Clean Power Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: CPWE) (FRANKFURT: C1L)
("Clean Power" or the "Company"), a developer of unique systems to
reduce emissions and fuel usage by harnessing wasted exhaust
energy, is pleased to announce that it has formally launched its
heat recovery based CESAR technology for its first landfill
application. An unveiling ceremony took place on April 13th 2010 at
the Company's Headquarters in Newhaven, on England's Sussex Coast.
Clean Power Technologies has developed a steam hybrid system
based on its proprietary Clean Energy Separation And Recovery
('CESAR') technology. CESAR is able to recover otherwise wasted
heat from combustion engine exhaust and cooling systems which is
then utilised to generate high-pressure superheated steam. The
energy within the steam is converted to rotational power by
expansion through a vapour engine to drive auxiliary equipment or
to supplement a vehicle's main power source.
The Ceremony was attended by more than 70 guests, ranging from
the Company's loyal shareholders to the Mayor of Newhaven and it
included a Representative of CPT first customer, Renewable Power
Systems. Attendees were given a tour of Clean Power's 10,000 sq.ft.
R&D facility, during which they were updated on the Company's
truck and refrigerated trailer programme, before being shown the
new landfill gas unit prior to its trial installation on a 500 kW
generator set in Oxfordshire, UK. These field trial results will
lead to the final design of purpose-built engines for use across
the broader landfill sector where demand is high for what is,
essentially, cost free energy.
This trial programme follows the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding, in September 2009, with gas-to-energy developer
Renewable Power Systems ("RPS"), based on laboratory tests in July
2009 that simulated landfill conditions and proved the concept for
the landfill gas application. (see
www.cleanpowertech.co.uk/content/media/archive/2009/09-09-2009.asp)
This latest application for the CESAR system was announced by
the Company's President and CEO, Mr. Abdul Mitha. During a
ribbon-cutting ceremony, Mr. Mitha said: "CESAR is a unique
technology that improves energy efficiency in both stationary and
motive power systems by applying smart heat recovery techniques. In
a world that is developing evermore complicated ways to enhance
fuel economy and improve the environment, Clean Power has found an
answer that is sound, simple, practical and cost effective. More
than one third of fuel energy from an internal combustion engine is
wasted in the form of exhaust heat. By capturing it, using it to
create super heated steam and applying that steam either in the
original engine or a secondary generator, we have proved, in our
test facility that our CESAR system can provide an additional 8% of
energy ... free of charge.
"In the engineering world, 8% is a massive uplift. For instance,
through our discussion with a major truck and engine, we were told
that despite budgets of hundreds of millions of pounds they had
difficulty squeezing 1/4 of 1% additional energy from current
engines. This has prompted preliminary meetings to explore
collaborative relationship for the future development for the
integration of the CESAR technology in trucks. Our ongoing energy
efficiency results, in both the truck and landfill development
programmes, continue to attract strong interest from Original
Equipment manufacturers, the aftermarket sector and operators
alike. Indeed, Clean Power have already received enquiries from a
number of landfill operators in Canada, the United States, India
and China.
In the USA and Canada alone, the market potential for Clean
Power's landfill system is over 2300 units, giving the Company a
combined market potential in the U.K. and the U.S.A. of over Pounds
Sterling 360 million (US$ 500 million).
Having outlined the many uncharted engineering challenges faced
by the Company, and praised the professionalism with which the
Clean Power team had addressed them, Mr Mitha handed over to Mike
Burns, Chief Technology Officer, who added: "This is a world first;
never before has the waste exhaust from a landfill gas spark
ignition engine been used to generate additional electricity for
commercial sale to the national grid. The CESAR system will
increase the power from such systems, indeed from any
combustion-engined power generation set, by 8%. This potentially
translates to an additional 68 megawatts per year, or Pounds
Sterling 66 million in additional revenue, just from UK landfill
sites, not to mention the environmental benefits of capturing
energy from exhaust gases that are normally wasted to
atmosphere."
The visit concluded with an explanation by Marco Cuccinota,
Control Systems Manager, of the instrumentation, computer systems
and software designed in-house by Clean Power to monitor the
performance of the landfill installation at Finmere.
About Clean Power Technologies
Clean Power Technologies is committed to developing unique
systems to reduce emissions and fuel usage by producing power from
wasted energy. The CPT system can be applied to a range of
vehicles, including locomotives, heavy trucks and light cars, and
for industrial power generation such as landfill sites. The
Company's proprietary technology significantly increases fuel
efficiency through its Clean Energy Separation And Recovery (CESAR)
system, which takes otherwise wasted heat energy from the exhaust
of a conventional combustion engine and modifies it through a heat
recovery system to generate clean power.
Clean Power Technologies has cooperative research and
development agreements in place with one of the USA's largest
grocery chains, freight haulage companies and international
engineering corporations. Clean Power Technologies is also working
in a collaborative relationship with a leading non-profit
environmental organization in the United States.
Testing of the CESAR system on a Caterpillar C15 diesel engine
has demonstrated that by recovering around 40% of the exhaust gas
energy, efficiency improvements approaching 10% of the C15 running
power can be achieved. The Company is in advanced stage of the
development of this system for applications on landfill site
generators and truck auxiliary power supply.
The Company boasts a highly experienced engineering team, whose
vision and technical capabilities are driving the implementation of
this unique technology. Clean Power Technologies operates out of
its development facility in Newhaven, East Sussex, UK.
The Company is listed on OTCBB in the USA and is also listed on
XETRA on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
About CESAR
Clean Power's Clean Energy Separation And Recovery (CESAR)
technology is designed to increase fuel economy and reduce
emissions by capturing and reusing otherwise wasted heat from the
exhaust of a conventional combustion engine. A heat exchanger
captures waste energy, which is then used to power a secondary
vapour engine that generates electricity. In vehicle applications
this electricity can then be used to power auxiliary electric
engines and even supply power to the vehicle 'primary' engine. A
burner can be used to power the secondary vapour engine when the
primary engine is shut down.
The CESAR system can be used to power auxiliary truck systems,
such as trailer refrigeration and cab cooling or heating, in
regulatory 'no idle' and 'quiet' zones. In addition to initial
truck applications, CESAR can be further applied in Clean Power's
well developed passenger car program and also in the locomotive and
marine sectors.
In stationary applications CESAR can provide a continuous source
of electrical power to supplement that produced by a generating
engine, for no additional input resource. This is particularly
attractive for generators running on landfill methane gas, in that
more power can be produced from this clean resource.
Disclaimer
Forward Looking Statements - The information contained herein
regarding risks and uncertainties, which may differ materially from
those set forth in these statements, in addition to the economic,
competitive, governmental, technological and other factors,
constitutes a 'forward-looking statement' within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to the safe
harbors created thereby. While the company believes that the
assumptions underlying such forward-looking information are
reasonable, any of the assumptions could prove inaccurate and,
therefore, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking
information will prove to be accurate. Accordingly, there may be
differences between the actual results and the predicted results,
and actual results may be materially higher or lower than those
indicated in the forward-looking information contained herein.
Contacts: Clean Power Technologies Inc. Abdul A. Mitha UK Tel:
+44 1273 516013 or UK mobile: +44 782 436 5198
abdul@cleanpowertechbnologies.com Clean Power Technologies Inc.
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