LICENSING AGREEMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Licensing Agreement

LICENSING AGREEMENT

NOTE 11.  LICENSING AGREEMENT

The Company operates under an operating and licensing agreement with a related party that is majority-owned and controlled by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Benjamin P. Cowart, that provides for an irrevocable, non-transferable, royalty-free, perpetual right to use TCEP to re-refine certain used oil feedstock and associated operations of this technology on a global basis.  This includes the right to utilize the technology in any future production facilities built by the Company.  If the related entity is unable to continue operations, the Company would not have a source of its TCEP products to sell to customers, which could negatively impact sales. The Company must approve any research and development costs that are performed by the related party and this may affect the related party’s ability to maintain technological feasibility of the technology which could impact the value of the license. The Company will continue to make expenditures on the development of the process in the foreseeable future, which could be significant. We believe the license is technologically feasible; however, we believe we can make improvements that will enhance the TCEP process and design.

The initial valuation of the license was based upon the cost to acquire the use of TCEP and its processes. It will be assessed over time for changes in the valuation. Additional development costs capitalized during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $241,454 and $288,015, respectively. The Company is amortizing the value of the license agreement over a fifteen year period.  Amortization expense was $145,871 and $129,246 for the years ending December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  No indications of impairment of the license existed at December 31, 2011.