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         The World's Most Advanced Renewable Energy Technologies 

        Why is GCE's  f3 Clean Fuel  technology Superior ?
Because: GCE can produce Alga feedstock for its f3 Clean Fuel without the use of Sunlight  and without Open Alga Growth Ponds , at an Industrial Scale and at a competitvely advantageous  Economy of Scale . No other Alga Production Process has mastered this Production Cycle.  The Final Stage of Cracking the Alga Molecules into f3 Clean  Transportation Fuels is a proven Patent of GCE and its BCE Engineering Team . .

In One 3 Staged Step , GCE's f3 Clean Fuel will stop the co2 Atmospheric Polluion from  Industrial Waste Streams , and provide the existing internal combustion engines and transpotration fuel distribution infrastructure with a Clean Fuel that also produces no noxious co2, no, no2 ,  and no sulphur . 
The American Green Cross.net  and its BEC- Engineers hold the KEY to any future Industrial Scale production of ALGAE  Based Diesel  , Jet-A and Gasoline Fuel , through our Innovative Mechanical  and Biological Process ,
which ELIMINATES SUN LIGHT and  Open Growth Ponds/Chambers, and accomplishes all this on a Small Footprint .
 
It is safe to say that the emerging Algae BioFuels industry can not achieve Industrial Scale production , without this technology .
 
ALGAENTIS  does not need either  the Sun Light , nor the Open growth Ponds ,, and within a very small footprint , in Alaska or Arizona , irregardless of out door climate, night time ...
No one else has this technology .
 
This Mechanical and Biological Manufacturing Process is the KEY to any Industrial Scale Production of Alga based Bio-fuels.  
Industrial Scale Production of Alga for the Drop-In Biofuels for the U.S. Military and public consumption can not develop without this Technology .
  
Six Years ago , our engineers ,  perfected Bio-Diesel production from Lipids, and the cleaning of the waste fats from rendered fats and waste grease in 2005 , after 14 years of R & D , in collaboration with a University in Germany .

In the last 6 years, we have since moved onto Alga Production for Alga Based BioFuels ,
because of the unlimited supply of feedstock that Algae affords us , vs animal fats  , and the price of animal fats tripled in EU in 2008 , making the process uneconomical to sustain .
 
We also realize the need to create new Industry for Job Growth . Our Proposal is that solution . 
 
Our Engineers  have engineered the most advanced process for Alga Feedstock production .
The below , brief  summary describes the Level of Technology  .
 
Simply stated ,  The Technology is described as an :
 Innovative Manufacturing Technology for the Alga Drop-In Bio-Fuels market/industry ,
 by which
This Alga Growth Process Eliminates the current need for , or cause of :
> Sunlight.
> Open Growth Ponds.
> Contamination of Ponds.
> Warm Climate locations.
> Large Footprints.
> Large Fresh Water demands.  

 This Process Delivers:
> 24/7 -365 un-interrupted Alga production.
> Contained , controlled , consistent , predictable  Alga Growth.
> Industrial Scale Alga Production through redundancy .
> Recycling of Waste Water .
> Drastically Lower production costs of Dry Alga mass.
> 60% Positive Energy Balance .
> 90-95% co2 absorption at Coal fired Power Plants & all co2 waste streams.
> Small Footprints.
> irregardless of Any exterior Climate conditions  . 

Prime Objective : This Drop-In Fuel Process moves the current Alga Growth Production out of the laboratory scale , and into Industrial Scale .

Companies have produced Alga based Fuels in the Laboratory scale ,  for the U.S. Navy and Air Force  for successful testing , but can not produce enough to make a dent in current Fossil Fuel Consumption , because they too are still relying on direct sun light.  
 

         

          Business purpose and goal :
 ALGAENTIS' main goal is the mass production of F³-Clean-Fuel (Clean Diesel, Clean Gasoline, Clean JetFuel) in a completely automated small footprint industrial algae production plant in refinerysize allowing Countries to replace import oil with Clean-Fuel .

 In connection with a cost effective stunning newly developed patented Cracking Unit , the algal fat-ty acids are converted into F³-Clean-Fuel. In contrast , Crude oil can only convert 57% to fuels compared to ourlipid cracking units converting up to 95%. The fatty acids can be compared to crude oil at a priceof $55- $65. per barrel and lower , considering the converting level of crude oil. 
F3 Clean Diesel has been tested for years in Stationary Electrical Generating Engines in Europe.
f3 Clean Di
esel  tests have proved its quality is superior to Fossil Crude Oil Diesel  without any sulfur and a cold plugging point of  minus 2.2°F , without additives. 

Tests from this field use of f3 have shown that these internal combustion engines last 3 times as long with less maitainance, , the f3 Clean Fuel produces 5% increased energy , the cold plugging point is lower than fossil based diesel fuel , and the f3 Clean diesel is carbon nuetral , emitting no sulphur , and no nitrous oxcide . 


 The  Company principle Engineers  and inventors are;

Klaus Lesti, Dipl.-Ing. Graduated Mechanical Engineer (process engineering)

Hans Thuijs, Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.Wirtsch.-Ing. Graduated Mechanical and Economical Engineer


For the financial side of the business Mr. Helmut Schneider is responsible.

Christopher Smith is the USA Business Project manager .

The name
was chosen because algae can produce the three F’s, Food, Feed and Fuel.Various algal classes produce amino acids, starch, protein, pigments, fatty acids and more. Since two years we work intensively with “algae process engineering” and we are now capable ofcarrying out an industrial size indoor semi-sterile algae harvest system with a small footprint. Inside this closed circuit production building the whole semi-sterile process is automated and, af-ter extraction of the fatty acids the patented cracking unit transforms the fatty acids into F³-Clean-Fuel. The remaining algal residue is send to a ‘high load’ industrial biogas system to producemethane and from that electrical power and heat. Because of the use of mixotrophic algae glu- 
cose is used to minimize the use of electrical power for the alga production system. The light usedis state of the art and trimmed to be the right frequency and intensity and extremely low powerusage, hence giving the plant an image of a considerable net energy producer. Quantum leap Production output We reach a 1000-times higher yield per area, in relation to worldwide existing algae plants. Tomake our point, we show below the internationally common yields per acre per year. Micro alga international plants:   < 1 818 gal/acre [based on existing systems, particularly in the USA]

Micro alga plant in Germany: ˜7 485 gal/acre (IGV) [today the largest indoor system in the world (10 ha)]

Micro alga concept F³-Clean-Fuel >260 000 US barrel/acre [24/7 F³-System] The main reason for the enormous step is simple, if you are not depended on the sun or theweather process engineering takes over and new horizons appear. A biologist only needs to concentrate on one production Unit ( proprietary) and its conditions. A 2.5acre production system takes 2,223,200 production f3 Alga growth containers  , where all  remain still and immobilizedduring the whole production cycle. For the success of this system the importance of technologyshifts dramatically from biology to process engineering. We engineered an automatically con-stantly slow moving system without stirring or disturbance in the f3  Alga containers  in a semi-sterile environ-ment  , running on a 24/7/365  , uninterrupted, continuous closed loop cycle . .
Because of the high quantity produced on a very small footprint , the cost of the GCE Alga Feedstock product islow.


What it takes 

?Algae need CO2,
 nutrients, light and glucose and the

appropriate temperature to grow

?Roughly 75% of the imported 3.6 billion barrels of imported crude oil in the US in 2008 was used for Fuel related products
?This represents roughly 2.7 billion barrels
Utilizing the GCE's f3  Clean Fuel production process, there is sufficient co2 emitted from the Coal Fired Power Plants within the U.S.A. to replace all the U.S. daily comsumption of diesel, jet-a , and gasoline .
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Future of Coal fired power plants utilizing the GCE f3 co2 > Alga > Clean Fuel Technology  
?They become producers of
?Electrical power
?Heat
?F³-Clean-Fuel, such as gasoline, diesel and Jet fuel
Coal fired plants release no CO2 in the air


f3 defined is >
Feed
Food
Fuels ,
(production stream also produces high value  pigments , animal feed proteins, Omega-3s and human nutritional supplements  ) all of which are end products of Algae Production from FFA Free Fatty Acids, derived from co2 capture and its liquefaction .

We concentrate on the FUEL part , the other products naturally flow from side stream
 

 
In One , 3 Staged process , we can remove 90% of the co2 from any Coal Fired Power plant  and produce an Emissions Free  Clean Transportation Fuel ., at volumes sufficient to replace most all Diesel , Jet-A and Gasoline consumed daily in the US, and all in compliance with ASTM Standards , worldwide, at about $1.65. per US Gallon . .
 
Our EU Engineers have spent 14 years developing  the f3  Clean Fuel Process >
Stage #1  : Capture of 90% of co2 emissions from Coal fired Power Plants or
 any industrial co2 Waste Stream.
Liquefaction of that co2 at a Side Stream  point before the smoke stack .
This Stage #1 process is now an " off the shelf " system available to us  , and a proven technology currently applied at German Coal fired Power plant.

 
Co2 Recovery from Coal Fired Power Plants
The basic principles of this CO
2 recovery process are simple. In the chemical industry the CO2 recovery is standard technology. To be used as CO2 recovery for flue gas of power plants is different from that since the efficiency of the power plant should not be overly affected.
Almost 90% of CO2 in flue gas can be removed in an Absorber with appropriate washing solution at low temperatures. The Washing solution, now loaded with CO2 is than raised in temperature in a Desorber at which point it releases the CO2. The washing solution is returned for reuse to the Absorber. The separated CO2 has an excellent purity.
 
? Liquefied co2 Usage
After CO2 extraction it is compressed and liquefied
 
 

?Mega industrial algae Plant uses 90% + of recovered CO2

?Extracted lipids from Algae are cracked into Clean Transportation Fuel
?Remainder of algae is fermented to methane
?Methane is used to produce electric power and heat
?Clean Fuel can be:
?F³-Clean-Gasoline
?F³-Clean-Diesel
?F³-Clean Jet-A Fuel 
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Stage #2 : Injection of that liquefied co2 into our Alga Bio--Refinery .
24/7/365 Production of  Alga Fatty Acid Lipid feedstock ,at an Industrial Scale , within a
Closed Loop Cycle  producing Alga with NO SUN  Light and NO Open Growing Ponds..
This allows Alga production at 1/ 1000 of the Footprint required for Open Ponds and Sun Light. 
Climate , outside temperature and Geography are no longer a consideration.

Using the currently deployed technology , A relatively  small coal fired power plant emitting only 7m tons of co2 per year , requires  110,000 acres of open ponds , in order to utilize 90% of its co2.
This is not realistic .
Our Process works in North Dakota , just as well as Arizona, and requires very little water or footprint .
Our process has a net positive energy balance producing 60% of our own energy needs,  from waste bio-gas.
 
Stage #3 is proven from 14 years of development with a university in Germany and is a Patent owned by our engineers.
Stage # 3  : Cracking of the Alga Feedstock's Free Fatty Acids/ Lipid Molecules into a f3 Clean Diesel, Jet-A and Gasoline Replacement for Fossil Fuels, within our Patented Refinery , at an economy of Scale equal to $55./bbl pricing for Crude Oil / or about $1.60 per US Gallon . .
  Where we started >
Pictured below is the earlier Cracking
Unit we Started with , in 2003 , to produce clean  Lipids for Cracking their FFA Molecules into Diesel Fuels. This Process has been eclipsed with shift to Alga Production for Feedstock , and is no longer utilized.  






The cracking unit is based upon the triglyceride cracking system system . This stage was originally designed to crack contaminated fat, swimming on top of waste water inside waste waterplants. The FFA / Free Fatty Acids were frst cracked into triglycerides. Lipid molecule cracking  was later designed and made ready for cracking triglyceride into Clean-Fuel.  The Lipid Cracking Process is now contracted to us for changing the algal based lipids  into F3 Clean Fuel. The interesting part  of  this  technology  is  the  low  cost  of  the  cracking process and the low energy usage. F³-Clean-Diesel-Fuel  has been tested for 3 years , and has been proven to run perfectly in high rpm Diesel engines, with less exhaust and a better environmental balance ,and with a lower cold plugging point , than Fossil Diesel , in cold periods of the year. It is not necessary to blend the Clean-Fuel with other Fuel additives , to run in the standard , current  Gasoline, Diesel or Jet fuel engines.
  


Biogas System We  have  10  years  of  experience with  biogassystems    and   have   chosen   a   system    ideal  forour industrial type waste. Industrial type wasteis a stream of waste always the           same in sub-stance and quantity. The system has originallybeen developed by the Florida State Universityand has been improved and adjusted to excepta   higher   dry   substance   content    by   our   con-tracted biological engineer in Florida. The   high   load   system  is   a   combination  ofcture 1

sludge bed in the bottom cone (see picture 1) and fixed bed in the top part of the digester (seefixed bed material prepared for vertical installation inside the tank - picture 2). There are no mov-ing parts in the digester. The clever combination allows for a minimum cycle time and a maximumyield with top methane levels. The reference project with the latest technology changes is operat-ing since 2007 and shows remarkable positive results. This high load biogas system is ideal for the con-centrated algal  residue. After entering the bio-gas facility the concentrated residue is pumpedinto an autoclave   for 15   minutes in  which theresidue   is  cracked   and   insures   a  much   higheryield    unless,    of    course,    when     an    autoclaveprocess   for the     algal  mass  took   already   place.After cooling     the residue down to the requireddigesting temperature it is now called feedstockfor the biogas digester. Within 4 to 5 days 80%

Picture 2
of  the  feedstock  has  been  changed  into  CH4

(methane). After cleaning and drying the pressureless methane gas is stored in a gas bladder.Deutsch, MAN or Jenbacher  Gas motors from 1 to 5 MW will be used with ORC technology toreach 60 to 65% efficiency in electrical power output. If selling the gas after cleaning as naturalgas is more feasible of course gas motors would not be necessary. Wastewater TreatmentFor this water cleaning process we will use an existing patented system, designed for specific usewith  industrial waste  water.  In  our  case  this  means  a  steady  stream  of  waste  water  alwayscontaining the same material which is a condition for the use of this system.The water left over after the extraction of the algae has to be cleaned before sending it back tothe algal filling station and together with the residue from the biogas plant it will be pumped intothe wastewater cleaning system.

 


 

The GCE f3  process actually  makes co2 a profit center  for Coal , vs.  the costs of sub-terrainian sequestering co2 , which Duke Energy and Arizona Public Service  Co. both concur will raise costs of electrical rates by 25-30% .
 
EPA's First release of data through the national GHG reporting program

WASHINGTON – For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public through EPA’s GHG Reporting Program. The 2010 GHG data released today includes public information from facilities in nine industry groups that directly emit large quantities of GHGs, as well as suppliers of certain fossil fuels.

EPA’s online data publication tool allows users to view and sort GHG data for calendar year 2010 from over 6,700 facilities in a variety of ways—including by facility, location, industrial sector, and the type of GHG emitted. This information can be used by communities to identify nearby sources of GHGs, help businesses compare and track emissions, and provide information to state and local governments.

GHG data for direct emitters show that in 2010:

•Power plants were the largest stationary sources of direct emissions with 2,324 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (mmtCO2e), followed by petroleum refineries with emissions of 183 mmtCO2e.

•CO2 accounted for the largest share of direct GHG emissions with 95 percent, followed by methane with 4 percent, and nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases accounting for the remaining 1 percent.

•100 facilities each reported emissions over 7 mmtCO2e, including 96 power plants, two iron and steel mills and two refineries.

Mandated by the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, EPA launched the GHG Reporting Program in October 2009, requiring the reporting of GHG data from large emission sources across a range of industry sectors, as well as suppliers of products that would emit GHGs if released or combusted. Most reporting entities submitted data for calendar year 2010. However, an additional 12 source categories will begin reporting their 2011 GHG data this year.


Access EPA’s GHG Reporting Program Data and Data Publication Tool:
http://epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/ghgdata/

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Only Industrial Scale Alge Production by ALGAENTIS  can absorb 90-95% of co2 GHG at Coal Fired Power Plants , because ALGAENTIS doe not have to rely on Sunlight to produce Algae .
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