U.S. Geothermal Energy, HTM

Monday, 26 November 2012 - Editor

U. S. Geothermal|HTM|Profile|Summary

Geothermal energy is classified as a renewable source of electricity. It is considered to be a clean, environmentally friendly, sustainable method of electrical power generation. The use of geothermal energy is an established method of electrical power generation with 2,000 megawatts (MW) of installed capacity in the Western United States.

The benefits of geothermal energy are far reaching. A geothermal power plant does not burn fuel; energy production is clean, and renewable. It is a base load source; therefore, geothermal plants are designed to run 24 hours a day, every day with no emissions.

The US market demand for electricity is rising, creating a growing dependency on non-renewable non-sustainable resources. Consumption of fossil fuels has produced significant environmental problems including air pollution, smog and global warming. As a result of the environmental impact, rises in the world oil price and thinning reserves the world has looked to other sources of energy that will help alleviate these issues. Geothermal energy is rapidly growing into a $1.5 billion per year industry. There are approximately 12,000 MW of direct use and over 10,715 MW of generating capacity globally.

There are two main systems currently utilized for electric power generation. The first, and rarest, are vapor-dominated systems that yield nearly pure high-temperature steam (>235°C or 455°F). The Geysers in California is an example of this type system where steam is typically found at depths of 3,250 to 13,000 feet. The second type system is dominated by hot water and operates in the temperature range from 100°C to 300°C (212°F-700°F).

Using modern scientific and engineering techniques, geothermal systems may be sustained commercially for decades. The Geysers (California) and Wairakei (New Zealand) have produced electric power continuously for 40 years. The pioneering Larderello field in Italy has been productive since 1904. In fact, not a single geothermal field has been exhausted to date, although reservoir pressures and temperatures have declined slowly in response to production.

The heat source for geothermal energy comes primarily from large, magmatic systems deep in the earths crust. These are still partially molten or crystallized, but are hot igneous intrusions that yield their heat gradually over hundreds of thousands of years. As the earth cools over time, there is a constant movement of thermal energy that travels outward through highly permeable fracture zones to the surface.

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Stevia Corp, STEV, Profile, Summary

Thursday, 25 October 2012 - Editor

Stevia Corp. | STEV | Profile | Summary

Stevia Corp. (STEV) is a farm management company focused on Stevia agronomics from plant breeding to good agricultural practices to development of stevia derived products.

Stevia Corp. invests heavily in R&D and IP acquisition and manages its own propagation, nursery, and plantations as well as provides services to contract growers and other industry growers.

The Company was founded to deliver top quality agribusiness solutions in order to maximize the efficient mass production of stevia leaf and stevia derived products. The Company is headquartered in the US with farm operations/R&D in Vietnam, China, and Indonesia and planned operations in the US.

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INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS

◊ Opportunity to invest in an early development stage, vertically-integrated stevia farm management company in an emerging, high growth market

◊ The Company plans to be a “one stop shop” agribusiness solutions provider offering the full spectrum of farm management services

o Operate its own plantations, manage contract farms, and service industry growers (read Executive Summary)

o Expects to achieve positive EBITDA by the second quarter of 2013, growing to $3mm in annualized EBITDA by the end of 2013

(read full Investment Highlights)

o Positioned to become a global leader in the stevia industry that maximizes the efficient mass production of stevia leaf and stevia derived products

o Fastest growing product in the alternative sweetener market with 6,000 products across 35 countries

o Expected to eventually replace 20% of the sugar segment of global sweeteners or a $10 billion market opportunity

◊ Our valuation analysis results in a target price of $1.20 per share which represents significant upside of over 4 times the current stock price (see Valuation)

◊ The Company recently secured $500,000 in an equity private placement

and has access to $20 million from Southridge Partners.

◊ Global sweetener market is a $60 billion dollar industry! See the company's growth plans, the advantages of Vertically Integrated Supply Chain and much more...full free report

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Strong Global Executive Team with highly recognized leadership skills, expertise and decades of experience in Three Continents, Four vibrant economic regions of the world (The United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific).

George S. Blankenbaker (President)

Mr. Blankenbaker has been leading the development of high Reb-A Stevia farming in Vietnam, where he imported the Morita variety to trial in 2008 and in 2009 signed a contract to supply stevia leaf to PureCircle, the industry's leading refiner. Mr. Blankenbaker first became involved in commercial agriculture in 2002 when he began working with the Agri-Food Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) to provide strategically important food supplies to Singapore. Prior to that Mr. Blankenbaker co-wrote and co-presented a bid for the U.S. Navy Subsistence Prime Vendor (SPV) Contract valued at USD $197 million covering three zones of Japan, Singapore, and Diego Garcia. The contract was awarded in 2002 and the Singapore and Diego Garcia portion is currently supported by the Rong-Yao group, a partner company based in Singapore.

During the 1990s Mr. Blankenbaker was the Managing Director of a foodservice equipment company servicing South East Asia and was a partner of a holding company that established the first broadline foodservice distribution facility in Singapore which was also the first food distribution facility in Singapore to achieve both ISO 9000 and HACCP certification. Mr. Blankenbaker also traded commodities and was an independent consultant and analyst for Standard Chartered Bank and Reuters and was on the implementation team that established Globex in Singapore linking the Singapore International Monetary Exchange with the Chicago Board of Trade. Read more...

Rodney L. Cook (Director)

Dr. Pablo Erat (Director)

Thomas Ong (Director of Operations, Asia)

Dr. Zhang Ji (Chief Technical Advisor)

Dr. Nguyen Van Dan

(Technical Advisor – Vietnam R&D and Propagation Center)

Vincent Tan Meng Sheong (Director of Operations, China)

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