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Xenerga provides world’s only turnkey biodiesel opportunity.

Americans are known for their sense of enterprise and willingness to embrace new technology. That’s why Jason Sayers believes the timing has never been better for the launching of Xenerga, a turnkey investment opportunity that provides a proprietary system to produce biodiesel, an increasingly popular alternative fuel.

Originally from the United Kingdom, 35-year-old Sayers is the CEO of Orlando-based Xenerga, which is looking to establish a nationwide network of biodiesel production facilities by partnering with individuals and companies looking to be part of a new era in the production of alternative fuels such as biodiesel, a clean-burning fuel that can be used in any diesel engine with no modifications, in pure form or blended with petroleum diesel at any level.

“We are at the start of a boom in the popularity of alternative fuels,” said Sayers, whose management team has been involved in the manufacturing and installation of more than 100 biodiesel plants throughout Europe and Asia. “There is especially great demand for biodiesel because it can be produced at the local level.”

American-made fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol are gaining momentum as a way to lessen this country’s dependence on foreign oilwhile boosting the U.S. economy and protecting the environment.

Government and private fleets are increasingly turning to biodiesel, making it the fastest-growing alternative fuel in the United States.

While many individuals and companies are looking to capitalize on the growing popularity of biodiesel - which can be produced from any fat or vegetable oil, including waste cooking oil – Xenerga has created the world’s only complete turnkey biodiesel opportunity that includes guaranteed feedstock, a proprietary five-million-gallon-per-year plant and customers to purchase the fuel.

Xenerga’s first U.S. plant will open in Orlando, Fla., in December 2006 and the company is targeting 40 major U.S. markets during its first phase of plant openings. Xenerga is interviewing candidates for partnership opportunities in each market. Industry experience is not required; a general manager oversees day-to-day operations, but candidates are expected to have extensive and proven business acumen and financial resources necessary for the $1.95 million investment cost.

Ninety-five percent of that figure represents facility construction and installation costs.

The profitable Xenerga business model has many advantages when compared with companies that are building vast, expensive biodiesel plants requiring enormous financial backing that also have complicated design, construction and maintenance requirements. Distribution is another issue since most production facilities are based near Midwest farms that grow the soybean feedstock used to manufacture biodiesel.

Xenerga uses waste cooking oil as a feedstock rather than virgin rapeseed and soybean oils. Its feedstock costs are not only cheaper, but because Xenerga has created an easily replicable, smaller-scale production facility designed to serve only local markets, it can be located wherever feedstock exists, eliminating many of the high-procurement and distribution costs associated with large-scale plants.

Because Xenerga has obtained exclusive, long-term deals to purchase waste cooking oil from a network of suppliers – including Restaurant Technologies, Inc., which counts McDonald’s, Albertsons, Applebee’s and Chili’s among its customers – Xenerga plants will be located in or around these markets to minimize distribution costs and maximize profits.

“Our model is different from other models,” Sayers said. “Many of the plants being built today are 100-million-gallon-per-year plants that require a huge investment and have complicated logistics. We’ve taken a different view. We’ve cut out the logistical problems and we distribute the biodiesel locally without a lot of the distribution costs. Our unique business model will change the way biodiesel is profitably produced.”

While market prices for the purchase of feedstock and methanol and the sale of biodiesel affect profitability, the companies first plant in Orlando based on current prices, will return net profits in excess of $2.5 million per year at full capacity, producing five million gallons of biodiesel annually, Sayers said. Numerous grants and tax incentives are also offered.

According to June 2006 figures from the National Biodiesel Board, more than 65 biodiesel plants currently operate nationwide, with another 50 under construction. Annual biodiesel production reached 75 million gallons in 2005.

Along with creating a proven, profitable partnership opportunity designed to take advantage of the growing demand for biodiesel, Xenerga’s management team has compiled an impressive track record of leading successful companies in both Europe and the United States.

Along with Victor Clewes, President, Sayers is the founder and CEO of FiltaFry, a franchised concept with operations in42 US states and 11 countries throughout the world, that specializes in cleaning deep fryers and recycling the cooking oil they use through a mobile, onsite fryer management program for restaurants and commercial kitchens. COO Mark Sear has an extensive background in the biodiesel industry and has been involved in more than 100 biodiesel plants in Europe and Asia.

To learn more about the Xenerga Partnership visit www.xenerga.com

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