April 3 , 2007
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dynamotive Announces Guelph Biofuel Plant Hit Hot Commissioning Target adn the Civil Works Commenced on West Lorne Planned Upgrade
VANCOUVER, CANADA, April 3, 2007 – Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF), a leader in biofuel technology and products based on its advanced fast pyrolysis process, announced today that its new flagship Intermediate BioOil plant in Guelph, Ontario, was ‘hot commissioned’ on March 30th on schedule. Preparations are now continuing for initial production expected later this month.
It was also announced that the civil works phase has now commenced at the Company’s West Lorne, Ontario, BioOil plant, which is being upgraded prior to renewed production of BioOil to fuel the 2.5 MW gas turbine. The upgraded reactor and burner systems are ready for shipment and the plant is expected to be operational towards the end of this quarter.
Dynamotive President and CEO, Andrew Kingston, said “The hot commissioning went well and results point to an initialization of actual production of biofuel later this month. Clearly, it is a step-by-step process as we are dealing with a variety of systems that need to be brought up to optimum operational capacity over a certain, specified period of time.
“Aside from a short period of poor weather, we have been able to maintain schedules. The construction itself has shown that the modular design has worked well from the point of view of it being potentially feasible to transport an entire plant to almost anywhere in the world by road.”
Kingston said that the West Lorne plant is now in the civil works phase with all the dismantling completed. “The key components of the upgraded design, such as the new reactor, have been built and are awaiting installation. Also, all contracts relating to the project are basically in place and we are on track to be operational by the end of the second quarter.”
The Guelph plant will be operated by Evolution Biofuels Inc. Dynamotive has retained a minority ownership position in Evolution Biofuels and will lease the plant to the majority owner.
BioOil produces substantially less smog-precursor nitrogen oxides ‘NOx’ emissions than conventional oil as well as little or no sulphur oxide gases ‘SOx’, a cause of acid rain. BioOil and Intermediate BioOil are price-competitive replacements for heating oils #2 and #6 which are widely used in industrial boilers and furnaces. They have been EcoLogo certified, having met stringent environmental criteria for industrial fuels as measured by Environment Canada’s Environmental Choice Program.
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