Univenture, Inc

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Univenture, Inc

Conservation . Solar & Wind . Biomass
Renewable Energy Workshop
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
OARDC/OSU, Wooster, Ohio
Univenture, Inc
Growing Fuel, Technology & Jobs
June 24, 2008
Univenture, Inc.:
20 Years of Innovation
1988
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Boot-strapped
pp start-up
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Technological start-up experienced
Profitable for the last 17 years
Inc. 500 Fastest Growing 5 times
SBA National Business Person
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
2002 International Plastics Design
Over 50 Issued Patents Worldwide
8x Commercialization Participant or Lead
2008
Biomass November 12, 2008
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Exploring Possibilities
• Is the petroleum supply a real issue?
• Is algae a viable alternative solution?
• How will we make this work?
Exploring Possibilities
Petroleum Dependence
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US has 1.6% of the world’s oil reserves
US produces 9% of world’s production
US uses 24% of the world’s production
Ohio uses 251,151,000 barrels per year
Is the petroleum supply a real issue?
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Increasing
Non-US Demand
Decreasing World Reserves
Is petroleum supply a real issue?
Yes
Breaking America’s
dependence on petroleum
imports requires immediate
and strong leadership to
provide strategic
coordination of resources
that bridge industry,
academia
acade
aa
and
d go
government
e
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interests.
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Is Algae a Viable Solution?
Over thirty years of historical government research,
along with contemporary research and technological
developments, point to the viability of algae as an
extremely prolific source of both oil and feedstock
with the ability to feed virtually every aspect of the
current petroleum-product industry as well as the
evolving bio
bio-diesel,
diesel and ethanol industry
industry.
Microalgae Diversity
• 300
300,000
000 to
1,000,000+ species
• 30,000 described
species
• Each a bio-factory
• Doubling bio-mass in
as little as 2 hours
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How Algae Compares
• Algae
• Corn
• Soy
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20,000
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Safflower
Sunflower
Castor
Rapeseed
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102
150
171
gal/acre
gal/acre
gal/acre
gal/acre
gal/acre
gal/acre
gal/acre
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Jatropha
Jojoba
Coconut
Palm
192
192
290
640
gal/acre
gal/acre
gal/acre
gal/acre
Cost in Perspective
•30 years in public and private R&D into
bio-fuels
bio
fuels from algae
~ $50 million spent
•Exxon profits $45 billion in 2008
~10 hours
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Sunlight is the focus on algae growth
Stephen Mayfield,
Department of Cell Biology and
The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology,
The DAYTON Research Institute
Aquatic Species Program (ASP):
Lessons Learned, Eric E. Jarvis,
National Renewable Energy
Laboratory
Where do they grow?
NASA
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Where do they grow?
• “highest
concentrations
co
ce t at o s a
are
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found in the high
latitude regions, while
the tropics and
subtropics show 10
to 100 times lower
concentrations.”
EFFECTS OF INCREASED SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET
RADIATION ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
D.-P. Häder (FRG), R.C. Worrest (USA), H.D. Kumar (India), and R.C. Smith (USA)
Where do they grow?
• “…temperature
appears to be an
important factor in the
initiation of
phytoplankton blooms
(no blooms recorded
over 25°C or
77°F)
77
F).””
The influence of nutrients & temperature on the global distribution of algal
blooms. Literature Review June 2007 Compiled by Leanne Sparrow and Heimann
School of Marine and Tropical Biology James Cook University
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Green Belt Region
• Natural resources
– Water
– CO2
– Nutrients
• Industry
– Technology
– Infrastructure
Geographic Options
How Will We Make this Work?
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Ohio Crop Revenue
• Less than 30% of
Franklin County
growing algae would
produce EQUAL the
statewide crop
revenue of both soy
y
and corn
Graphical representation not actual locations
Growing Fuel, Technology & Jobs in Ohio
How Will We Make this Work for Ohio?
Only 527,417 acres
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3.71%
71% of Ohio’s
Ohio s
existing farmland
could supply Ohio’s
total annual
petroleum use
Growing Fuel, Technology & Jobs in Ohio
How Will We Make this Work for Ohio?
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Vision Along with an
Enormous Effort Required
Private, public & philanthropic participation
Biosynthesis & genetic algal research
Engineering & processing research
Focus – engage, measure & reward results
Univenture, Inc. will simultaneously research,
engineer, implement, and continually improve the
production systems
p
y
for algae
g oil,, biomass & bioproducts to commercial scale and viability with
efficient and effective utilization of our partners.
Building on Vision, Best Practices
& Innovation Simultaneously
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Rapid Algae Farming System
Sustainable
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Status
We need to look long-range
• Developing algae oil production facilities
is simply the FIRST step in our
transition to a bio-economy.
• Bio-polymers, bio-plastics and a host of
sustainable products will follow.
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Transforming Rust Belt
into Green Gold!
Questions
Partial Listing of Collaborators
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Univenture, Inc

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