FischerTropsch Technology

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Fischer-Tropsch Technology

• Domestic Fuel Alternative

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Paul Dudley

• United States
• Department of Energy
• 27 Years Experience

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Agenda

• Need
• Solution
• Timetable
• Budget
• Conclusion
• Q A

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Need

• Americas oil addiction is out of hand.
• We consume 10 million barrels of oil every day.
• Middle-East war is a direct result.
• Unnecessary loss of life 3,000 American
  soldiers killed and 20,000 wounded.
• Fuel prices are higher than ever.

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Solution Fischer-Tropsch Technology

• A means of synthesizing transportation fuel from
  coal.
• America is rich in coal.
• Without dependency on foreign oil, our part in
  the Middle-East war will end.
• FT diesel burns cleaner than conventional diesel.

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Fischer-Tropsch Process Well
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Domestic Impact

• Montana could supply the entire United States
  with its aviation, gas, and diesel fuel for 40
  years without creating environmental damage.
  (Schweitzer).
• Gasoline could be produced for 1 per gallon.
• Our money stays in our country.

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FT Diesel Emissions Compared to Conventional
Diesel
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Mossgas FT Process Well. Mossel Bay, South
Africa.
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Timetable

• 1. Proposal Review
  4/28/2006 Approved
• 2. Acquire funding 6/1/2006
  Acquired
• 3. Contract engineers 7/1/2006
  Hired
• to design plant
• 4. Acquire land 9/1/2006
  Purchased
• for process well
• 5. Source supplier 10/1/2006
  Found local wholesaler
• of building materials
• 6. Build process well 10/1/2007
  Erected to fit our location
• 7. Contract buyers 1/1/2008
  Contracted commercial companies after
  
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  showing them our
  process well
• 8. Hire and train employees 4/1/2008
  Hired dedicated, enthusiastic crew to
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  operate the process
  well
• 9. Begin drilling, 5/1/2008
  Production underway in all aspects
• collecting, and refining
• 10. Begin shipping product 6/1/2008
  FT diesel is used in commercial
  
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  vehicles across
  the country

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Budget

• Item Cost ()
• Land 10,000,000
• Software 75,000,000
• Piping 200,000,000
• Steel and Iron 350,000,000
• Building equipment 150,000,000
• Drilling equipment 225,000,000
• Personnel 300,000,000
• Tax and Insurance 30,000,000
• Subtotal 1,340,000,000
• Indirect (10) 1,474,000,000

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Conclusion

• Fischer-Tropsch technology is a domestic
  alternative to paying and killing for our
  transportation fuel.
• It can be produced cheaper than from crude oil.
• Fischer-Tropsch diesel creates less pollution
  than conventional diesel.

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Questions?