Oxford Catalysts Share Discussion Threads

[wes1] 02/8/2013 02:19

Rupe1958
Solena has a cutting edge technology, "plasma gasification"

They think of themselves as "solution providers" - they do this by bringing on board technology partners who are "best of breed"

They selected OCG for the "British Airways Greensky London Project" to provide FT technology which will be integrated with plasma gasification.

Solena and OCG also have an understanding for supply to Solena's pipeline of future plants which include California, Rome, Stockholm and Berlin

the process is in two stages -
1/ waste/biomass to syngas (Solena)
2/ syngas to jetfuel, electricity etc (OCG)

............
just my take on it - I could be wrong!

[rupe1958] 01/8/2013 11:03

Seems a very interesting company.
Apologies to posters who are v familiar with the story, but can anyone explain hte relationship between Solena and OCG?
Presumably Solena are clients for OCG's portable F-T convertors?
Biofuels for aviation has got to be a huge growth business.

[gac141] 31/7/2013 18:14

Been away thanks WES1!

[visionon] 31/7/2013 08:11

I wonder if this might also be an indicator for a possible NASDAQ listing in the next 12-24mths. It would seem to make sense given that N.America is an important market.

[someuwin] 31/7/2013 07:16

31st July 2013

OXFORD CATALYSTS GROUP PLC
("Oxford Catalysts" or "the Group" or "the Company")

Notice of Change of Name and Web Address

Oxford Catalysts Group PLC (OCG.L), the technology innovator for smaller scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL), is pleased to confirm that it is changing its name to Velocys plc from 25 September 2013.

As noted in March 2013 when the Company issued its results for the year ended 31 December 2013, since the Group's 2008 acquisition of its US subsidiary, Velocys, Inc., it has operated under two brand names: Oxford Catalysts primarily for the financial community, and Velocys primarily for industry. Recognising that this can cause some confusion in the market, the Group undertook a review and decided that as it has begun commercial roll out of its technology the time is right to consolidate under a single brand, that of Velocys.

Accordingly, the Company is pleased to announce that its name is expected to be changed by resolution of the Directors of the Company (pursuant to the Company's articles of association) on 24 September 2013; Oxford Catalysts Group PLC will become Velocys plc.

Dealings on the London Stock Exchange under the new name are expected to commence at 8am on 25 September 2013 when the Company's TIDM (ticker symbol) will change from "OCG" to "VLS". The Company's FTSE classification will continue to be included under Oil Equipment & Services.

No new share certificates are being issued in respect of existing Ordinary Shares held in certificated form. Shareholders should retain their existing share certificates which will continue to be valid.

In compliance with AIM Rule 26, details of the Company will be available on the new web site address www.velocys.com before 25 September 2013.

Roy Lipski, CEO of Oxford Catalysts Group, said:

"This name change and rebranding exercise represent the final stage of integration of Oxford Catalysts and Velocys that joined forces in 2008. We are one company, with one management team and one goal: making smaller scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) a reality. These changes will help us present a united face to industry and the investor community as commercial roll-out of our technology continues."

- Ends -

[david77] 28/7/2013 11:18

Very impressive presentation, thanks for the link

[wes1] 28/7/2013 03:37

About 15 minutes in ...

[gac141] 25/7/2013 19:02

Thank you Wes1 always a mine of information..Even at 1.45 these shares look ridiculously cheap....

[wes1] 25/7/2013 14:20

Keith Williams CEO, British Airways -

"I believe that sustainable low-carbon fuels have great potential to reduce our carbon footprint and will contribute to the long term goal of a 50 percent reduction in net CO2 emissions by 2050. I am proud of the progress we have made with our technology partner Solena to build Europe's first biomass to liquid biojet plant in London."

British Airways and Solena Greensky project

GreenSky London is our flagship project to construct a state-of-the-art facility that will convert around 500,000 tonnes each year of waste normally destined for landfill – into 50,000 tonnes of sustainable low-carbon jet fuel, 50,000 tonnes of biodiesel, 20,000 tonnes of bio-naphtha and 11MW of exported power.
By using biomass waste to produce fuel, the project will help reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. The plant's zero waste philosophy means all materials from the process have an end use. As well as the low-carbon fuels produced, bio-naphtha can be used to make renewable plastics or blended into other fuels, and the process also produces a solid aggregate-type material.
In addition, exhaust gases from the process will be captured and cleaned to yield gases of industrial quality. The process will generate approximately 11MW net of green renewable power that can be fed into the UK National Grid.
The project has maintained momentum during 2012, thanks to the selection of key technology partners and the pre-front end engineering and design (Pre-FEED) for the project has commenced.

Solena Fuels Corporation will provide the high temperature gasification process that converts waste matter into synthesis gas, and the overall Integrated Biomass Gasification to Liquids (IBGTL) solution. Solena is a sustainable energy company that has developed proprietary gasification technology as the initial processing block to create the highest value bio-based synthetic fuels.

Oxford Catalysts Group/Velocys will supply the innovative Fisher-Tropsch (FT) reactors and catalyst that facilitate a highly efficient conversion of the cleaned synthesis gas into liquid hydrocarbons. The AIM-listed Oxford Catalysts Group are specialists in catalyst technology and Fischer-Tropsch reactors.

British Airways has committed to buying the jet fuel produced by the plant for ten years, equating to US$500 million at today's prices. We will also be an investor in the project. The British Airways off-take agreement represents the largest advanced biofuel commitment made to date by an airline. Barclays has been appointed as advisor to explore the funding opportunities through export credit agencies. A Competitive Letter of Interest has been obtained from an agency and includes associated term funding.
The British Airways and Solena partnership project represents a significant investment in new green technology in the UK. It will help reinforce the UK's position as a technology innovator, while providing leadership in the area of sustainable green energy and low-carbon fuel solutions. GreenSky London has signed an exclusive option on a site for the facility, and consent work for the site has begun. The facility will create over 150 operational jobs, and 1,000 construction positions. We aim to have completed construction by 2015.

Next Steps
Work with Solena to progress the Greensky project through the planning and construction phase
Promote the inclusion of aviation fuels within existing EU policy to speed up the deployment of these fuels, through Flightpath 2020 and Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels
Conclude rig testing within the Rolls-Royce test programme on novel fuels, to assess their engine performance and emissions profiles, prepare and disseminate final report

[pablo666] 24/7/2013 08:22

China starts to get interested: hxxp://www.intlpetroequip.com/news.asp?id=375


On 7th to 9th of  July, IPE visited Velocys ,negociating about the GTL  project .

[niardniarb] 20/7/2013 23:57

That was an interesting post Wes, particularly regarding the Dioxins, I had no idea! Am not in here but watching for developments, hope it turns the right way for all PI's GLA.

[wes1] 18/7/2013 12:46

a state-of-the-art facility will convert around 500,000 tonnes each year of waste normally destined for landfill – into 50,000 tonnes of sustainable low-carbon jet fuel, 50,000 tonnes of biodiesel, 20,000 tonnes of bio-naphtha and 11MW of exported power.

The plant's zero waste philosophy means all materials from the process have an end use. As well as the low-carbon fuels produced, bio-naphtha can be used to make renewable plastics or blended into other fuels, and the process also produces a solid aggregate-type material. In addition, exhaust gases from the process will be captured and cleaned to yield gases of industrial quality.

The process will generate approximately 11MW net of green renewable power that can be fed into the UK National Grid.

British Airways has committed to buying the jet fuel produced by the plant for ten years, equating to US$500 million at today's prices. They will also be an investor in the project. The BA off-take agreement represents the largest advanced biofuel commitment made to date by an airline.

Barclays has been appointed as advisor to explore the funding opportunities through export credit agencies. A Competitive Letter of Interest has been obtained from an agency and includes associated term funding.

An exclusive option on a site for the facility has been agreed and consent work for the site has begun. The facility will create over 150 operational jobs, and 1,000 construction positions. The aim is to complete construction by 2015.

Gasification destroys dioxins whilst incineration doesn't.

The word, dioxins, is a generic term for more than a hundred long lasting chemicals that are produced by burning municipal and medical waste and by a few industrial processes.

Dioxins are insoluble in water and when they settle on land and water bodies, they are absorbed in their entirety by terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. They travel up the food chain into animals and fish that feed on plants and thence into humans.

Since living organisms cannot metabolise them, they are found in very high concentrations in meat, fish, milk and eggs.

In human beings, a prolonged exposure to dioxins - through a 'rich diet' - impairs the functioning of the liver and the immune and reproductive systems, and raises the incidence of cancer.

In sum, dioxins shorten our lifespan.

Men have no way of expelling them.

Women can, but only by passing them to foetuses in their wombs or breast-feeding their babies.

[hawkwind4] 12/7/2013 23:33

Arrh. At last, forward momentum again. Some it seems have at last, seen the daylight

[phsycho] 12/7/2013 18:45

News Monday maybe.?

[arf dysg] 12/7/2013 17:27

Oh I say, what's up? Has the bandwagon lurched forwards into motion?

[haydock] 12/7/2013 15:41

Mind you I am the old - fashioned patient type.
Only 6/7 yrs in QFI.
Suggest you read in that one on the ADVFN bb & follow on 3i.

Should have been Tom Cross & PMG,{ I follow as an ex Dana man} not the problem I have PGD !

I -gas crew on ADVFN very local & knowledgeable.

Hay.

[meijiman] 12/7/2013 15:30

tks haydock. I certainly DMOR!

[gac141] 12/7/2013 15:21

This has the scent of something very good around the corner... Maybe a tip over the weekend???

[haydock] 12/7/2013 15:20

QFI, PGD & I-gas nuff said !

DYOR.

[meijiman] 12/7/2013 14:46

and what other 'top class small companies' are on your list haydock?

[haydock] 12/7/2013 13:33

When will the penny finally drop on the sp?

During the last year I have been here I have been amazed how quiet this was 7 at the general lack of MKT. interest,
I suppose it is AIM in a bad patch & time of year, as much as anything.
it is great to be able to buy into top class small companies at ones leisure.

It will be exciting when the worm turns.
It will someday.

[gac141] 12/7/2013 06:38

More meat on the bones here.looks like the 70m deal could or should hsppem..just one string to our bow,,

[fern5] 11/7/2013 00:42

It'll be a while then????

[hawkwind4] 10/7/2013 23:17

When the gas starts to flow more too excess pos imo