Solpower Appoints Environmental Technolgies, Inc. National Distributor For SP34E

    PHOENIX--Jan. 29, 2001--Solpower Corporation (OTCBB:SLPW) is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Environmental Technologies, Inc. to distribute SP34E(TM) on a national basis.
    SP34E(TM) has been successfully tested and marketed in Australia, Japan and Canada and was recently listed under the EPA/SNAP program as an acceptable alternative refrigerant for use in the U.S. SP34E(TM) will be added to the EVTC product line as the only 100% non-HCFC, long-term alternative refrigerant for CFC R-12 systems. SP34E(TM) is a non-ozone depleting, near drop-in alternative refrigerant that is compatible with both mineral oil and PAG oil, making it suitable for both stationary and mobile CFC R-12 applications. EVTC will be introducing SP34E(TM) at the ASHRAE conference that opens today in Atlanta, Georgia.
    EVTC is a leading supplier of new and reclaimed refrigerants and a major supplier of refrigerant management services to the HVAC/R markets. EVTC's subsidiary, Environmental Materials Corporation, is one of the largest distributors of refrigerants to the automotive aftermarket in the United States. Through Full-Circle, Inc., and Full-Circle's Nth Degree on-site refrigerant service fleet, EVTC offers on-site refrigerant management services, sells reclaimed and alternative refrigerants to the HVAC/R market and operates the nation's largest mixed-refrigeration separation facility.
    "Solpower through its products is becoming internationally recognized as an environmentally friendly company. The appointment of EVTC is further testament to the quality of SP34E(TM) and its distributors worldwide. In Canada SP34E(TM) is distributed through major accounts such as Canadian Tire Corporation , Canada's largest automotive service retailer, CAMCO Inc. , majority owned by GE, and Canada's largest appliance OEM service company, and other major Canadian HVACR wholesalers with Canada-wide distribution. In Australia SP34E(TM) is distributed by two subsidiaries of LENNOX(R) ," said Mr. Robinson, Solpower Corporation, President and CEO.
    A fully reporting public company, Solpower Corporation was incorporated in 1982 and their head office, production, and distribution facility is located in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information on the Company or its products, visit the web site at www.solpower.com or contact Jim Hirst or Mark Robinson at 888/289-8866. For SP34E(TM) sales in the U.S. contact 1.800.YOUR.AIR and in Canada 905/713-1174.
    This press release includes statements, which may constitute forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors, which would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, factors detailed in Securities and Exchange Commission filings.