Green Energy Network
GEN is a community of progressive individuals dedicated to ending our reliance on petroleum as a primary fuel for transportation. By converting existing cars, we represent a growing fleet of Flexible Fuel Vehicles that can utilze any blend of ethanol & gasoline. GEN also currently provides the community with access to an ethanol biofueling depot.

Damon Knutson, Co-operator of GEN
Damon graduated from Sonoma State University with a BA in Environmental Studies and Planning and a Professional Certificate in Energy Management and Design. He has had extensive experience in computer technologies and web development since the late 80's, four years in solar energy for domestic hot water heating, and approximately eight years in the construction trades. Since 9/11, Damon has been searching high and low for an attainable solution for freeing ourselves of petroleum dependence.

Durrell Knutson, Co-operator of GEN
While Durrell's childhood experiences formed his deep appreciation and dedication to the environment, his educational background at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with City and Regional Planning formed the basis for his pursuits in environmental planning and sciences. His career path has led to working with architects, planners, government agencies, and petroleum companies. Durrell's broad range of entreprneural business experience, includes computer consulting, real estate marketing, and alternative fuel promotion. Much of his success results from having creative ideas with practical applications. Examples include Environmental Communications Organization (a computer consulting business assisting environmental and socially responsible organizations with technology solutions and marketing tools), Realtour Online (one of the first virtual tour services to feature 360-degree panormaic photography online), arenabid, Inc. (real estate auction company that developed proprietary software enabling simultaneous bidding in real-time both online and onsite), and MLS Express (a service to assist home sellers with low cost MLS listings). Durrell is dedicated to applying all his experience and effort towards generating creative alternative fuel solutions.