1) AEPI - Producers of Protein & Power  2) AEPI Extraction & Biodiesel Plant  3) Founding Board of Directors - July 7, 2006  4) Office Ribbon Cutting - Aug 11, 2006  5) Soybean Festival Booth - Aug 11, 2006  6) Soybean Festival Parade - Aug 12, 2006  7) Site Announcement Nov. 9, 2006  8) Site Announcement Nov. 9, 2006  9) Investor Map as of 2-20-07  10) Joanne Godfrey Appreciation Dinner  11) Test drilling for water  12) Core drilling for soil samples  13) No job too big or too small for GM  14) Beautiful decorations for 1st annual mtg  15) Ready for 1st Annual Mtg & Groundbreaking 11-17-07  16) Groundbreaking opening ceremony  17) First dirt turned by board and staff  18) Moved first dirt Dec. 31, 2007  19) 1st biodiesel equipment delivered 1-7-08  20) Several biodiesel tanks on site 1-16-08  21) Dirt work continues in spite of mud 1-16-08  22) Lot of dirt moved in past month 3-1-08a  23) Lot of dirt moved in past month 3-1-08b  24) Lot of dirt moved in past month 3-1-08c  25) First concrete poured - day tank footings 3-6-08a  26) First concrete poured - day tank footings 3-6-08b  27) First concrete poured - day tank footings 3-6-08c  28) First concrete poured - day tank footings 3-6-08d  29) First concrete poured - day tank footings 3-6-08e  30) First concrete poured - day tank footings 3-6-08f  31) First concrete poured - day tank footings 3-6-08g  32) 430 cubic yards of concrete poured on Monday 3-10-08!  33) More concete for the biodiesel day tanks 3-11-08b  34) Slump test on concrete 3-11-08c  35) Jim Bunker(Genuine Builders) oversees concrete work  36) Forming for berm wall for chemical storage  37) Fretco about 75% complete on dirt work 3-20-08  38) Rough grade on rail loop nearing completion  39) Blasting away rock on rail loop 3-20-08  40) Gary Karaff, Site Manager on right  41) Footings and foundation for biodiesel building  42) Several directors and staff tour site on 3-25-08  43) Concrete for the tank farm is progressing well  44) Tank base is nearly ready for tank construction  45) View from NW to SE from hill inside track loop  46) Col. Jim Reser auctions off house on Saturday  47) Genuine Builders progressing on biodiesel building  48) View looking NE. Brown Tank Co. raises crude oil tank  49) Crude oil tank will hold over 1.7 million gallons  50) Hertz is providing temporary construction power  51) Fretco's drilling rig for blasting rock  52) Special guests view nearly complete rail bed  53) Tent erected for M & W pipe fabrication 4-17-08  54) Brown Tank begins erection of de-gummed & biodisel tanks  55) A-Lert sets biodiesel vessels in biodiesel building  56) Little mishap for delivery truck on way to site!  57) Thankfully no one was hurt and the steel was not damaged.  58) The farm house is about ready to be moved.  59) Fretco will soon be able to lower this site.  60) M & W have a lot of pipe to be welded.  61) Crude oil, de-gummed tanks up. Biodiesel started.  62) Structural steel is arriving.  63) Pipe racks are being installed.  64) Floor in biodiesel building poured 5-1-08.  65) Looks like Genuine Builders did a smooth job.  66) Phillip Standley moves his house off basement.  67) Gingerich Movers didn't take long to move.  68) Final preparations before taking house.  69) House leaves - track hoe moves in.  70) Demolition of basement begins.  71) Gingerich has to move his tools quickly.  72) Future bathroom for the Board & Staff?  73) Fretco moves dirt from around house.  74) TV tower is now the only evidence left of house.  75) One large track hoe can move a lot of dirt.  76) Soon land will be level east of future admin. bldg.  77) Dirt scrapers work in tandem to load faster.  78) A-Lert welder, Mitch Korff, welds large pipe.  79) Gary Karaff, Site Manager, reports during conference call.  80) Now that is a really big roadside ditch!.  81) Tents allow A-lert welders to work in any weather.  82) Standing steel being erected for biodiesel building.  83) Vertical columns soon to be tied together - 5-12-08.  84) Preparing for concrete pour on Wednesday if no rain.  85) Biodiesel pretreatment side is ready for concrete floor.  86) In spite of the mud, another biodiesel tank is rising.  87) Decanter #3 - separation of biodiesel and wash water.  88) Ready to pour foundation for skim pit.  89) Walls of skim pit are well reinforced.  90) Crude oil tank on left is complete with roof.  91) Finishing up on the north biodiesel storage tank.  92) North side of biodiesel building is for pretreatment.  93) Pretreatment floor nearly ready for concrete.  94) View from the southeast on 5-20-08.  95) Klarissa Olvera snaps a picture for Carrollton Democrat.  96) Pressure testing fire protection system.  97) Structural steel continues to go up on biodiesel building.  98) Concrete floor is complete on pretreatment side.  99) More pipe rack piers are being installed.  100) Remote control compactor at work around new piers.  101) Workers "flying in" large pipes.  102) Skim pit walls formed and ready for concrete.  103) One pipe got away, but no one hurt and no damage.  104) Structural steel continues to be erected.  105) On the left, bulk silica storage tanks.  106) Skim pit poured and ready for waterproofing.  107) Vessels being placed in pretreat area.  108) More piping installed in racks.  109) Even with the rain, more pipe racks go up.  110) Pressure still holding in fire protection system!  111) Waterproofing of skim pit completed before the rains came.  112) COO Butch Endicott repairs web site camera.  113) Several pumps have been mounted in the biodiesel bldg.  114) Butch inspects the installation of a vessel.  115) Vessel needed just a slight adjustment :)  116) Over 4" of rain over the area June 24 & 25.  117) Overflow pipes were running at capacity.  118) Storm ponds filled up quickly.  119) Some erosion occurred and will be repaired.  120) Biodiesel building continues to rise.  121) Pipe racks extend south through tank farm.  122) Pipe racks west of biodiesel building.  123) Crude oil tank is large - 1,820,000 gallons!  124) Area south of biodiesel building ready for chemical tanks.  125) Work continues on south end of pipe racks.  126) A lot of steel sorted and ready to install.  127) 8.5 inches of rain was hard on the hay bales.  128) All storm run-off prevention measures in place.  129) Overall progress continues but not as fast as rough grading.  130) Storm pictures from June 27, 2008.  131) Intense lightning and heavy rain.  132) Storm did not cause any real damage.  133) John Rowe does great job as safety manager.  134) All hazards are identified and marked.  135) Steel is sorted and ready for installation.  136) Sorted steel is easy for crane to pick up.  137) Forklift and crane work together on steel erection.  138) Pipe rack is getting closer to completion.  139) The manlift allows the workers to get close to the job.  140) Notice the safety harness. Safety is number one.  141) Making progress, but still several pieces left to install.  142) The skilled workers always know where everyone else is.  143) BNSF delivers mainline switches.  144) BNSF mainline switches will allow access from east and west.  145) Someday this train will use these switches.  146) Overall view of site on August 15, 2008.  147) The first of two boilers arrive.  148) Count 'em. Twelve axles!.  149) The second boiler makes the difficult turn.  150) AEPI's President gets out occasionally - lifting cable.  151) First truck ready to be unloaded.  152) Butch, David, & Kevin stand next to 1st boiler.  153) John, Billy, & Gary also admire the size of the boiler.  154) Two large cranes are used to unload the boilers.  155) Yellow crane is 60 ton and black is 100 ton capacity.  156) Second truck is now ready to be unloaded.  157) Unloading 2nd boiler. Notice trailer's 2 fifth-wheels!  158) Everyone was very cautious to prevent damage or injury.  159) Member Robert Maasdam helping to keep the weeds down.  160) Almost all vessels are set on the first two floors.  161) The metal grate floors are being installed.  162) The biodiesel side is over 40% complete.  163) Boone Construction is starting turn lane construction.  164) Both left and right turn turn lanes will be installed.  165) County Road 170 will be widened and raised.  166) President David Swearingin checking vessel IDs.  167) Board members inspecting construction.  168) Board members on 2nd floor with pretreat on right.  169) Gary explaining construction progress.  170) Vessels mounted on second floor of biodiesel.  171) A-Lert "stuffing & snapping" bolts.  172) Site Manager Gary Karaff & VP Chuck Dunlop.  173) Close-up of BNSF mainline rail switch.  174) East mainline rail switch.  175) West and east mainline rail switches.  176) Boone Construction pouring concrete for entrance.  177) Finish grading for north of entrance.  178) Right turn lane gets close to pole which is to be moved.  179) Turn lanes are more than 50% complete at this point.  180) Genuine Builders preparing more pipe rack footings.  181) Forming up for next pipe rack pier 11/20/08.  182) Pipe rack and biodiesel from south 11/20/08.  183) Top floor of biodiesel building being erected.  184) Daily progress often is not seen from this view.  185) KCPL has this pole marked to move south.  186) KCPL is setting poles west of Hwy 65 - 11/20/08.  187) Boone Construction has completed the turn lanes.  188) All that is left is finish grading and grass seeding.  189) Turn lanes painted and now fully operational.  190) Replacement south pole at highway entrance set by KCPL.  191) Fill around skim pit is nearly complete.  192) Two cranes now in use at biodiesel building.  193) Electric poles west of entrance being placed by KCPL.  194) This line is for power to Keystone pump station.  195) Job of setting poles west of entrance half done.  196) KCPL is stringing new wires to our site.  197) At our entrance, power lines go south to substation.  198) A lot of activity is occurring unseen inside buildings.  199) M & W is performing a lot of detailed pipe fitting.  200) The second floor of the biodiesel pre-treat will be concrete.  201) A-Lert Piping is making progress on outside piping in racks.  202) Electric poles at entrance completed - 1/2/09.  203) Donna, Mary, Shirley, & Peggy ready to register members.  204) Boards members remain excited about the project.  205) Questions from the large crowd was major part of meeting..  206) Despite tough economic times, members remain upbeat.  207) Kinder-Morgan continues with natural gas tap.  208) The cold weather has slowed progess on pipeline.  209) Pipe tap lies all in AEPI land.  210) 42 inch pipeline has been tapped.  211) Pipe will be buried as weather allows.  212) Much nicer weather today for the pipe crew.  213) Natural gas pipeline has been buried - 2/19/09.  214) Kinder-Morgan's pipeline ends at metering station.  215) Natural gas is now very close to our biodiesel plant.  216) Land has been restored to original condition.  217) Natural gas metering station nearing completion.  218) Electricity has been installed for rail switches.  219) Security camera is moved to warehouse - 4/24/09.  220) Security Control Center established on CR 170 - 4/27/09.  221) Trees being removed north of CR 170.  222) Trees being removed north of CR 170.  223) Trees being removed north of CR 170.  224) Security staff also provides some maintenance.  224) Warehouse and Security Control Center getting some new paint.  224) Tom Rogers applying final coat of paint - 5/19/09.  225) BNSF installing new railroad ties near AEPI switches - 5/29/09.  226) A-Lert moving silos for installation.  227) A-Lert moving silos for installation.  228) A-Lert moving silos for installation.  229) A-Lert moving silos for installation.  230) A-Lert moving silos for installation.  231) A-Lert erecting silos.  232) A-Lert erecting silos.  233) A-Lert erecting silos.  234) A-Lert erecting silos.  235) A-Lert erecting silos.  236) A-Lert erecting silos.  237) A-Lert erecting silos.  238) Positioning crane to install vessel on 3rd floor.  239) A-Lert installing final vessel on third floor.  240) A-Lert installing final vessel on third floor.  241) A-Lert installing final vessel on third floor.  242) Charlotte, our newest security member :o)  243) Secretary Kevin Fischer making final preparations for 3rd Annual Mtg.  244) The Board and speakers have taken their chairs.  245) Members coming in. Nearly a full house by 1:00 PM - 1/23/10  246) Jerry Bengtson giving a financing update.  247) Troy Norton presents results of the audit.  248) Members John Fay, Ellis & Leoma Burns provide a board lunch. Thank you!  249) Site inspection 4-8-2010, boilers well protected.  250) Construction site clean and in good condition.  251) Recent rain water still draining away.  252) Water slowly draining, but never reached equipment.  253) Skim pit had a lot of water, but it is designed to hold water.  254) Sun and wind damaged boiler covers.  255) Jimmy Davis, Steve Swearingin, & crew install new covers.  256) Heavy tarps now protect both boilers.  257) Van Horn Township helps smooth out entrance - 7/1/2010.  258) Entrance now in much better shape.  259) Thanks to member Jim Famuliner for this aerial view of site.

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