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Email-ID 1277197 Date 2010-09-26 16:37:17 From mike.marchio@stratfor.com To michael.wilson@stratfor.com

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http://www.jouleunlimited.com/news/2010/joule-awarded-patent-renewable-diesel-production-sunlight-and-co2



Joule Awarded Patent on Renewable Diesel Production from Sunlight and CO2



Breakthrough process overcomes the costs and complexities of

biomass-to-fuel



Cambridge, Mass. - September 14, 2010 - Joule Unlimited, Inc., pioneer of

Liquid Fuel from the Sun(TM), today announced the issuance of a U.S.

patent covering its breakthrough conversion of sunlight and waste carbon

dioxide (CO2) directly into liquid hydrocarbons that are fungible with

conventional diesel fuel. Unlike biofuel processes that require costly

intermediates such as sugar, algal or agricultural biomass, Joule is the

first to achieve and patent a direct, single-step, continuous process for

the production of hydrocarbon fuels requiring no raw material feedstocks -

setting the stage for fossil fuel replacement at unprecedented

efficiencies and costs as low as $30 per barrel equivalent.



U.S. Patent #7,794,969, titled "Methods and Compositions for the

Recombinant Biosynthesis of n-Alkanes," covers the use of engineered

photosynthetic microorganisms for the direct synthesis of diesel

molecules. Joule's microorganisms function as biocatalysts that use only

sunlight, waste CO2 and non-fresh water to directly and continuously

produce diesel-range hydrocarbons, which are chemically distinct from

biodiesel and are compatible with existing infrastructure.



This landmark achievement in industrial bioprocessing clears the path for

large-scale renewable fuel production, addressing the cost, resource

constraints and energy-intensive steps associated with biomass growth,

harvesting, extraction and refining to reach an end product. The entire

process produces more net energy than it consumes and yields sulfur-free,

ultra-clean diesel.



"This patent award represents a critical milestone for our IP strategy and

validates the truly revolutionary nature of our process, which has the

potential to yield infrastructure-compatible replacements for fossil fuels

at meaningful scale and highly-competitive costs, even before subsidies,"

said Bill Sims, President and CEO, Joule. "Our vision since inception has

been to overcome the limitations of biomass-based technologies, from

feedstock costs and logistics to inefficient, energy-intensive processing.

The result is the world's first platform for converting sunlight and waste

CO2 directly into diesel, requiring no costly intermediates, no use of

agricultural land or fresh water, and no downstream processing."



Joule's advances in biology are one critical aspect of the company's

integrated Helioculture(TM) platform, which also incorporates process,

materials, photonic and thermal engineering to create an optimal system

for the efficient production of fuels and chemicals. Joule's novel

SolarConverter(TM) system has been developed to maximize photon-to-fuel

conversion efficiency, and features a modular, scalable design for ease of

deployment, dependent only on land and waste CO2 availability. The

integrated platform will enable productivities above any other

closed-system approach, with a commercial target of 15,000 gallons of

diesel per acre annually.



Joule has already proven the direct production of diesel, and will begin

pilot production by the end of 2010. The company has also proven the

direct production of ethanol via the same process at a rate of 10,000

gallons/acre/year, 40% of its ultimate productivity target, and pilot

operations are underway in Leander, Texas.



Since inception Joule has pursued a strong IP position, operating in

"stealth mode" for its first two years as patent applications were filed.

Joule's IP portfolio now includes two issued U.S. patents and numerous

patent filings resulting from more than three years of on-going

development, covering its core technologies, system and integrated

process. The company's first patent, U.S. Patent #7,785,861,

"Hyperphotosynthetic Organisms," relates to aspects of an engineered

photosynthetic microorganism for fuel production, and was granted on

August 31, 2010.



About Joule Unlimited, Inc.

Joule is pioneering the production of Liquid Fuel from the Sun(TM),

surpassing today's barriers to abundant, sustainable, cost-competitive

supply. Its transformational Helioculture(TM) platform converts sunlight

and waste CO2 directly into liquid fuels in a continuous process that is

not limited by costly biomass intermediates, processing or use of precious

natural resources. This platform can yield renewable diesel fuel in

unprecedented volumes with a fraction of the land use incurred by current

methods, leapfrogging biomass-dependent approaches and eliminating the

economic and environmental disadvantages of fossil fuels. Founded in 2007

by Flagship Venture Labs, Joule is privately held and headquartered in

Cambridge, Massachusetts. Additional information is available at

www.jouleunlimited.com.









