AG-Oil a Bio Fuel company

Initiatives

Ag-Oil is in the process of developing a 15 million gallon advanced next generation facility to produce renewable diesel that can directly displace petroleum fuel in the Agricultural Reserve of Palm Beach County, Florida. This project integrates the following innovative and highly promising components for the first time in a single project. Specifically, this project will encompass:

CUTTING EDGE REFINING TECHNOLOGY: Construct an advanced renewable diesel production facility using a hydrotreating process that creates energy efficiencies, eliminates the need for toxic reacting agents, and can directly displace carbon producing petroleum diesel by meeting ASTM 975 standards.

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MANUAL: Produce a Best Management Practices Manual for farming jatropha and conduct cloning research in partnership with the University of Florida Tropical Research and Extension Services (TREC) in an effort to identify a superior strain of jatropha seed that has a higher cold tolerance.

SUPERIOR CULTIVARS: Produce a proprietary jatropha cultivar that is both non-toxic and cold tolerant in partnership with the University of Florida.

NON-TOXIC BY-PRODUCT UTLIZATION: Non-toxic seed cake will be used to produce high value by-products such as fish meal and animal feed. These by-product markets were previously inaccessible due to the limitations presented by the more conventional toxic strand of jatropha.
HETEROTROPHIC ALGAE COMPONENT: Continue coordinated research with Southern Illinois University to perfect a technique to use recycled glycerol and seed cake (cellulose/hemicelluloses) - waste materials - as feedstock for heterotrophic algae strain (SR 21).

SEPARATIONS TECHNOLOGY: Separations technology developed by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to purify the glycerine co-product enabling it to be used as feedstock for heterotrophic algae. The purification process will ensure successful long-term recycling of the glycerol and increase overall fuel production by about 10%.

The 15 million gallon per year oil producing facility and future commercialization plans are projected to produce a significant number of jobs, aid with the reduction of greenhouse gasses, promote an energy independent United States, and produce a renewable fuel source that can effectively help meet the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) legislation signed by President Bush in December 2007. Over a five year period, the project will generate 285-363 direct jobs (construction, management, operations, contractual, and agricultural jobs) based on 15,000-20,000 acres of harvested oilseed crops. Annually, the project will maintain 128 direct jobs and 915 indirect jobs. In terms of commercialization, there are currently hundreds of thousands of acres within 75 miles of the project site in need of a cash crop that could be utilized to grow jatropha. With the citrus industry struggling due to canker outbreak, land owners are in desperate need of a new crop to generate revenue. Moreover, the overall project will achieve 84% or greater reductions in greenhouse gases compared to petroleum.

Ag-Oil has forged strategic partnerships with Argonne National Laboratory, University of Florida’s Tropical Research Energy Center and Extension Services (TREC), and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. These collaborations with experts within the industry enable Ag-Oil to become a leader in the production of green fuel by achieving unparalleled efficiency - from the feedstock quality, to the farming techniques, to the ultimate production of renewable fuels.









	Initiatives Ag-Oil is in the process of developing a 15 million gallon advanced next generation facility to produce renewable diesel that can directly displace petroleum fuel in the Agricultural Reserve of Palm Beach County, Florida. This project integrates the following innovative and highly promising components for the first time in a single project. Specifically, this project will encompass: CUTTING EDGE REFINING TECHNOLOGY: Construct an advanced renewable diesel production facility using a hydrotreating process that creates energy efficiencies, eliminates the need for toxic reacting agents, and can directly displace carbon producing petroleum diesel by meeting ASTM 975 standards. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MANUAL: Produce a Best Management Practices Manual for farming jatropha and conduct cloning research in partnership with the University of Florida Tropical Research and Extension Services (TREC) in an effort to identify a superior strain of jatropha seed that has a higher cold tolerance. SUPERIOR CULTIVARS: Produce a proprietary jatropha cultivar that is both non-toxic and cold tolerant in partnership with the University of Florida. NON-TOXIC BY-PRODUCT UTLIZATION: Non-toxic seed cake will be used to produce high value by-products such as fish meal and animal feed. These by-product markets were previously inaccessible due to the limitations presented by the more conventional toxic strand of jatropha. HETEROTROPHIC ALGAE COMPONENT: Continue coordinated research with Southern Illinois University to perfect a technique to use recycled glycerol and seed cake (cellulose/hemicelluloses) - waste materials - as feedstock for heterotrophic algae strain (SR 21). SEPARATIONS TECHNOLOGY: Separations technology developed by Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) to purify the glycerine co-product enabling it to be used as feedstock for heterotrophic algae. The purification process will ensure successful long-term recycling of the glycerol and increase overall fuel production by about 10%. The 15 million gallon per year oil producing facility and future commercialization plans are projected to produce a significant number of jobs, aid with the reduction of greenhouse gasses, promote an energy independent United States, and produce a renewable fuel source that can effectively help meet the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) legislation signed by President Bush in December 2007. Over a five year period, the project will generate 285-363 direct jobs (construction, management, operations, contractual, and agricultural jobs) based on 15,000-20,000 acres of harvested oilseed crops. Annually, the project will maintain 128 direct jobs and 915 indirect jobs. In terms of commercialization, there are currently hundreds of thousands of acres within 75 miles of the project site in need of a cash crop that could be utilized to grow jatropha. With the citrus industry struggling due to canker outbreak, land owners are in desperate need of a new crop to generate revenue. Moreover, the overall project will achieve 84% or greater reductions in greenhouse gases compared to petroleum. Ag-Oil has forged strategic partnerships with Argonne National Laboratory, University of Florida’s Tropical Research Energy Center and Extension Services (TREC), and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. These collaborations with experts within the industry enable Ag-Oil to become a leader in the production of green fuel by achieving unparalleled efficiency - from the feedstock quality, to the farming techniques, to the ultimate production of renewable fuels.