regenatec ”regenatec represent the many faces of science today: invention; practical application, commercial development and moral impulse”. Tony Blair, Speech to the Royal Society, Oxford, UK
Prime Minister Tony Blair with Regenatec CEO Mike Lawton
agenda • introduction to regenatec • customer proposition • product compliance and warranty • confirm issues, actions & next meeting • AOB
regenatec: what we do • convert diesels to run on pure plant oils (PPO) • purchase from 3rd parties & grow ethically sourced PPO via our partnership with CleanStar of India • turn PPO into a proprietary biofuel using proprietary additive technology • supply the PPO to meet the demand we create
regenatec: what we do creating and satisfying demand for a low carbon, cost competitive, renewable alternative to diesel and biodiesel Regenatec ex Bookham Technology R&D Group conversion systems multi-award winning technology permitting diesel engines to operate reliably from pure plant oil (patents pending)
• software • electronics • physics • mechanics
biofuel technical grade pure plant oils with unique additive packs (formulations protectable)
market focus on commercial vehicles • commercial vehicles are ~1% of the UK vehicle population but account for 21% of road transport CO2 • return to base = easy fuel distribution • UK government committed to reduce road transport CO2 by 20% by 2010 via policy: EU Biofuels Directive & Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO)
the customer proposition: why pay to convert commercial vehicles? • better for the environment: class leading ‘carbon footprint’ (~80% mitigation) reduced emissions: NOx, smoke & sulphur dioxide
• being “green” is an order winner • in volume, fuel grade PPO is potentially cheaper than diesel and biodiesel
routes to market • fitting centres third party commercial garages to retro-fit
• self fit retro-fit in house using existing in-house engineers and standard facilities after instruction from regenatec
• factory fit manufacturers fit on line or via service centres
first vehicle: Milton business park shuttle
ring fenced trial: factory fit of 10 Optare Solos
Courtney Coaches & regenatec make the front cover routeone
….plus 4 page feature article!
Coach & Bus Live 2007: at the NEC with Dawson Rentals
leading local authority: Poole Borough Council
“ Following the success of the first vehicle, and with the continued support of Regenatec, Borough of Poole has now converted a further three vehicles with more planned for the future. We hope to continue our successful partnership with Regenatec to further protect Poole's environment and reduce our carbon footprint." - Cllr Donald Collier, Environment Portfolio Holder, Borough of Poole
SITA plc Dennis Eagle ‘Elite’
• trial vehicle under evaluation, Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London • EURO 4/5 AdBlue vehicle converted & now under evaluation
Defra funded project: PPO powered trawler ‘The fishing industry is the 6th most carbon intensive industry in the UK’ - Stern Report, Oct 2006 • £500k Defra* funded project average per voyage data (marine diesel): • fuel consumed: 13,500 litres • CO2 emitted: ~37 tonnes • SO2 emitted: ~0.7 tonnes
main drive engine
generator
Caterpillar 3408C (18 litre)
Cummins 4BT3.9
* Defra: UK Government Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
publicity
Richard Branson with regenatec Chairman Nick Cross
Live on BBC2’s Working Lunch
Launching the Climate Change Bill, Downing Street March 2007
Winning the IMechE Engineering the Future Award 2007
product compliance and warranty • regenatec computer module allows simple ‘turn the key and go’ operation • exceeds latest EU automotive electrical requirements(2004/104/EC) computer control module
• Millbrook and Mira tested • VOSA compliant • 10 vehicle EURO4 AdBlue trial ongoing (Optare) in-cab display module
• engine warranty available when vehicle fuelled with regenatec RG179 PPO
regenatec UK biofuel supply short term •
choice of edible oil types:
RG179S (technical grade soya from less environmentally sensitive areas)
RG179R (technical grade rape seed oil from UK / EU)
mid to long term •
move to recovered used oils via partnership with PDM Oilsense. Trials due to commence Q2, 2008 (RG179U)
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longer term, a move to ethically sourced non-edible oils such as Jatropha and Pongamia (RG179J)
non-food oils from ‘waste’ lands • vast amounts of degraded land in semi-arid tropics where food production is unviable • Jatropha is an inedible oil-bearing plant that grows naturally in these areas • combining traditional farming methods with modern crop improvement and agronomy can turn these wastelands into oil fields • doesn’t compete with food production or adversely impact the environment young Jatropha saplings planted at CleanStar’s R&D site
rural income is boosted through planting, maintaining & harvesting Jatropha
sustainable & ethical oil production
‘fairtrade fuel’ non-food oil crops
ripe Jatropha
Pongamia
Jatropha beans
Pongamia nuts
the technology - biodiversity creation Cattle are allowed to graze the site – useful source of natural fertiliser
Check dam provides a new habitat for aquatic life
Local herding routes are maintained through the site as oil trees are not attractive to grazing animals
Dam water provides a habitat for insect life bringing bird life to the area
benefits to local region • turns waste land into carbon sink & marginal land into a valuable ‘oil field’ • Improves land quality allowing small scale food inter-cropping & biodiversity creation • provides labour intensive work to local communities • allows wealth to be returned to those who need it most • labour intensive means low carbon & sustainable • Jatropha PPO is (with conversion technology) is effectively diesel quality fuel - not a raw material feedstock for biodiesel • regenatec has demonstrated some western companies will pay more for ethically produced fuel PPOs • with converted gensets this also provides power to those villages not electrified via national grid
regenatec & CleanStar: a unique ‘earth-to-engine’ business proprietary biofuel
converted diesel engine
additives
proprietary technology
“wasteland” food for fuel
good agri practices
+ pure plant oil
technology
trees
seeds
+
diesel engine
seedcake
labour rainforest destruction
oil yield 5x of soya
bio-gas bio-fertilizer
regenatec achievements • developed product in low volume production & in daily use for over 3 years: repeat orders with councils and plcs • strategic commercial relationships established with Optare Group, ADL, Dennis Eagle and Dawson Rentals • engagement from engine manufacturers: Cummins, Mercedes & Tata Motors, India • initial combustion research successfully completed • proprietary additive packs development for a variety of feedstock oils underway • partnership with CleanStar of India to bring low cost, ethical nonfood oils to market to displace use of food oils
top national design award for technology & sustainability – The IMechE Engineering the Future Award 2007 •
contact details CleanStar Energy Ltd
Regenatec Ltd
D-63 IFS Apartments
68 Milton Business Park
May Vihar Ph 1
Abingdon
Delhi 110091
Oxfordshire
India
UK
Sagun Saxena (CEO)
Mike Lawton (CEO)
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.cleanstar.in
www.regenatec.com
regenatec simplified fuel layout (non-IP)
original fuel tank now holding biofuel oil
heated fuel filter
flush valve
injector pump fuel return
coolant feed out
coolant feed in
injection pump
fuel select valve
in line fuel filter
auxiliary fuel tank holds start & end of journey flush diesel (or biodiesel)
global feedstock: non-food oils
UAE, Oman, Egypt
MidEast India Latin America
FarEast
Africa Indonesia, Philippines
Guatemala, Brazil
Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia
where we are going
biofuel IP roadmap
technology IP roadmap = completed
PPO additive pack(s) development for differing feedstock oils as they come online
seaweed
algae
non food oils Jatropha & Pongamia
food oils (rape, soy & used)
engine conversion system design & IP applied for RG179 pure plant oil (PPO) base spec established
Vision is to develop a PPO 6-litre commercial engine for use in ‘sweet-spot’ vehicles
ECU mapping
JV fuel system development
100% PPO fuelled commercial engine
the technology – at work
refuse trucks & gully emptiers
generators
buses & coaches
New Holland 6635 Tractor
management team • Nick Cross, Chairman & CFO • UK serial entrepreneur & angel investor • Mike Lawton, regenatec founder & CEO • multi-award winning technology designer • William Smith, Bus Dev & Ops Director • experience supplying & project management in technology industry. MBA (Kingston Business School). MSc Imperial College London
• Sagun Saxena, CleanStar co-founder & CEO, India • management experience in Indian biofuel sector. MBA (Oxford), BSc (Chemical
Engineering, University of California, Berkeley)
• Shashank Verma, CleanStar co-founder & President, India • operations experience in Indian biofuel sector. MBA (Oxford), B.Tec (National
Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, India)
exports to Ireland, Singapore, Turkey and India
support on the ground • Panchayat (village council) support • over 50 panchayats have passed resolution supporting biofuel tree cultivation in partnership with regenastar in Beed District
• long-term positive impact on local communities (£1m/year across 1,000 families)
