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Farewell Fossil Fuels, Greetings Biofuels: Aviation Finds New Favoured Oil

Farewell Fossil Fuels, Greetings Biofuels: Aviation Finds New Favoured Oil

The Breakfast Grille

April 16, 201222m 56s

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Show Notes

JATRO AG Founder & CEO Dr. Christoph Weber discusses:

- Airline industry - uptake - biofuels - adoption rates;
- Aircraft performance - behavior - operation differences;
- Challenges - gelling - effects on farm commodity prices - clearing of land for biofuel use;
- Aviation industry - impediments to upscale: supply and costs;
- Jatro AG: - experience - skills - depth;
- Current acreage size - location;
- Percentage of acreage planted;
- Age of trees;
- Amount of acreage sought;
- Stated production targets;
- Pest problems - pesticides;
- Competition for water;
- Funding:- Amount of capital expended since inception;
- Amounts sought - valuations;
- Investors already on board - identity;
- Former Siemens Malaysia President and CEO Tan Sri Rainier Althoff is a board member and part owner - his role;
- Most pressing use of capital;
- R&D spend as percentage of revenues;
- Sales and marketing - effort;
- Earnings track record;
- Path to profitability.

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