San Diego Venture Group; Venture Summit 2013; Boudreaux

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Energy, Innovation, & Environment

Rebecca Boudreaux, Ph.D.Oberon Fuels, Inc.

Technological innovations….

continue to re-define what is possible

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Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Pipeline

“First great engineering project of the 21st century”

• Crude oil from offshore Caspian Sea to the Turkish coast of the Mediterranean Sea

• 1,099 miles long

• 4 years to build

• $4 billion price tag• Crosses

• 3 countries• 1,500 rivers & bodies

of water• High mountains• Earthquake fault zones

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Shell’s Pearl Gas-to-Liquid Plant~ $20 billion (Qatar)

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Source: http://www.sdge.com/newsroom/press-releases/2013-04-11/sunrise-powerlink-sunset

SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink$4 billion (Imperial Valley, CA)

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TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS….

Is bigger always better?

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“We propose increasing the use of alternative power, distributed generation of electricity, which will reduce the reliance on the large power plants.” - NY Governor Cuomo

2013 State of the State Address

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Distributed Energy Production

• Economically Advantageous

• Supply Stability

• National Security

• Reduction in logistic costs

• Ability to use wasted resources…

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LANDFILL GAS

WASTED RESOURCES

“New York City’s Final Recycling Frontier: Food Waste”

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg

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FLARED GAS

North America 12-17 bcm

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Innovation & Environment…

…in developing countries

“Though all America's carbon pollution fell last year, global carbon pollution rose to a record high... Developing countries are using more and more energy, and tens of millions of people entering a global middle class naturally want to buy cars and air-conditioners of their own, just like us...”

- President Obama, June 25, 2013

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Energy, Innovation, & Environment

Is Bigger Always Better?