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Jatropha is an arid oilseed crop with a 30 – 35% oil content Biodiesel Journal (May-June, 2007)

Jatropha oil … burns cleaner than fossil fuels … [It] burns with 1/5 th the emissions of conventional fuel. Washington Times, 2/21/2007. Africa has the potential to be the Middle East of biofuels Newsweek, 2/19/07. Jatropha is an arid oilseed crop with a 30 – 35% oil content

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Jatropha is an arid oilseed crop with a 30 – 35% oil content Biodiesel Journal (May-June, 2007)

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  1. Jatropha oil … burns cleaner than fossil fuels … [It] burns with 1/5th the emissions of conventional fuel. Washington Times, 2/21/2007 Africa has the potential to be the Middle East of biofuels Newsweek, 2/19/07 Jatropha is an arid oilseed crop with a 30 – 35% oil content Biodiesel Journal (May-June, 2007) An inedible, toxic fruit could be the best thing that has happened to … biofuels The Produce News, 5/18/2007

  2. Environmental Impacts

  3. Emission Reduction • Biodiesel reduces emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) by approximately 50% and carbon dioxide by 78% • http://www.scidev.net/gateways/index.cfm?fuseaction=readitem&rgwid=4&item=Features&itemid=477&language=1

  4. Energy Inputs • Soybean plants requires 27% more fossil energy than fuel produced • Sunflower plants requires 118% more fossil energy than fuel produced • http://www.futurepundit.com/archives/002881.html • http://www.scidev.net/gateways/index.cfm?fuseaction=readitem&rgwid=4&item=Features&itemid=477&language=1

  5. Energy Inputs • Soybean plants requires 27% more fossil energy than fuel produced • Sunflower plants requires 118% more fossil energy than fuel produced • But --- Jatropha produces substantially more energy than energy required • And it gets carbon credits.

  6. Economic Impacts • Today – Ghana spends valuable currency reserves to import refined petroleum --- limiting economic development

  7. Economic Impacts • Today – Ghana spends valuable currency reserves to import refined petroleum --- limiting economic development • Tomorrow – Ghana will purchase biofuels in-country, building the economy

  8. Social Impacts • Gold Star will • triple average daily wage to $3 / day thereby meeting UN Anti-Poverty goals 8 years ahead of schedule • provide full health coverage to all employees and their families.

  9. Market Size

  10. Market Size • How large is the market for petroleum diesel substitutes?

  11. Market Size • How large is the market for petroleum diesel substitutes? • Today, Jatropha Curcas is the only non-food feedstock for biodiesel to address that market.

  12. Market Size • Gold Star controls world’s largest land area dedicated to growing jatropha • 5 Million acres suitable for producing more than 1.5 billion gallons of biodiesel per year

  13. Market Size • Gold Star controls world’s largest land area dedicated to growing jatropha • 5 Million acres suitable for producing more than 1.5 billion gallons of biodiesel per year PRESOLD!

  14. Agreements for Land in Ghana

  15. Upper West Region

  16. Upper East Region

  17. Brong-Ahafo Region

  18. Central Region

  19. Management Team

  20. Chief Executive Officer • Industry Experience: • Intel • Teledyne • Williams Energy • Carnation Company • Professor, • International Business • Strategy

  21. Chief Operating Officer Jack Holden • Serial Entrepreneur • Oil, cable TV, food production, farming • 27+ years in W. Africa.

  22. VP - Production Robert Woode, MSc. • Mechanical Engineer • Built existing biodiesel refinery.

  23. Chief Financial Officer Carroll S. Buck • Sr. Executive New -England Public Utility • Nuclear, renewable energy • Professor, Finance / Accounting.

  24. Senior Agronomist Dr. James Barlow • World-recognized expert in sustainable agriculture • Supported in Africa by team of 11 graduate agribusiness specialists..

  25. VP – Finance James S. Love • Serial Entrepreneur • Created multiple, successful, environmentally-friendly companies.

  26. VP– Refinery Operations Steve Stout • Extensive background in refinery construction • 25+ years experience with • IBM, • Sun Microsystems, • WorldCom.

  27. VP – Technology Allan L. Abbott • Created 3 successful venture capital-financed high-tech companies.

  28. Management Team • Andrew Noll, VP Business Development • Vincent Guerrieri, VP Business Development • Stacy Hendricks, VP African Operations • Keith Hall, VP Latin America / Caribbean • Mark Morris, Director of Finance • Mark Chaffee, VP Sustainable Development

  29. Investment recouped in 2nd year • $100 Million Profit in 3rd year Value Proposition • $45 million investment • Plant 250,000 acres of Jatropha Curcas • Build 45 million gallon refinery

  30. Company Needs • Gold Star is seeking: • Investors who want a spectacular return • Biodiesel refiners who need a • long-term source of feedstock • with price stability.

  31. Company Needs • Gold Star is seeking: • Investors who want a spectacular return • Biodiesel refiners who need a • long-term source of feedstock • with price stability.

  32. Any Questions?

  33. Charles V. FishelGold Star Biofuels Group98 Del Monte Ave., Suite 205Monterey, CA 93940T: 831-224-8800cfishel@goldstarbiodiesel.comwww.goldstarbiodiesel.com For further information, contact:

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