Fuelled To Win

It’s been a decade of ups and downs for entrepreneur Vinesh Sinha but he is confident the best is yet to come for his waste-oil-to-energy company, FatHopes

- Lily Ong

Believe it or not, teenage angst led Vinesh Sinha, CEO of FatHopes Energy and our Gen.T 2019 honouree, to discover his career path. “I fi rst discovered biodiesel after watching Jeremy Clarkson fuel a red, diesel Mercedes with used cooking oil in an episode of Top Gear. At the time I was driving an old Pajero and wanted to try it out to save money. I managed to create a blend of fuel made from cooking oil that worked, so it started from there,” he said.

After his success, Vinesh began producing this diesel substitute for himself, family members and close friends in KL at their request. However, it was only when he was in the UK pursuing a degree in fi nance and business that he was made aware of biofuel’s potential as a business. “Malaysians may not have heard about biofuel, but in the UK, it was slated to be the next big thing when I was living there,” he shares.