FlexEnergy Named Finalist in Harvey Mudd Green Engineering Category at TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards

IRVINE, Calif., June 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FlexEnergy Inc(www.flexenergy.com),a clean tech business with the breakthrough solution to create clean energy with near zero emissions from harmful greenhouse gases, has been named a finalist in the Harvey Mudd College Green Engineering category for the TechAmerica Orange County High-Tech Innovation Awards.

The company is being honored for its Flex Powerstation™ and Flex Turbine™ technology that generates grid-friendly clean, renewable energy from previously unusable sources of methane, one of the world's most potent greenhouse gases. FlexEnergy Inc provides onsite power generation technologies that reduce companies' carbon footprint while saving billions in energy costs. FlexEnergy Inc has become one of the fastest growing clean tech companies, escalating from 10 to over 100 employees in the past two years alone.

"FlexEnergy Inc solutions not only enable customers to create environmental value and build cleaner communities, they make attractive economic and operational sense, and set the bar for clean energy standards," says Joe Perry, CEO, FlexEnergy Inc. "We are honored to be a finalist in this year's awards."

"We congratulate FlexEnergy Inc for rising to the finalist ranks," says Bob Brunson, associate director, TechAmerica Orange County. "This region boasts many noteworthy companies, including FlexEnergy Inc, that continue to influence technology development throughout the rest of the world."

Now in its 18th year, TechAmerica celebrates excellence and achievement in the region's technology industry, and honors local companies, individuals and products that drive innovation in Orange County. Winners will be announced at a dinner on June 9, 2011 in Irvine, Calif. For more information, visit www.techamerica.org/hta18.

About FlexEnergy Inc:

FlexEnergy Inc (www.flexenergy.com) is the developer of the world's cleanest power platforms, transforming one of the world's largest sources of greenhouse gases (low quality methane) from a source of pollution into a clean energy source. FlexEnergy Inc manufactures a product line of turbines with the lowest emissions and widest fuel flexibility. The energy-efficient Flex Turbine™ MT250 is the leader in its class with hundreds of thousands of field operating hours. The Flex Powerstation™ FP250 with the patented thermal oxidizer is the only turbine which offers both pollution control and energy generation. FlexEnergy Inc is headquartered in Irvine, Calif. with manufacturing and service facilities in Portsmouth, N.H. and Mocksville, N.C.

For more information, visit www.flexenergy.com.

About SAIL

SAIL Venture Partners LLC is a cleantech investment firm with unique global insight into technologies, markets and opportunities. Drawing on decades of experience in cleantech and in growing successful businesses, the SAIL team invests in emerging cleantech companies with proven technologies, visionary leadership, demonstrated revenue and profit growth potential. SAIL has invested in a number of today's leading global cleantech companies, including: FlexEnergy, The Cleantech Group, Xtreme Power, Ice Energy, Enerpulse, Kokam Advanced Batteries, SNTech Motors, and WaterHealth International.  For more information, visit www.sailvc.com.

Media Contacts:
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FlexEnergy
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SOURCE FlexEnergy Inc