White Energy Company Limited · ASX:WEC
White Energy — Investor Presentation (August 2007)
18 slides from White Energy's investor presentation, Aug 8, 2007
Slide 1: White Energy Company Limited Company Overview
For personal use only White Energy Company Limited Company Overview As at August 3, 2007 Page 1
Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements
Forward Looking Statements For personal use only Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this presentation contain forward-looking statements, including statements, containing the words “planned”, “expects”, “believes”, “strategy”, “opportunity”, “anticipates
Slide 3: Capital Structure & Trading History
Capital Structure & Trading History For personal use only • Listed: Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: WEC) • Issued shares: 121 million fully paid ordinary shares • Fully diluted shares: 156 million shares • Recent share price: A$3.05 (3rd August 2007) • Equity market capitalization*: A$369 M / U
Slide 4: Executive Summary
Executive Summary For personal use only • Environmental Upgrading In Huge Potential Market: WEC product has higher energy value and lower emissions of CO2 and SO2; worldwide, 465 billion tons of sub-bituminous and brown coal reserves exist • Patented Technology: Developed by Australia’s CSIRO in con
Slide 5: The Global Energy Outlook
The Global Energy Outlook For personal use only • By 2100, nearly half of the world’s energy supply is projected to come from coal • Rapidly growing demand for thermal (power generation) coals seen throughout the world is being driven by global growth in energy demand—particularly from the fast grow
Slide 6: Global Need for Coal Upgrading Technology
Global Need for Coal Upgrading Technology For personal use only Macro Environment Is Placing Increased Premium On Compliant Coals • New Crude Paradigm Placing Upward Pressure On Competitive Fuels: Rising crude oil pricing is increasing demand for cheaper, indigenous fossil fuels • Rapidly Growing Co
Slide 7: Asian & US Thermal Coal Outlook
Asian & US Thermal Coal Outlook For personal use only Asian Thermal Coal Asian Thermal Import Coal Import Demand Demand (Mt) (Mt) Japan Korea 400 Taiwan China Asian Coal Outlook India Malaysia 350 Thailand 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.4 18.2 18.3 12.3 16.9 • Global thermal coal import demand (seaborne plus 300
Slide 8: Potential Market for WEC Technology
Potential Market for WEC Technology For personal use only • Globally there are 465.3 billion tonnes of proven sub- bituminous and brown coal reserves. These coals have been relatively under developed because of the poor transport and utilization efficiencies resulting from their high moisture and lo
Slide 9: The Technology – Process and Plant
The Technology – Process and Plant For personal use only • WEC Coal Technology was developed by the CSIRO (pre-eminent Australian Vent government sponsored research Vent organization) in conjunction with industry Baghouse players TraDet Inc, K.R. Komarek Inc and Flash heating The Griffin Coal Compan
Slide 10: The Technology - Results
The Technology - Results For personal use only The WEC Coal Technology processes high moisture sub-bituminous coal resulting in: • Higher energy value: demonstrated to produce ~11,000 BTU/lb (6,200 kcal/kg) coal briquettes from ~8,000 BTU/lb (4,500 kcal/kg) sub bituminous coal; an increase of 37.5%
Slide 11: The Technology – Low Scale-Up Risk
The Technology – Low Scale-Up Risk For personal use only • WEC’s successful 90,000 TPA demonstration plant is now ready to be scaled up • With minor design modifications, WEC is taking its proven 90,000 TPA technology and replicating it (utilizing standardized components that have been used by indus
Slide 12: Commercialization – Current JV's
Commercialization –Current JV’s For personal use only Bayan JV • The Bayan joint venture is owned 51% by WEC and 49% by Bayan. An initial plant is currently being built with production capacity of 1MTPA growing to 5MTPA and is expected to cost no more than US$28 million per million tonnes (plus US$7
Slide 13: Commercialization Strategy
Commercialization Strategy For personal use only Stage 1 Enter into JV / Tolling agreements with partners in Asia to commence large scale commercialization of BCB technology; currently WEC has signed three important contracts designed to build earnings and cash flow: • Bayan (2Q08) : build, test and
Slide 14: Commercialization Strategy
Commercialization Strategy For personal use only Stage 2 Now evaluating US market entry strategies • Critical to WEC strategy is to get a foothold in the US market in the near term. • Targeting potential US partnering opportunities in the Powder River Basin. – Major users are US power utilities who
Slide 15: Commercializing The Technology – Timeline
Commercializing The Technology – Timeline For personal use only 15 MTPA 9 MTPA 4 MTPA 1 MTPA 2007 / 08 2008 / 09 2009 / 10 2010 / 11 Page 15
Slide 16: The White Energy Team
The White Energy Team For personal use only WEC has assembled a diverse, experienced team that includes: Experienced Business and Coal Executives: • Travers Duncan (Executive Chairman White Energy Technology Limited): Civil engineer with over thirty years’ experience in project management of large c
Slide 17: The White Energy Team
The White Energy Team For personal use only Coal Technologists / Inventors: • Keith Clark (Director of Technology WEC): Over 35 years experience in research and development in coal and mineral processing. Was a Senior Principal Research Scientist with CSIRO before leaving in 2002 and joining WEC on
Slide 18: Executive Summary
Executive Summary For personal use only • Environmental Upgrading In Huge Potential Market: WEC product has higher energy value and lower emissions of CO2 and SO2; worldwide, 465 billion tons of sub-bituminous and brown coal reserves exist • Patented Technology: Developed by Australia’s CSIRO in con
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