Dynamotive and Argentine Province of Corrientes in 'Environmental' Project for up to Six Biofuel Plants.BUENOS AIRES Buenos Aires (bwā`nəs ī`rēz, âr`ēz, Span. bwā`nōs ī`rās), city and federal district (1991 pop. , Argentina & VANCOUVER, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography -- Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : DYMTF), a leader in biomass-to-biofuel technology, and its subsidiary Dynamotive Latinoamericana S.A., have signed an agreement with the Provincial Government of Corrientes in Argentina, and the engineering firm TECNA TECNA Technical Consultants National Association to develop up to six biofuel bi·o·fuel n. Fuel such as methane produced from renewable resources, especially plant biomass and treated municipal and industrial wastes. bi plants. The joint focus of the four-party agreement is to tackle environmental issues arising from vast stockpiles of decomposing wood waste and substantially increase electricity generating capacity in this forested region of Argentina. The agreement is subject to further negotiation and execution of definitive and binding agreements, as well as the conclusion of suitable financial arrangements which are currently under discussion. It is proposed the first two facilities will produce 'green' electricity using BioOil for fuel and will be in Virasoro and Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, city, Argentina Santa Rosa, city (1991 pop. 80,629), capital of La Pampa prov., central Argentina. It is a modern city and road junction surrounded by a rich agricultural and cattle-raising area. , about 500 miles north of Buenos Aires. They will each provide a minimum of six to eight megawatts (MW) of export capacity. The remaining four plants would be for BioOil production only. The entire six-plant project cost is projected to be between US $120 and $140 million. Funding is anticipated to be provided by a group of banks and other private sources. The joint announcement was made at the First Biofuels Congress of the Americas being held in the Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires, and attended by world political leaders and industrialists. Those present at the signing were: Governor Arturo Alejandro Colombi, Regional Secretary Major Developments (Subsecretario Regional De Grandes Emprendimientos); Dr. Sergio Cangiani, Minister for Public Works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. ; Dr. Marcello Valcioni, representatives of the municipalities of Governor Virasoro; Dynamotive President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Andrew Kingston; Raul Parisi, Vice President, Dynamotive Latinoamericana, and directors of Dynamotive's partner, TECNA, Carlos Grimaldi, and Eduardo Carrone. Governor Colombi stated, "For us, the agreement signed with Dynamotive signifies another step along the path of economic growth and environmental husbandry that our administration is engaged upon. "We are very pleased that Dynamotive has chosen our province to establish the first plants in the country and it reflects well on the legal and economic framework that we have established to facilitate investment and encourage economic activity in our province." Dynamotive President and CEO, Andrew Kingston, said, "This has the potential to be our biggest project to date and one we feel could pave the way for additional such projects in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. which is becoming keenly aware of its biomass assets and the opportunities they afford for producing renewable, clean energy and reducing dependency on fossil fuel fossil fuel: see energy, sources of; fuel. fossil fuel Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a source of energy. Fossil fuels include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. imports used in industry. "The project in Corrientes has major potential environmental benefits, starting with the reduction of the enormous stockpiles of aging sawdust sawdust used as litter for chickens and bedding for horses. Sawdust made from treated timber may cause pentachlorophenol and other wood preservative poisoning. Fungi growing in sawdust litter in poultry houses may cause poisoning in the birds. waste. This waste is also burned without deriving any energy benefit and emits large quantities of carbon dioxide carbon dioxide, chemical compound, CO2, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is about one and one-half times as dense as air under ordinary conditions of temperature and pressure. . As this biomass waste deteriorates, it also releases toxic compounds into water, land and the air, including cetanol, which poses a risk to local water resources, and methane, a major greenhouse gas greenhouse gas n. Any of the atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect. greenhouse gas ." Kingston said the BioOil plants, which are carbon and greenhouse gas neutral, are planned for forestry communities where little or no electricity is available at present. "BioOil is an excellent gas turbine fuel as we have demonstrated with our 2.5 MW plant in West Lorne, Ontario West Lorne is a community in the Municipality of West Elgin, in Elgin County, southwestern Ontario, Canada, approximately 45 km southwest of London. Its coördinates are 42°36'N, 81°36'W. According to the 2001 Census, its population was 1400. , where BioOil is produced from sawdust. "Producing power cost-effectively and cleanly is one of the keys to economic prosperity and security whether in Argentina or any other country. Argentina is blessed with considerable forest resources and now it will be able to derive considerable benefit from these forest residues." Kingston concluded: "Our fast-pyrolysis technology, based on a throughput of about 200 tonnes of biomass daily, is a proven and highly cost effective method of turning agricultural and forest residues into power and renewable industrial fuel. Furthermore, we have pioneered the technology as a readily-transportable series of modules that can be installed virtually anywhere in the world." About Dynamotive Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation is an energy solutions provider headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, with offices in the U.S., U.K. and Argentina. Its proprietary carbon/greenhouse gas neutral fast pyrolysis py·rol·y·sis n. Decomposition or transformation of a chemical compound caused by heat. pyrolysis (pīrol´isis), n technology uses medium temperatures and oxygen-less conditions to turn dry, waste cellulosic biomass into BioOil for power and heat generation. BioOil can be further converted into vehicle fuels and chemicals. Dynamotive's website is at www.dynamotive.com Forward Looking Statement Statements in this news release concerning the company's business outlook or future economic performance; including the anticipation of future plant start-ups, partnerships, consortiums, teaming agreements, government assistance, other anticipated cash receipts, revenues, expenses, or other financial items; and statements concerning assumptions made or expectations as to any future events, conditions, performance or other matters, are "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are by their nature subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those stored in such statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to, changes in energy prices, availability of capital, and the Company's ability to access capital on acceptable terms or any terms at all, changes and delays in project development plans and schedules, customer and partner acceptance of new projects, changes in input pricing, competing alternative energy technologies, government policies and general economic conditions. These risks are generally outlined in the Company's disclosure filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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