Envirepel Energy Hits 'Zero Emissions' Renewable Energy Target With Demonstration Test

    SAN DIEGO, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- This week Envirepel Energy, Inc, a
 Vista, California privately held company pioneering clean renewable energy
 solutions, met a major milestone by reaching "better than expected"
 emissions numbers with their renewable energy biomass combustion test unit.
 Governor Schwarzenegger has mandated that renewable energy generation make
 up 20 percent of the electrical energy portfolios of California's Utility
 Companies by 2010.
     President Anthony Arand believes the Governor's mandate is within
 reach. Arand said, "This week we demonstrated sustained operations of our
 prototype hybrid gasification unit, and verified raw combustion gas
 emissions levels. This is a major milestone in our development efforts.
 Basically, it's our equipment, in our town, with our guys, and our air
 district rules-which happen to be the toughest in the world."
     The emissions numbers are monitored on their test unit which takes
 biomass (greenwaste) through a "gasification" process. Later this year they
 will use the technology to produce electricity for their own operations and
 SDG&E. According to Arand, the technology isn't anything new, but his team
 has developed automated computer control software and emissions scrubbing
 systems to be used on larger combustion systems that emit cleaner air than
 what typically would enter the building.
     "Now that we've demonstrated that the 'combustion unit' works, we are
 off to the next part of our effort which is to prove that the design can be
 used for commercial electrical generation, which is our 2 MW project
 Kittyhawk." 2MW of electricity is enough power for 1200-1500 homes.
     What could that mean for homeowners in the future around an Envirepel
 Energy renewable energy plant? Cleaner air, less landfills, lower
 electricity cost, less traffic, more reliable electricity and less
 brown/black outs.
     Arand's renewable energy solutions are not going unnoticed, especially
 within the power generation community, as evidenced by his invitation to be
 a featured speaker at a Washington DC Biomass Energy convention earlier
 this year. Envirepel Energy has also had a steady stream of visitors from
 around the world inquiring of their efforts and touring the facility.
     Arand gives a lot of credit not only to his team of engineers, but also
 to the City of Vista and the Vista Planning Group which supported his
 research and development. Planning Group Director Richardson said, "I'm all
 for this ... I think it would be a positive thing to have here ... I think
 this an asset, I'm all for it." Director Martin said, "Frankly, I think
 that Mr. Arand is the type of person that we should encourage to locate in
 our business district, somebody developing these new environmentally
 friendly technologies. I compliment him and his work." This cooperation was
 in stark contrast to their experience within the unincorporated portion of
 San Diego County, which cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars in
 delays on another project.
     Numerous agency officials and government representatives touring the
 plant have offered their support, understanding the complications of
 working with dozens of agencies. State Assemblyman Jeffries' Chief of Staff
 Jeff Greene said during a recent visit, "We are very concerned about how
 difficult it is to permit new power generation projects in California. If
 this technology can produce cleaner energy while helping solve our region's
 solid waste problems, then it should be aggressively pursued and accepted
 by regulatory agencies."
     Envirepel Energy already has several plants in the planning stages in
 Southern California. According to a recent California Energy Commission
 (CEC) report, California's in-state biomass opportunities could amount to
 2,450 MW of power capacity and 18 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity by
 2050, as well as 1.6 billion gallons per year of biofuels, which Envirepel
 Energy is also pioneering.
     In addition to providing the energy solution for areas needing power,
 and retrofitting older power plants with new, cleaner technology, Envirepel
 is also planning to build biofuel plants.
     "We will start working on the use of combustion gases and CO2 recovery
 scrubbers to start our efforts in reformulating green house gases back into
 hydrocarbon based liquid fuels. We would like nothing more than to make
 America independent again and remove our need to buy oil from other
 countries," Arand said.
     For more information please visit www.envirepel.com
 
 

SOURCE Envirepel Energy, Inc