Clean Air Partners Enters New Phase of Business Development and Appoints New CEO; New CEO Brings Distributed Power Generation Experience.

Business Editors and High-Tech Writers

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002

Clean Air Partners (CAP), a leader in the development and commercialization of high-tech solutions for reducing engine emissions, today announced that Daniel W. Kabel has accepted the position of chief executive officer.

Kabel will be responsible for taking the dual-fuel engine technology innovator to its next level of development and into new markets, including distributed electrical power generation.

"We're excited to have Dan on board," announced Dr. John Beck, CAP's founder and current chief technology officer.

Prior to joining CAP as its CEO in January of 2002, Kabel was the founder and general manager of GE Distributed Power, a General Electric new business venture that offers solutions to meet the growing need for on-site electrical power generation.

Kabel succeeded in taking GE Distributed Power from a concept to a business with annual revenues of $75 million by the end of its second full year of commercial operation. Previous to that accomplishment, Kabel worked in GE Power Systems' Business Development unit, where he developed strategies for acquisitions, joint-ventures, and distributorships.

Before he joined General Electric, Kabel spent two years successfully reorganizing MKW Power Systems. He substantially increased MKW's sales and improved the company's profitability while expanding its service operations. Kabel has previously been involved in a number of successful business start-up activities.

After CAP had approached Kabel about becoming its CEO, he reflected, "Clean Air Partners and its technology have a lot of runway, which make it an exciting pre-IPO opportunity."

Kabel has degrees in engineering and business administration. He earned his bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. He went on to earn an MSE from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Wharton school of business at the University of Pennsylvania.

CAP has developed proprietary and patented technologies for lowering diesel engine exhaust emissions by conversion to alternative and dual-fuel sources. CAP's first choice of secondary fuels is natural gas, in either the "Compressed" (CNG) or "Liquid" (LNG) states. They are also currently developing propane as an alternate second fuel source. Using only a small amount of diesel fuel as an "ignition starter," the modified diesel engines produce equivalent horse power and torque, while burning mostly natural gas. The dual-fuel engines produce substantially less Nitrous Oxide (NOx) and particulates than an engine burning diesel fuel alone without sacrificing diesel-like performance.

In partnership with Caterpillar's truck engine division, CAP has developed and sells Caterpillar Dual-Fuel systems for electronically controlled truck engines. CAP also makes and sells its own injector and transmission valves, some of which are used on the U.S. Military's Bradley fighting vehicles.

Clean Air Partners (CAP) was founded in 1992 by John Beck, Ph.D. It received its first round of venture capital ($25 Million) in July 2001.