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ow o you a e ree ow-cos energy resources:solar energy

natural gas

and transform them into advanced biofuels?


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1. Producesthehighestenergyyield pertonofanybiofuel

2. Acceptsany non

food,

biomass

material

as

feedstock

3. Scales to lar e roduction volumes

4. Providesdropinfuelfromgreengasoline anddiesel to

aviation fuel,fully

compatible

with

todays

existing

fuel

in rastructure an engine eets

5. Generateslow lifecyclecarbonfootprint

.

,

,

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BiomasshasH:Cratioof1:1

o ue s requ re : rat oo :

Conventionalgasificationishydrogenshort

balancetherequirementforhydrogen

Naturalgas

(methane)

has

aC:H

ratio

of

1:4

BlendnaturalgasinfeedtoavoidthrowingawaycarbonintheformofCO2

Bottomline:Increasedyield


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IllustrationofFuelsParks

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S nthesisBiomass Solar

Gasoline

GasFeedstock Gasification

Diesel/Aviation

FuelFullyCompatiblewithExistingInfrastruture

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%GHGreductionoverpetroleumgasoline

7080 PureBiomass

Biomass/NGBlend

40

50 EPA:AdvancedBiofuelCriteria

0

10

20 EPA:RenewableBiofuelCriteria

Miscanthus Switchgrass "Woody"Biomass

RiceHullsStudyconductedbyLifeCycleAssociates,PortolaValley,CA

WelltoWheelanalysis gmCO2 eq./mile

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Basedoncurrentmarketsprices,$1.80SundropGasoline(Blend)

$/Gal GasolineEquivalent

havethelowestcostof

productionof

liquid

fuels

$2.18SundropGasoline(Biomassonly)

Crude ($/bbl)=80.00

Corn$/(Bushel)=3.77

NaturalGas($/MCF)= 5.00

BiomassFeedstock($/ton)=

$2.08PetroleumGasoline(1)

75.00$3.19CornBasedEthanol(2)

$2.74

$3.33

CellulosicEthanol

(3)

ConBiomassGasificationtoGasoline(3)

(1) Crack spread(211)derivedRBOBcostbasedon$80.00 bblcrudeoil

(2) Calculatedbasedonindustrymodel,Corn@$3.77bu,NatGas@$4.70MMBTU

(3) Reference:

National

Academy

of

Science

study

:

Liquid

Transportation

Fuels

form

Coal

and

Biomass

Technological

Status,

Costs, and

EnvironmentalImpacts(2009) 11


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Biomass/NaturalGas

Ultraclean

Transportation

FuelsSynthesisGas

SolarEnergyfrom

HeliostatField HighIntensityGasifer12


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Biomass

Grinding

/

Transport/

Offload

Biomass

Natural

gas

Feeding

Biomass High Fuelstorage Intensity

GasifierSynthesis

Gas

cleanup

andashCompression

FuelSynthesis


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O erational Se tember

2009

ComingOnSun

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To15,000lbs/hr

Commercial

Production

Toupto500lbs/hrUnit1(CP1)

~30MMgal/yr.

Toup

to

60

lbs/hr

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Residues

RiceStraw

Forestr thinnin s

Wheatstraw

nergy ropsMiscanthus

ForageSorghum

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Utilizeexistinginfrastructureandproduction

Existingaggregationpossibilities

Maximizingpotentialofexistingag wastestreams

Residueswhicharedifficultforothertechnologiesto

utilize,

such

as:

rice

hulls

etcFeedstock Source TonnageAvailable

(Ton/year)

PotentialFuel Production(MM

Gal/year)

* , ,

ForestryThinnings 750,000 200+

TOTAL 3,250,000 1,000+

*Resultsestimatedgiven25%ofavailableresidueiseconomicallyavailabletoSundropFuelsatplannedcommercialsite17


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Laboratoryscale

(60kW)aerosol

Commercial

ProductionUnit

1(CP1):~30MM

gallons/yr

commissioned

20162011 2012 2013 2014 201520102009

RDFplant

operating

220MMgal/yr

ProductionUnit

onsun 80 W

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Takeinventoryofyourtechnologyand

organizationRecognizeyourcorecompetencies

Bebrutallyhonest!

Partneror

buy

everything

else

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Examineyourentirevaluechain

What

relationships

are

most

strategic?Whohasastrategicproblemthatyouaregoingto

solve?

Whohas

the

most

to

gain

by

aligning

with

you?

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Examineallcandidates

Who

has

a

strong

Balance

Sheet?Whohasaculturethatcansupportscaleupto

commercialproductionandrapiddeployment?

Sometimesseeming

competitors

can

be

the

best

partners

Partneringisnotafastprocess

Securingapartner

is

not

the

end, it

is

just

the

be innin .

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