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Jatropha is an arid oilseed crop with a 30 – 35% oil contentBiodiesel Journal (May-June, 2007)
An inedible, toxic fruit could be the best thing that has happened to … biofuels
The Produce News, 5/18/2007
Jatropha oil … burns cleaner than fossil fuels … [It] burns with 1/5th the
emissions of conventional fuel.Washington Times, 2/21/2007
Africa has the potential to be the Middle East of biofuels
Newsweek, 2/19/07
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Environmental Impacts
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Emission Reduction
• Biodiesel reduces emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) by approximately 50% and carbon dioxide by 78%
• http://www.scidev.net/gateways/index.cfm?fuseaction=readitem&rgwid=4&item=Features&itemid=477&language=1
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Energy Inputs
• Soybean plants requires 27% more fossil energy than fuel produced
• Sunflower plants requires 118% more fossil energy than fuel produced• http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/002881.html• http://www.scidev.net/gateways/index.cfm?fuseaction=readitem&rgwid
=4&item=Features&itemid=477&language=1
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Energy Inputs
• Soybean plants requires 27% more fossil energy than fuel produced
• Sunflower plants requires 118% more fossil energy than fuel produced
• But --- Jatropha produces substantially more energy than energy required
• And it gets carbon credits.
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Economic Impacts
• Today – Ghana spends valuable currency reserves to import refined petroleum --- limiting economic development
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Economic Impacts
• Today – Ghana spends valuable currency reserves to import refined petroleum --- limiting economic development
• Tomorrow – Ghana will purchase biofuels in-country, building the economy
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Social Impacts
• Gold Star will
• triple average daily wage to $3 / day thereby meeting UN Anti-Poverty goals 8 years ahead of schedule
• provide full health coverage to all employees and their families.
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Market Size
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Market Size
• How large is the market for petroleum diesel substitutes?
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Market Size
• How large is the market for petroleum diesel substitutes?
• Today, Jatropha Curcas is the only non-food feedstock for biodiesel to address that market.
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Market Size
• Gold Star controls world’s largest land area dedicated to growing jatropha
• 5 Million acres suitable for producing more than 1.5 billion gallons of biodiesel per year
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Market Size
• Gold Star controls world’s largest land area dedicated to growing jatropha
• 5 Million acres suitable for producing more than 1.5 billion gallons of biodiesel per year
PRESOLD!
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Agreements for Land in Ghana
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Upper West Region
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Upper East Region
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Brong-Ahafo Region
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Central Region
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Management Team
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Chief Executive Officer
• Industry Experience:• Intel• Teledyne• Williams Energy• Carnation Company
• Professor, • International Business• Strategy
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Chief Operating Officer
Jack Holden
• Serial Entrepreneur
• Oil, cable TV, food production, farming
• 27+ years in W. Africa.
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VP - Production
Robert Woode, MSc.
• Mechanical Engineer
• Built existing biodiesel refinery.
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Chief Financial Officer
Carroll S. Buck
• Sr. Executive New -England Public Utility
• Nuclear, renewable energy
• Professor, Finance / Accounting.
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Senior Agronomist
Dr. James Barlow
• World-recognized expert in sustainable agriculture
• Supported in Africa by team of 11 graduate agribusiness specialists..
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VP – Finance
James S. Love
• Serial Entrepreneur
• Created multiple, successful, environmentally-friendly companies.
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VP– Refinery Operations
Steve Stout
• Extensive background in refinery construction
• 25+ years experience with
• IBM,
• Sun Microsystems,
• WorldCom.
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VP – Technology
Allan L. Abbott
• Created 3 successful venture capital-financed high-tech companies.
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Management Team
• Andrew Noll, VP Business Development• Vincent Guerrieri, VP Business Development• Stacy Hendricks, VP African Operations• Keith Hall, VP Latin America / Caribbean• Mark Morris, Director of Finance• Mark Chaffee, VP Sustainable Development
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Value Proposition
• $45 million investment
• Plant 250,000 acres of Jatropha Curcas
• Build 45 million gallon refinery
Financial Model (000 Omitted)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Total Revenue $12,000 $192,136 $247,053 $352,236 $380,415
Total expenses $18,066 $116,919 $147,314 $202,069 $218,039
Net Operating Income (6,066) $75,217 $99,739 $150,168 $162,376
•Investment recouped in 2nd year•$100 Million Profit in 3rd year
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Company Needs
• Gold Star is seeking:
• Investors who want a spectacular return
• Biodiesel refiners who need a
• long-term source of feedstock
• with price stability.
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Company Needs
• Gold Star is seeking:
• Investors who want a spectacular return
• Biodiesel refiners who need a
• long-term source of feedstock
• with price stability.
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Any Questions?
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Charles V. FishelGold Star Biofuels Group98 Del Monte Ave., Suite 205
Monterey, CA 93940T: 831-224-8800
For further information, contact: