Nevada Geothermal Site Gains Energy Efficiency with ElectraTherm Heat to Power Generator

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Wed Sep 9, 2009 12:11pm EDT

Two 50kW ElectraTherm Green Machines to Produce Emissions-Free Power from
Existing Geothermal Resource
CARSON CITY, Nev.--(Business Wire)--
ElectraTherm, Inc. (www.electratherm.com) announced today the planned deployment
of two 50kW ElectraTherm Green Machines slated to generate electric power from
geothermal heat at the Florida Canyon Mine in Northern Nevada. 

Scheduled for commissioning in September, the project is the first commercial
geothermal application of ElectraTherm`s Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) technology
powered by its patented Twin Screw Expander. 

Florida Canyon Mining, Inc. learned of ElectraTherm`s technology while looking
to exploit the geothermal water used in their processes. The ElectraTherm Green
Machines will take advantage of existing 220°F groundwater at Florida Canyon to
create fuel-free, clean electrical power while cooling that geothermal water for
further use in mining operations. 

"We are proud to have a solution that makes green power from our geothermal
energy that has, until now, been lost as waste heat," said Joel Murphy, Vice
President of Operations and General Manager at Florida Canyon Mines. "That green
power is nearly free because we already pump the water for our mining
operations. Florida Canyon Mining is committed to being part of the energy
efficiency solution in America and we are developing multiple sources of clean
power at the mine." 

ElectraTherm has contracted Premier Technology, Inc. headquartered in Blackfoot,
Idaho, a top engineering and contracting firm in the energy recovery field, to
install the piping interface between the geothermal resource and the Green
Machines. 

ElectraTherm`s heat-to-power technology dramatically improves energy efficiency
at geothermal sites by exploiting the hot water found in mines as well as tens
of thousands of capped oil wells and other small geothermal resources. 

A forklift can easily place the skid mounted 5`x5` 50kW ElectraTherm Green
Machine, making it a truly modular, scalable power plant. Containing only 3
components with moving parts, the Green Machine operates at improved levels of
efficiency and reliability compared to conventional turbine driven variations. 

"We are fielding interest from geothermal sites around the world who want to
take advantage of ElectraTherm`s new technology to create power from untapped
heat," said Rob Emrich, ElectraTherm Vice President of Sales. "Compared to other
forms of renewable energy technology, ElectraTherm offers one of the fastest
payback periods in the industry, with long-term costs of under a penny per
kilowatt hour. Our five foot by five foot system can access small and remote
geothermal resources, which opens up a large market for creating electricity
from geothermal heat." 

ElectraTherm announced in June that its Texas partner, Gulf Coast Green Energy,
would employ Green Machines to make clean electricity at two projects funded by
the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America. The first of those
projects will make power from heat captured in geothermal brine, a common
byproduct found in capped oil wells. 

For more information about the ElectraTherm Green Machine, visit
http://www.electratherm.com/products.html. 

About ElectraTherm, LLC

ElectraTherm, Inc. delivers renewable energy solutions for a sustainable future,
now. The company`s proven, patented Twin Screw Expander enables its line of
energy generators to make electricity from waste and geothermal heat or pressure
instead of fossil fuel. 

ElectraTherm`s fuel-free, emission-free and low cost technology offers the
industry`s shortest payback period on investment. For more information on
ElectraTherm and its cleantech, green power products, please visit
www.electratherm.com. 



Press Contact
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John Pilmer, 801-369-7535
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or
Business Contact:
ElectraTherm, Inc.
Bill Olson, 801-737-1090
VP Business Development
bolson@electratherm.com

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