4TH AFRICAN BIOFUEL SUMMIT Derek Mathews

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4TH AFRICAN BIOFUEL SUMMIT Derek Mathews

• Producing Ethanol from locally grown crops
• Making Ethanol gel Fuel
• Current projects
• Products
• Business challenges
• Going forward

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Cost / Yield per Crop

• Maize _at_ 400 litre per ton R 3.98 ethanol
• Sorghum _at_ 430 litre per ton R 3.78
• Sugar Beet _at_ 100 litre per ton R 2.65

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• Local crops

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Making Gel fuel

• Gel quality and emmisions
• Ethanol quality
• Cellulose thickening agent
• Ph and surface tension

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Current Projects

• Share crop system
• Sugar Beet
• Stove mark 5
• Geyser

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Products

• Safety Stove
• Safety Gel
• Braailight
• Biogeyser
• Bio Briquettes
• Safety lamp
• Safety lampoil

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Safety Stove Mini
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Safety Stove
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Safety Stove Maxi
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Safety Gel
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Bio Geyser
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Safety Lamp
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Safety Lamp oil
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Braailight
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Bio Briquettes
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Business Challenges

• Funding
• Marketing
• Consumer Education
• Government Support

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Going Forward

• Job Creation
• Market share
• Capacity Building
• Beyond South Africa