FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EVERGREEN BIOFUELS
“FIRES” CARBON — GIVES GLOBAL WARMING ITS GREENSLIP
Clean Burning Power Pellets
Immediately Available for Utilities with No Retrofit or Reliance on Food Crops
– Beats Carbon Caps
MONTREAL — July 30,
2007 — Evergreen BioFuels, world leader in developing available, sustainable
and carbon-negative bioenergy fuels for powering utilities businesses and homes
around the globe, announced today the availability of its Power Pellets™
biofuel, forever changing the way utilities generate power. Power Pellets are
clean-burning alternative fuels that drastically reduce carbon dioxide output
without costing billions of dollars in installation and lost revenue. EBF is introducing
Power Pellets at a time when federal and state legislators are looking to restrain
the growth of greenhouse gas emissions.
“Evergreen BioFuels
is declaring war on climate change, by giving utilities the tools they need to
start making an immediate reduction in the amount of green house gases they produce.
We have created the first immediate and viable solution for the reduction of carbon
dioxide going into the atmosphere,” said Mark Drisdelle, President and CEO
of Evergreen BioFuels. “The fiber by-products used in our Power Pellets
are naturally carbon neutral. Substituting a portion of carbon emitting fuel like
coal with our Power Pellets and co-firing them together will allow utilities to
see an immediate reduction in their carbon footprint.”
EBF has been successfully
developing and manufacturing its Power Pellets for home and consumer use in North
America and Europe since 2005. Its industrial product is available immediately
for utility companies to incorporate in their systems. Power Pellets can be co-fired
– the combined combustion of coal and biomass – and can work within
existing plant infrastructure without the need for replacement or retrofit of
current technology and equipment thus directly reducing net CO2 emissions.
“Current carbon reduction
solutions for utilities which include carbon sequestration, are at least 15 to
20 years away from being feasible, while state and local legislators vigorously
push for mandates and limits on carbon dioxide emissions,” said Dr. Janusz
A. Kozinski, Dean, College of Engineering, at University of Saskatchewan and International
Chair of Bioenergy Europe, Institute for Advanced Studies, Centre National de
la Recherche Scientifique. “Large power plants need a viable carbon-reducing
solution that can be quickly implemented without disrupting day-to-day plant operations.”
Unlike current biomass
products in the marketplace, Power Pellets are comprised of condensed wood, agriculture
crop and industrial fibers and can be developed and manufactured without relying
on government subsidies or driving up the market value for food commodities due
to the current diversion of food crops to fuel crops.
In addition to making its
Power Pellets available to the industrial marketplace, EBF is currently working
directly with plants and utilities on developing and implementing sustainable
and clean-burning alternative fuel. EBF is also piloting innovative research studies
into progressive bioenergy sources for its suite of Power Pellets products including
switchgrass, fast-growing willow and agriculture byproducts, ultimately resulting
in future environmentally-conscious alternatives to current fossil fuel technology.
“Thirty percent of carbon dioxide emissions are generated by utilities and
industry in the U.S. The Earth doesn’t have a decade or more to wait for
a solution for climate change” said Drisdelle. “We are headed for
a brick wall. Evergreen BioFuels Power Pellets is the answer for radical reduction
of industrial CO2 output.”
EBF Power Pellets are available
in three different formats: bulk, one ton Super Sacs, or on pallets of 1 ton or
1.5 tons containing individual Power Pellet branded bags.
About Evergreen
BioFuels
Evergreen BioFuels stands
at the forefront in the development and manufacturing of clean renewable forms
of energy for power plants, enabling them to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas
emissions and contribute to a cleaner future. Through the use of clean, renewable
bioenergy solutions, Evergreen BioFuels is creating a future where the global
economical growth doesn't have a negative impact on the environment.
Headquartered in Montreal,
Evergreen BioFuels develops, manufactures and distributes the highest quality
biomass pellets that release clean, renewable energy with proven efficiency. Led
by renewable energy visionaries and utilizing patent-pending technology innovations,
Evergreen BioFuels is the leading company to offer sustainable green energy solutions
to prevent global warming in a carbon-constrained future. Visit evergreenbioenergy.com
for more information.
Media Contact
Justin Finnegan Account Executive, Fusion PRO:
212-651-4214 M
917-952-4752
Justin.Finnegan@FusionPR.com
Evergreen BioFuels
Contact: Mark Drisdelle President & CEO
514-331-6212
drisdelle@evergreenbioenergy.com
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