Our Biodiesel Plant and Industry projects went really well. We managed to build and assist over seven Biodiesel producers to construct and get their plants operational. At present we are focusing our efforts on our "Research and Development" Initiatives. We also are promoting "Scholarship" programs to get individuals' trained in the scientific disciplines necessary for our "future" Bio Fuels Industries, As for our Jatropha initiatives: These consist of a varied "mixture" of incentives, and projects that are laying the foundation for a Revolutionary" development. Keep your eyes on this area - I think you will be amazed at the upcoming releases.

But this page is devoted to our current programs, so I humbly apologize for the momentary lapse and ranting.

We still have Three major program interest that are on-going:

The first one is our Electric Vehicle (EV) Program.

We are developing and prototyping an Electric Vehicle(EV) that will allow for commuting back and forth to work, and shopping around town. The ultimate goals being to refine the vehicle concept and design to allow for traveling distances of over 750-miles and 8-hours driving per charge. .

Naturally, we are not going to be able to design and build an EV from scratch with our limited funding resources (But... If any deep pocket folks are ready to invest in projects to reap hefty rewards, financially - Please feel free to contact us...).

So, we are going to develop an Electric Vehicle Conversion Kit (EV-CK) first. This will be targeted at a select number of "production" vehicles. The kit will include all the technical information and instructions on how to convert the Gasoline vehicle to Electric Powered, and will provide kits components as well as complete kits. This will allow all levels of interest/expertise the opportunity to perform an EV conversion (and kick some OPEC Butt!!!).

Electric Vehicles are already a reality! Current EVs are limited in range and average from 60-100-miles per charge. In order to make an EV conversion a viable commuter or grocery getter - this range needs to be expanded to from 150-miles to 250-miles per charge. To make it a consumer appealing vehicle it must meet the DOT Standard of 350-miles per tank (charge) - but wait? 350-Miles per charge???? Get real!!!! This needs to be more like 750-850-Miles per charge. Then you have to have a means to charge it overnight while you rest/sleep in a motel along the road.

Enter the EV vehicle development final obstacle' THE RECHARGE PROBLEM!!!! In reality, one needs to be able to re-charge the EV's batteries, right? And the logical place to do this is where? 1) Home (in your garage/carport. 2) at work (while you are at work). And 3) When you stop at an overnight rest (say in a motel along the Interstate on your way to grandma's house). .

How will you accomplish item 3 - The rest stop at the motel? Simple - A credit Card Enabled Recharging station!!!!

A credit Card Enabled Recharging station would allow you to plug in your EV at the motel. Then swipe your card, get a rate/performance assessment along with a current state-of charge and a requirement for re-charge. Then you only need to type in the authorization, enable a PID for reconnect should the charge connection be broken. Then go to sleep and wake-up the next morning with an EV that's ready to roll.

The EV charging stations can be developed and fielded along the business model of the coin-op industry. A local Operator/owner would place and service the charging stations on a regular basis. The location (motel operator) would receive a commission of say 25% to 40% of collected revenue generated by the charging station's useage.

This business model is the most realistic and reasonable solution to the problem of "Insufficient charging locations". It will allow for the largest and most economical dissemination/fielding of charging stations along the Interstate Highways of America. It will go a long way towards solving the issues of not enough charging stations.

Consider this: Placing a network of charging stations at motels along say Interstate 40 (I-40) would allow one to travel from Los Angeles, California, to say North Carolina, and the Atlantic Ocean coast. It would involve charging stations placed at motels spread across eight (8) states. This is not easy for any one person or company to do - but a doable project for say eight people.

And this is just a small sample of the many obstacles to a realistic widespread "National" EV Program. Conversion kits are step one - car production is step two, followed by a network of car dealerships (step three).

The second one is our Jatropha Plantation.

We are proposing to build a Jatropha Agricultural Industry base here in the Southwestern United States. This is no small undertaking and will involve dozens of individuals and groups in order for it to be successful.

We are setting a standard to develop an BioDiesel Industry Model that will be duplicateable in other locations, if not on a "Global" scale. We are going to start here in Arizona (South western USA for you out of country folks). Our Jatropha Plantation is still a few years out (because of technical and legislative set-backs, coupled with the technical requirement that it takes over two years to start really producing Jatropha seed stock in any great quantities) . The Jatropha Plantation Facility has stalled in bureaucratic red tape and has not even broken ground (an event that was originally planned for August, of 2007)..

This is a really vast project too. Because it also entails a "retail sales" industry (to get the BioDiesel to the consumer - you know like pump locations at the gas stations). It also entails the wholesale distribution of product from the production plants to the gas stations. Pricing issues and concerns must be addressed, as well as fuel quality issues. Then there is the marketing aspects (you must advertise and provide consumer education), you must make the consumer aware of the benefits and desirability of you product. Otherwise it will just sit in the tanks at the stations and few people will buy it.

The third one is our Hydrogen Fueled Vehicle/Generator Project.

We are actively involved in the development of a Hydrogen/oxygen fuel development program. This program will enable the fueling of ordinary gasoline vehicles with a viable fuel using ordinary "distilled Water" as a fuel component source. Think this is impossible - Think again!!! The use of Hydrogen as a fuel source is not new. In fact it is a very viable method, and a tried and true process. The utilization of Water molecular fracturing (known as hydrolysis) is also not a new practice. But its application to production of a motor fuel for cars and trucks is a novel application. The major stumbling block with this technology is the explosive nature of Hydrogen/Oxygen gas mixtures. When you fracture a water molecule, you get two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen (this is commonly known as HHO Gas - but HHO has been trademarked by individuals looking to capitalize on this process. So we will refer to the gas as "hydroxy" gas, or even" HOH" gas.). The end result is that this Hydroxy gas needs to be consumed in the engine as it is produced. Due to its unstable and volatile nature, it should not be stored in a compressed tank or cylinder. Therefore the major stumbling block is The production and utilization of the gas at the point of use.

Arizona Bio Fuels Research will continue to fund both under-graduate and post-graduate scholarship programs. Coupled with our on-going tasks to build and develop Research and Development facilities - this is of paramount importance to Bio Fuels Industry Development. This is the "Key" to the Alternative Fuels Industry Growth. Research and development efforts will bring about the innovations and future growth to assure the industry's place for generations to come.

Dave R. Mason,
Atrizona Bio Fuels Research
AZBioFuels@phoenixcomputerlabs.com

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