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AG Gas®
Solving the Global Water, Food, Energy, Climate
Nexus
Copyright 2014 – The Agricultural Gas Company
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Elevator Speech
AG Gas® is an innovative “First-Mover” and can profit, by applying carbon dioxide gas to orchards, vineyards, crops and plantations:
• Helping solve California’s water crisis (& other nations)
• Generating $1,000s additional profit per acre by vastly improving crop production and orchard maturation
• Tapping global ag & forestry market(s) to mitigate climate change
• Monetizing CO2 for the $6 trillion energy industry
Copyright 2014 – The Agricultural Gas Company #10 Birkmose Park Hudson, WI 54016 651.503.7706 www.aggas.com
First Mover – New Multi-Billion $$$ Industry
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Elevator Speech
• 80-85% of California’s water goes to agriculture, and is simply lost into the atmosphere as transpiration from the leaves of plants.
• AG Gas® vastly improves crops’ water-use-efficiency.
• Crop production improves up to 100%, and the process mitigates climate change.
• AG Gas embodies the essence of sustainable agriculture including organic crop production.
Copyright 2014 – The Agricultural Gas Company #10 Birkmose Park Hudson, WI 54016 651.503.7706 www.aggas.com
Solves Problems
• Crops, orchards, plantations, and vineyards are starved for carbon dioxide gas surrounding the leaves of plants.
• No company globally is providing “open-field CO2 service” to the ag industry today.
• CO2 is just the first of numerous “gaseous media” opportunities for AG Gas; technology expansion.
• AG Gas has perfected the delivery mechanism and holds some key intellectual property.
Background
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Background
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• Plants acquire their carbon as CO2 gas • CO2 gas enters the leaf through thousands of tiny stomata
openings located on the underside of the leaves
Magnified Leaf Stomata
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Photosynthesis Optimization
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Managing carbon & “gaseous media” around the leaves
Crop Production Accelerate Saplings & Increase Production
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Air Pollution in Central Valley
Excess Heat Days of Wilting
CO2 Deficit Dense Canopy
Gain due to CO2 Enrichment
CO2 Gain & High Temp Gain
CO2 Gain, High Temp Gain & Deficit Gain
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Understanding Financial Implications
• IRS rules can’t book permanent crops’ expenses until reach “sustainable economic performance”
• $10,000 per acre opportunity cost of holding non-producing land
• Plow in additional $1,700 per year
• Accelerate production phase of permanent crops
• Accelerate net present value of a future revenue stream
• Quicker reaction time to shifting markets’ demand & pricing
MAJOR FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
Copyright 2014 – The Agricultural Gas Company #10 Birkmose Park Hudson, WI 54016 651.503.7706 www.aggas.com
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Elevator Speech
The Company can make money:
• By selling hardware & software (patents pending)
• Through installation, service, & maintenance contracts with growers
• Through technology licensing to both domestic and international markets
• As First-Mover assembling a portfolio of lucrative CO2 off-take (supply) agreements to service strategic ag markets
• Through value-added, high-margin, gaseous additives (patent pending); & more product offerings
Copyright 2014 – The Agricultural Gas Company #10 Birkmose Park Hudson, WI 54016 651.503.7706 www.aggas.com
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Business Relationship
Business Development & Value Creation
• BETA projects Q1 2015 • 2016-17 first commercial systems • Applying for non-dilutive capital sources: grants &
prizes • Align mutual interest: supply chain financing • Bring in Farm Credit Services • Build strategic customer base • Continue to foster great university relationships • Patents • Licensing • HR build out • Continued R&D - be the technology leader
Copyright 2014 – The Agricultural Gas Company #10 Birkmose Park Hudson, WI 54016 651.503.7706 www.aggas.com
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Opportunity
• Probably the only opportunity out there, with the potential to double crop production with no additional land or water
• $1,000s of additional profit per acre
• Big existing market
• Company holds a First-Mover advantage
• Tip of this technology opportunity with intellectual property
• Solves Fortune 500 problems and global problems
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment
Copyright 2014 – The Agricultural Gas Company #10 Birkmose Park Hudson, WI 54016 651.503.7706 www.aggas.com
Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Carbon Matter
• Orchard trees, vineyards and crops are composed of 50% carbon
• All carbon is acquired through the leaves as CO2 gas
THE FOLLOWING SLIDES DISCUSS THE TECHNOLOGY Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Ambient Air
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment R & D
Science Daily trend of vertical profile
7/23/2002 (DOY=204)
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Plant Response
- Higher photosynthesis - More growth & yield - Better fruit quality
Reduced transpiration Increased CO2 uptake - Less irrigation
- Less water stress - Higher water use efficiency
Increased carbon allocation below ground
- More root development - Higher microbial activity - Improved water & nutrient uptake
source: Dave Bryla, Ph.D. Plant Physiology, USDA
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment R & D
Results
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment R & D
Results
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Number 25.3% 98.1% 6.6%
Weight 65.2% 120.4% 29.6%
Total Picked Marketable Culled
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Proposed Beta Site 2015
Proposed Project 2015 Planning and Engineering
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Optimize
Technology and Optimize
CO2 “sniffers” monitor
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Scale Up
Throttle valves and headworks
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Optimize
PLC: wind, light, CO2, temperature
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Carbogation℠ CO2 Crop Enrichment Gas Corrals
New Product Development Underway Gas Enclosures for Baby Trees
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