Environmental Power Corporation Provides Business Update
22 March 2007 - 11:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Company to Host Management Conference Call on Tuesday, March 27th
PORTSMOUTH, N.H., March 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Environmental
Power is releasing the following information and comments of its
President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Kessel, regarding
the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Microgy, Inc.
("Microgy"), to provide an update of the company's various
initiatives. Rich Kessel stated: "Environmental Power is committed
to periodic updates intended to keep our stakeholders abreast of
progress as we pursue our goal of being a leader in the renewable
energy and carbon credit sectors. Toward that end, we will announce
year-end 2006 results after the close of business on Monday, March
26th, and will host a business update conference call the morning
of March 27th. The call will include a question and answer session.
Details regarding the conference call are set forth below. "At this
time I would like to provide a brief update on several items of
particular interest, as well as share some exciting new
developments with you. We have continued to make progress in
building our pipeline of projects and advancing our financing
initiatives, and are in the final stages of bringing our Huckabay
Ridge facility into commercial operation. "We are completing our
work at our flagship Huckabay Ridge facility, with construction
essentially completed on all eight of the digesters, and we
continue to expect the facility to be fully operational this
spring. Over the past several months we have produced biogas from
six of the tanks at full design capacity, run those digesters and
the gas conditioning plant in tandem, produced pipeline quality
gas, had the gas sampled and analyzed, and received approval to
export the conditioned gas via the pipeline. We are proceeding
through the various stages of the start-up process and expect
initial deliveries of gas to the pipeline in the near future. All
the while we continue to remain fully focused on the important goal
of achieving commercial operation of the entire facility. "As we
roll out our modular design in future projects we will greatly
benefit from our experience with the start-up of the Huckabay Ridge
facility, including incorporating changes into our standardized
design which we believe will improve the efficiency of our project
development efforts. With respect to the California RNG facilities
under development---the RNG from which will be purchased by Pacific
Gas & Electric Company---we are finalizing our permit
applications and expect to submit those shortly, have begun
engineering activities and are working with PG&E to arrange
pipeline interconnection. "We also have been moving forward with
our inside-the-fence facilities. At Gallo-Columbard (California) we
have received the required air permit and conditional use permit,
and expect to finalize the water permit---the final remaining
item---shortly. We are also working with Swift in connection with
the Grand Island, Nebraska facility, and are finalizing engineering
and design requirements. "Further, we have been very active on the
business development front. Cargill is working aggressively with us
to develop new facilities, and together we are pursuing projects in
Utah, Idaho, Texas and Minnesota. In addition, Microgy is also in
advanced discussions with farms and feedlots in California and in
the southwest region regarding the development of additional
sizeable RNG facilities. "In February, management determined that
it was far enough along with development of our California
projects---six contracted and five more in advanced
discussions---that we applied for and have received an inducement
from the California Statewide Communities Development Authority for
the issuance of $150 million of municipal tax-exempt bonds. We
intend to seek an allocation from the California Debt Limit
Allocation Committee in order to complete a financing with Ziegler
Capital Markets, the underwriter of our Texas offering, in the 2007
cycle. The process is expected to follow the template created by
Ziegler and used successfully for our California projects.
"Finally, we have also taken significant steps towards our goal of
becoming a significant player in the market for carbon credits.
Microgy has become a participant member of the Chicago Climate
Exchange and has received independent certification of the credits
generated from its Wisconsin projects. We believe more strongly
than ever that we are well positioned to become a significant
player in the market for carbon credits. These credits are expected
to increase in value as a binding cap and trade system evolves in
the U.S. As states such as California institute carbon emissions
cap and trade systems, industries such as utilities whose
operations result in carbon emissions above their permitted amounts
will be required to purchase carbon credits generated from sources
such as Environmental Power in order to continue operating. "In
closing, please know that we appreciate your support as we pursue
our goal of being a leader in the renewable energy and carbon
credit sectors. We are recognized as the leader in our field, are
well-positioned for accelerating growth in a wide-open market. I am
proud to be a member of the Environmental Power team at this
exciting time in the company's history, and look forward to
communicating more details about our progress later this month."
Conference Call Details Environmental Power Corporation will issue
fourth quarter and full year 2006 financial results after the close
of business on March 26th. The company will host a business update
conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on March 27th in order to
allow investors greater visibility into the company's business,
strategies and prospects. A question-and-answer session will
follow. Participation details are provided below. What:
Environmental Power Business Update Conference Call When: 8:30 a.m.
Eastern Time; March 27th, 2007 Dial-in: 800-391-2548 Access Code:
VK62835 The replay will be available following the conference call
via the Environmental Power website
(http://www.environmentalpower.com/). ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL POWER
CORPORATION Environmental Power Corporation is a developer, owner
and operator of renewable energy production facilities. Its
principal operating subsidiary, Microgy, Inc., holds an exclusive
license in North America for the development and deployment of a
proprietary anaerobic digestion technology for the extraction of
methane gas from animal wastes for its use to generate energy. For
more information visit the Company's web site at
http://www.environmentalpower.com/. CAUTIONARY STATEMENT The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, referred to as
the PSLRA, provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements.
Certain statements contained in this press release, such as
statements concerning planned manure-to-energy systems, our sales
pipeline, our backlog, our projected sales and financial
performance, statements containing the words "may," "assumes,"
"forecasts," "positions," "predicts," "strategy," "will,"
"expects," "estimates," "anticipates," "believes," "projects,"
"intends," "plans," "budgets," "potential," "continue," "targets"
"proposed," and variations thereof, and other statements contained
in this press release regarding matters that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements as such term is defined in the
PSLRA. Because such statements involve risks and uncertainties,
actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not
limited to: uncertainties involving development-stage companies;
uncertainties regarding project financing, the lack of binding
commitments and/or the need to negotiate and execute definitive
agreements for the construction and financing of projects, the sale
of project output, the supply of substrate and other requirements
and for other matters; financing and cash flow requirements and
uncertainties; inexperience with the development of multi-digester
projects; risks relating to fluctuations in the price of commodity
fuels like natural gas, and our inexperience with managing such
risks; uncertainties regarding the development of the market for
carbon credits and other environmental attributes; difficulties
involved in developing and executing a business plan; difficulties
and uncertainties regarding acquisitions; technological
uncertainties; including those relating to competing products and
technologies; risks relating to managing and integrating acquired
businesses; unpredictable developments; including plant outages and
repair requirements; the difficulty of estimating construction,
development, repair and maintenance costs and timeframes; the
uncertainties involved in estimating insurance and implied warranty
recoveries, if any; the inability to predict the course or outcome
of any negotiations with parties involved with our projects;
uncertainties relating to general economic and industry conditions,
and the amount and rate of growth in expenses; uncertainties
relating to government and regulatory policies and the legal
environment; uncertainties relating to the availability of tax
credits, deductions, rebates and similar incentives; intellectual
property issues; the competitive environment in which Environmental
Power Corporation and its subsidiaries operate and other factors,
including those described in our most recent Annual Report on Form
10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, well as in other filings we
make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date that they are made. We
undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise. CONTACT Rich Kessel, President and CEO
of Environmental Power Corporation (603) 431-1780 Public Relations
Contact: John Abrashkin, Ricochet Public Relations (212) 679-3300
x121 Investor Relations Contact: John Baldissera, BPC Financial
Marketing 1-800-368-1217 DATASOURCE: Environmental Power
Corporation CONTACT: Rich Kessel, President and CEO of
Environmental Power Corporation, +1-603-431-1780, , or Public
Relations Contact: John Abrashkin of Ricochet Public Relations,
+1-212-679- 3300, Ext. 121, ; or Investor Relations Contact: John
Baldissera of BPC Financial Marketing, +1-800-368-1217 Web site:
http://www.environmentalpower.com/
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