Cyclone Power Technologies Completes First Milestone Under U.S. Army Development Program
July 17 2012 - 9:05AM
Marketwired
Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. (OTCQB: CYPW), developer of the
all-fuel,
clean-tech Cyclone Engine,
announced today that it has successfully completed the first major
milestone under its engine development contract with the
U.S. Army / Tank Command (TACOM), and its initial
billing to TACOM of approximately $500,000 has been submitted and
approved for payment.
The Army / TACOM contract is valued at approximately $1.4
million, inclusive of this first payment. The program objective is
to develop a Phase I prototype of a highly compact, lightweight
10kW power generator, driven by Cyclone's power-dense, external
combustion engine technology. The final product is expected to be
compatible for use with multiple lines of combat vehicles either as
a built-in auxiliary or dismountable and portable power unit.
Cyclone anticipates completing this Phase I contract by June 2013,
which may be followed by Phase II follow-on development and funding
next year.
Christopher Nelson, President of Cyclone, commented: "We're very
pleased to have completed this first important milestone of our
contract with TACOM, which included a technical review in Detroit
of the substantial design work and parts production we've
accomplished to date. The funding being provided by our customer at
this stage of the project will provide a great boost to our
development efforts, and should keep us on schedule for delivery
next year of a prototype product with many military and commercial
applications for small-scale, portable power generation."
About Cyclone Power Technologies
Cyclone Power Technologies is the developer
of the award-winning Cyclone Engine -- an all-fuel, clean-tech engine with the power and versatility to run
everything from waste energy electric generators and solar thermal
systems to cars, trucks and locomotives. Invented by company
founder and CEO Harry Schoell, the patented Cyclone Engine is an
eco-friendly external combustion engine,
ingeniously designed to achieve high thermal efficiencies through a
compact heat-regenerative process, and to run on virtually any fuel
-- including bio-diesels, syngas or solar -- while emitting
fewer greenhouse gases and irritating pollutants into the air. The
Cyclone Engine was recognized by Popular Science Magazine as the
Invention of the Year for 2008, and was
presented with two Society of Automotive Engineers' AEI Tech Awards. Additionally, Cyclone was named
Environmental Business of the Year by the
Broward County Environmental Protection Department. For more
information, visit www.cyclonepower.com.
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