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Submitted By: Bo DuBose · Thu, 08/11/2011 - 12:12
Company: 
Aquafuel Hydrogen Proton Fuel Cell Technology
Location: 
West Palm Beach, FL, 33401
United States
Industry: 
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

HYDROGEN PROTON EXHANGE FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY

Let’s face it- fossil fuels will be around for quite some time to come. Reducing emissions of these fuels to meet worldwide standards will make their acceptance viable for years to come. Research has proven that reducing fuel consumption by 20% would eliminate worldwide shortages, as well. AQUAFUEL is excited to announce a solution utilizing hydrogen proton exchange technology (patented).
Aquafuel’s EcoTec™ safely injects hydrogen into internal combustion engines (ICE) to significantly reduce pollution from diesel, gasoline, propane, natural gas and bio-fuels. EcoTec™ also dramatically increases fuel mileage, improves performance and lowers maintenance costs. This, along with an impressive return on investment is quite simply- THE SMART CHOICE.
So how is Aquafuel™ EcoTec™ different than other offerings?
 Does not compress or store hydrogen, making it safe to use.
 Does not produce hydrogen and oxygen through caustic chemical electrolysis, as most other systems do (removing any HAZMAT concerns).
 Separates the hydrogen and oxygen until it goes into the engine, a significant safety feature (no flashbacks).
 Creates 99.99% pure H2 and O2 gasses from distilled water - ONLY.
 Cell configuration UTILIZES 100% titanium, used in hydrogen production for many years in industrial applications worldwide.
Our team has invested several years in the development of the Hydrogen Proton Exchange unit, and is proven to be viable, safe, and stable over long periods of time.
This provides important benefits, as follows:
Reduced emissions. Less black soot, hydrocarbons and NOx in the exhaust stream significantly helps the environment.
More horsepower. This translates into pulling hills one to two gears higher than normal, depending on the load and grade.
Increased miles per gallon . Improvements seen in large diesel engines vary from 17 to 30 percent, depending on the age of the engine and the use of new lean burn technologies. Most MPG improvements run between 20 and 30 percent. The fuel savings let the unit pay for itself quickly, while effectively reducing the cost of fuel for years to come.
Lower maintenance costs. The more complete combustion greatly reduces the soot content in the crankcase. We have seen oil changes extended significantly with our clients. Our tests show engine life and other maintenance intervals are extended, as well.
The unit can withstand being frozen solid without harm. When turned on the system activates the internal heating pad until proper operating temperatures are restored.
A proprietary CPU controls all functions for maximum production, protection, and lifespan.
All system functions are viewed on a dash mounted digital display in ‘real time’.
Aquafuel provides proper training on installation, usage and maintenance of the system so clients can have control of installation timelines with their own in-house mechanics, saving even more time and money.
We GUARANTEE these benefits while offering a two year written warranty. Although the system comes with a full 2 year warranty, the estimated lifespan is over 10 years based on hydrogen fuel cells of similar design used in industrial applications. The maintenance requirement is to add distilled water.
Clients using the system have been on the road for over two years now, providing excellent results, as testimonials show.

AQUAFUEL, ‘The Solution to Fossil Fuel Pollution - Today!’

Waste to Energy company

David Bayer · Thu, 02/18/2010 - 13:12

Technology

What makes the technology/business unique and have a defendable competitive advantage?: 

The Company’s technology has the ability to economically process hazardous waste while reducing greenhouses gas emissions threw their closed loop system by more than 90%, as compared to other conventional thermal processes, which will substantially raise the bar for an industry that is under constant pressure to do so.

Describe in detail the technology used in the Project - Address the innovation in significant detail : 

The Company’s technology can and does:

· Process all Municipal Solid Waste, Hospital Waste (including low level nuclear waste from hospitals), oil sands, tar sands, and old tires more cost effectively than an competitor

· Substantially reduces green house gas emissions associated with current waste to energy technologies

· Generate energy in the form of thermal output and electricity

· Generate other valuable byproducts for resale: Metals, such as scrap steel of the highest quality, (NPK– (Nitrogen, Potassium, Phosphorous), fertilizer, diesel fuel, #6 Bunker Oil, and natural gas for resale

Financials

Amount Sought: 
$3,500,000
If raising funds, what shall the funds be used for?: 

Currently The Company is seeking an investor to obtain equity in exchange for operating capital to cover business operations while the new plants become operational.

Funding Stage: 
Mezzanine
Business Overview: 

Founded in 1993 in Australia, the company quickly became the number one in waste management technology company in the country. It has been used commercially to process all types of hazardous waste, all types of oil refinery waste, as well as all types of ex-gas works waste.

The Company was founded to bring a patented and commercially proven Australian waste to energy technology to the US and Canada, and eventually to the rest of the world. This technology has widespread application in the blossoming (1) Renewable Energy Industries, (2) Bio & Hazardous Waste Management and (3) Waste to Energy initiatives.

Project Location: 
Washington, DC, 20005
United States
Company Type: 
Entrepreneur/Inventor
Bayer Consulting, LLC
Company Stage: 
Expansion
Founded: 
1993
Services Desired: 
Accounting
Who is the Customer?: 

Municipal government agencies, hospitals, and etc.

What is the Customer Pain that you are solving?: 

The Company’s technology can and does:

· Process all Municipal Solid Waste, Hospital Waste (including low level nuclear waste from hospitals), oil sands, tar sands, and old tires more cost effectively than an competitor

· Substantially reduces green house gas emissions associated with current waste to energy technologies

· Generate energy in the form of thermal output and electricity

Product/Services Overview (what does it do): 

The technology has been certified as a closed loop, energy self-sufficient technology to commercially process scrap car tires and tar sands in independently validated trials undertaken by an independent sustainable energy engineering firm using the technology testing plant in Canada.

Scrap car tires were also processed by the 2 ton/hour commercial plant in Australia as part of a Government funded program in 2002 and 2004 validating the technology as a tire to energy technology.

The Australian company was successfully listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2000 and had revenues in excess of $90M with EBITDA in excess of $25M for the year ending 2009 making it Australia’s largest and most successful publicly traded hazardous waste and waste service company.

Location:
Washington, DC, 20005
United States

Ozone Layer Protection Technology

Peter Joyce · Tue, 02/16/2010 - 13:56

Technology

What makes the technology/business unique and have a defendable competitive advantage?: 

The Company has successfully completed two (2) commercial scale demonstration trials of methyl bromide scrubbing and has published its results in peer reviewed scientific journals. The trials completed were for the fumigation of fruit at the Port of Wilmington and in Westfield, Indiana for machinery slated for export. The trials support the technical claim in two vastly different environments using the same process. The process is simple, transportable and has been validated by the industry as being economically viable.

Patent Numbers (Filed/Approved): 

The Company has been awarded US Patents 6,846,946 and 7,090,812. The latter is for scrubbing methyl bromide from anthrax fumigations and another patent covering more general conditions typically found in industry for methyl bromide scrubbing under non-hazardous conditions will issue within a month. A third process patent that covers the company's unique approach to destroying methyl bromide was submitted last year. The company is confident that it has secured the IP in this field.

Team
NameTitle
Peter J. JoyceCEO

Financials

Amount Sought: 
$2,400,000
If raising funds, what shall the funds be used for?: 

As the Company wishes to continue development to achieve the commercialization stage of the enterprise, the Company is immediately seeking a seed investment of $620,000. The proceeds will be used to complete the Research and Development Plan (R&D Plan) and prepare for the initial sales in the marketplace. The total requested to enter the market is $2.5 million and includes the initial seed capital investment.

Funding Stage: 
Early/Seed
Business Overview: 

Value Recovery (the Company) is an environmental services research company with a primary focus on destruction and/or recovery of hazardous chemicals from both air and water by de-toxifying them via conversion to benign compounds. Methyl Bromide (MB) scrubbing has emerged as the lead application for commercialization and market penetration. Methyl Bromide is the pesticide of choice for fumigating produce and soil and is a known ozone depleter. The opportunity is to change the industry practice of venting MB directly into the atmosphere since no viable alternatives or economic emissions control systems are available. The Company’s patented and proprietary process controls the emission of the gas by destroying up to 99% of methyl bromide entering the process, thus allowing for the continued use of MB while virtually eliminating more potential destruction of the ozone layer.

Project Location: 
Bridgeport, NJ, 08014
United States
Value Recovery, inc.
Company Stage: 
Established
Services Desired: 
Accounting
How big is the Target Market in terms of Annual Sales?: 
$200M-$500M
Sales/Marketing Strategy: 

1. License of the Patented Technology. Royalty fees per pound of methyl bromide scrubbed or annually per location for customers sophisticated enough to supply their own infrastructure systems, like a foreign government.

2. Equipment Sales. Sell equipment through outsourced fabricators capable of taking the engineering drawings and converting them into a final equipment package for shipment.

3. Solution Sales. Scrubber solution concentrate sold to small to intermediate customers as they continue to scrub methyl bromide.

4. Additional Consultative Fees. Sell value-added fumigation consulting services such as fumigation design or permit applications directly to large customers and provide new designs for instrumentation systems.

Competition: 

At the end of each fumigation cycle, current practice is to allow methyl bromide to be vented directly into the atmosphere. Currently, Value Recovery has the enviable position of having no competitors using similar chemical destruction technology that can eliminate MB emissions for both small and large fumigation enclosures. Value Recovery's patent position is structured to ensure a leadership position for chemical destruction for the long-term future. Instead, there are two (2) other methods, usable only on a small scale, that are used to deal with elimination of methyl bromide emissions.

Location:
Bridgeport, NJ, 08014
United States