-giant-king-grass-supply-contract-with-tibbar-energy,c9312870</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1130784</guid><description><![CDATA[Walnut, California, Oct. 3,2012 - VIASPACE Inc. (http://www.viaspace.com/) (OTC: VSPC) today announced that it has signed a contract with Tibbar Energy USVI LLC to supply Giant King Grass for a 1,500 acre Giant King Grass plantation to be established in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.

Tibbar Energy USVI LLC is developing a 6 MW renewable biomass energy project in the U.S. Virgin Islands on the island of St. Croix. The project utilizes VIASPACE's proprietary renewable energy crop called Giant King Grass as a feedstock for anaerobic digestion, generating biogas which is used to fuel an]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VIASPACE Announces the Separation of VIASPACE and VIASPACE GREEN ENERGY</title><link>http://news.cision.com/viaspace-inc-/r/viaspace-announces-the-separation-of-viaspace-and-viaspace-green-energy,c9312630</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1129806</guid><description><![CDATA[VIASPACE has exclusive license to commercialize Giant King Grass outside China and Taiwan.
Walnut, California - VIASPACE Inc. (http://www.viaspace.com/) (OTC: VSPC), today provided the following update to shareholders.  

The VIASPACE Board of Directors and Management is pleased to announce that the orderly separation of VIASPACE and VIASPACE Green Energy (VGE) has been completed and formal documents have been signed by VIASPACE, VGE and Mr. Sung Chang on September 30, 2012.  As part of the separation agreement, VGE has the right to commercially develop Giant King™ Grass in China and]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:31:22 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>