General Synfuels Completes Engineering Design on Promising Energy Technology
March 31 2009 - 7:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Company plans prototype installation to commence late Summer 2009,
full field-test in 2010 BOSTON, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- General
Synfuels International (GSI) today announced the successful
completion of engineering design on the company's patented
technology to recover hydrocarbons from oil shale through a
breakthrough, environmentally-low-impact and
energy-self-sustainable gasification process. In addition, said
Luis F. Lugo, CEO of Earth Search Sciences, Inc., engineering on
and fabrication of nearly 50 percent of components for a
"proof-of-concept" prototype have been completed at Industrial
Systems (ISI) in Delta, Colorado. The company has secured a land
parcel containing oil shale upon which to carry out this test
phase. "An impressive team of innovators from the oil, gas,
chemicals, and mining industries have applied their best thinking
to advance our ground-breaking technology to develop domestic
energy resources and help secure U.S. energy independence," said
Michael Lockhart, CTO of Earth Search Sciences and Chief Scientist
of GSI. "We are optimistic that installation of components for
R&D and our first production prototype can begin on our project
site by late spring or early summer, and that full-scale testing
can begin in 2010." Energy experts are favorably impressed. "We
have been involved with oil shale projects since the 1980s and
believe GSI's innovative technology is years ahead of the
competition - possessing both process and environmental
advantages," said Bob Isom, President of ISI. "It will be deeply
gratifying to have designed a system that will prove the
technology's feasibility in the field, particularly if its
commercial application translates into energy independence for the
U.S." Lugo said moving forward with the field test will provide
engineering and production data to establish the basic economics
that will drive the success of this technology on a commercial
scale. "The key factors - from our technology's minimal
environmental impact and very low use of water to its potential to
efficiently and inexpensively produce market-ready products - have
the power to strengthen our company and our country," said Lugo.
"Further, we expect the gasification process to yield positive
results in a matter of months, not years." General Synfuels
International, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Earth Search
Sciences, Inc., (OTC:ESSE) (BULLETIN BOARD: ESSE) . About General
Synfuels International, Inc. General Synfuels - a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Earth Search Sciences, Inc. - is dedicated to
delivering a green transformation to fossil fuels development. The
company has developed a patented, environmentally-friendly, energy
self-sustainable, and economically-viable process to recover oil
and gas products from oil shale, oil sands and heavy oil. The in
situ gasification technology has the potential to reduce reliance
on oil imports to the U.S. by responsibly tapping into the abundant
domestic energy resources of the United States, and is anticipated
to position the company as a significant player in the heavy oils
industries around the globe. About Earth Search Sciences -
http://www.earthsearch.com/ Earth Search Sciences, Inc.,
[OTCBB:ESSE] is a technology company focused on hyperspectral
imaging and the zero-footprint, zero-product-loss development of
domestic, inland oil resources. The company's patented
hyperspectral technology provides the ability to accurately read
the chemical properties of surface substances from great altitudes.
The technology produces easily interpreted maps to identify
specific minerals and substances on the surface of the earth by
their diagnostic reflectance patterns quickly and economically. At
the same time, the technology delivers baselining and monitoring of
the environmental situation and improves the probability of early
detection of anomalies. The application of Earth Search's patented
and IP-protected hyperspectral technology cuts across the
commercial, environmental, medical and military spectra. This news
release includes forward-looking statements that involve a number
of risks and uncertainties. The information reflects numerous
assumptions as to industry performance, general business and
economic conditions, regulatory and legal requirements, taxes and
other matters, many of which are beyond the control of the company.
Similarly, this information assumes certain future business
decisions that are subject to change. There can be no assurance
that the results predicted here will be realized. Actual results
may vary from those represented, and those variations may be
material. DATASOURCE: General Synfuels International, Inc. CONTACT:
Luis F. Lugo of Earth Search Sciences, Inc., +1-781-239-8223, ; or
Scott Peyron, +1-208-388-3800, , for General Synfuels
International, Inc.
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