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Cyclone Power Technologies; Green Engine Wins Environmental Award


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POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--Cyclone Power Technologies announced today that the Environmental Protection Department of Broward County, Florida has presented Cyclone with its Emerald Award in recognition of the company’s commitment to protecting and preserving the environment through its achievements in green technology.

“We know that our technology can have a material and widespread beneficial effect on the world we live, and we are working diligently to help our licensees and partners bring our engines to market as soon as possible.”

Of particular significance in receiving the award is Cyclone’s work in waste energy recovery, including developing Rankine cycle external combustion engine systems that produce electrical power from the recapture of waste heat, such as landfill flares and industrial furnaces, and the recycling of waste motor oil. Based on the company’s initial projections, the potential benefits of its work in waste energy recovery over the next few years could be enormous, including:

  • Production of 1.5 billion kWh of clean, renewable electricity;
  • Avoidance of Co2 emissions of 1.48 million tons;
  • Operational savings of $116 million for facility owners; and
  • Creation of 2,250+ clean energy jobs in the U.S.

“We are honored to receive this recognition,” stated Harry Schoell, Cyclone’s CEO. “We know that our technology can have a material and widespread beneficial effect on the world we live, and we are working diligently to help our licensees and partners bring our engines to market as soon as possible.”

This is the second Emerald Award that Cyclone has received. In 2007, the company won this award and was named Environmental Business of the Year by the Broward Environmental Protection Department.

CORPORATE PROFILE

Cyclone Power Technologies is the developer of the award-winning Cyclone Engine – an eco-friendly external combustion engine with the power and versatility to run everything from portable electric generators and garden equipment to cars, trucks and locomotives. Invented by company founder and CEO Harry Schoell, the patented Cyclone Engine is a modern day steam engine, ingeniously designed to achieve high thermal efficiencies through a compact heat-regenerative process, and to run on virtually any fuel - including bio-diesels, syngas or solar - while emitting fewer greenhouse gases and irritating pollutants into the air. Currently in its late stages of development, the Cyclone Engine was recognized by Popular Science Magazine as the Invention of the Year for 2008, and was presented with the Society of Automotive Engineers’ AEI Tech Award in 2006 and 2008. Additionally, Cyclone was recently named Environmental Business of the Year by the Broward County Environmental Protection Department. For more information, visit www.cyclonepower.com.