Based on our figures and studies, a preliminary comparison of various feedstocks for the production of biofuel was carried out. All data was taken from public sources, such as articles and publications. Data relating to the Anagenesis Trifolia tree is proprietary information and was taken from our business model.

In summary, the Anagenesis Trifolia has the following advantages compared to other feedstocks:

• It is non-food-based and therefore does not affect sensitive food prices.
• It produces significantly more feedstock per acre than any other crop (we use the entire tree, i.e. the trunk, the branches and the leaves).
• It can be harvested at any time of the year, thus doesn’t require storage facilities. Even if there is a delay in harvesting, it does not wilt or ferment like corn.
• It produces the highest annual yield, measured in US gallons of biofuel per acre.
• It has one of the highest greenhouse gas savings (91%), measured as a percentage compared to gasoline.
• It has the lowest production cost of all known feedstocks, making it commercially feasible without any subsidies, even if the oil price were to fall as low as US$24 per barrel.
• The low production cost also ensures high profitability of each project.
• The ethanol production technology is based on revolutionary acid hydrolysis and cold fractional distillation, i.e. not based on enzymatic technologies ­­(which are costly, controversial and require a filtration system). Even the water is recycled and does not need to be discarded after each use.
• The quality of the ethanol is very high: 122 octane, compared to approximately 86 octane for corn, 89–98 for fossil fuel gasoline and 42 (Cetane) for Jatropha and 38 (Cetane) for soybean- based ethanol.
• The residue from the ethanol production is broken down into a variety of valuable by-products. The charts on the following pages provide a summary overview of some of the comparisons.

Where will Biofuels and Biomass Feedstock Come From?

Summary of Analysis and Conclusions from White Paper written by MR. Vinod Khosla, INCLUDING Comparisons with ATC’S TRIFOLIA Tree AND ETHANOL.

In general, the sustainable production of biofuels will rely on biomass feedstocks that meet the CLAW criteria:

Anagenesis Trees Corporation comfortably meets all four requirements.

• Analysis and tests suggest that sustainable biofuel production needs to provide yields of at least 2,000 US gallons of biofuel (e.g. ethanol) equivalent per acre (ideally 3,000) in the long run to meet the world’s oil replacement needs using a manageable amount of land.

Anagenesis Trifolia trees provide 4,152 US gallons of ethanol per acre with room for significant improvement.

• Cellulosic ethanol plants need to reach production levels of 100 million US gallons per year per plant to achieve economies of scale. Ideally, the local conversion plants and the distributed supply /off-take entity will be located near the feedstock field, to avoid transportation costs and keep the biofuel price low.

That translates into the need for at least one million tonnes of feedstock per year per plant.

ATC’s decisions regarding the selection of appropriate land parcels is based on suitability for large scale production facilities and local off-take agreements, allowing for local conversion plants. A typical Anagenesis Trifolia plantation comprising of 30,000 acres will yield feedstock of approximately 2.4 million tonnes per year, and around 110 million US gallons of cellulosic Trifolia ethanol.

• In order to use land in an efficient way, the feedstock needs to yield over 10 tonnes per acre.
• Anagenesis Trifolia trees yield approximately 80.24 tonnes of feedstock per acre.
• Biodiesel as a replacement for diesel does not provide a sustainable alternative, given that the primary feedstocks used for classic biodiesel do not provide enough yield per acre.
• Current tests and experiments with Algae as a diesel replacement are controversial, as they use engineered organisms in open oceans and use synthetic biology to improve the productivity of the feedstock.
• Anagenesis Trifolia trees provide sustainable, highly profitable yields per acre. Anagenesis Trifolia trees are not genetically modified.
• The main criterion to evaluate various feedstocks is the yield they can achieve. For cellulosic biofuels the most critical assumption is the land efficiency: Tonnes of biomass produced per acre. Gallons of biofuel produced per acre. Miles driven per acre.

Anagenesis Trifolia requires limited water supply. In fact our studies have shown that, depending on weather conditions, the trees only require extensive watering during the first 12 weeks. The total amount used is approximately 20–30% of the amount of water required by cotton. Our unique Cellulosic Ethanol System achieves additional water conservation because it recycles the majority of the water.

Conclusion

Anagenesis Trifolia comfortably meets and exceeds all the CLAW criteria in addition to the 3 criteria mentioned above.