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Stuart Stone

Stuart Stone

01 September 2025 • 6 min read

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Firefly Green Fuels' CEO James Hygate reflects on royal support, the importance of stable policy for first of a kind projects, and building the company's first commercial-scale plant

BusinessGreen Intelligence: What was your background before launching? James Hygate: Firefly Green Fuels is a spin-out company of Green Fuels Ltd, which was formed in 2003. Green Fuels is a pioneer...

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