Unique Wind Power Demonstration to Be Held at the Cleantech Innovation Center/Oroville

Unique Wind Power Demonstration to Be Held at the Cleantech Innovation
Center/Oroville

The Sky Serpent--a Flying 'Superturbine' will be Unveiled at the High Altitude
Wind Power Conference on November 6

OROVILLE, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of the first High
Altitude Wind Power (HAWP) Conference to be held jointly at California State
University Chico and the Cleantech Innovation Center at Oroville on November 5
and 6, attendees will get a unique demonstration of the vast potential of the
new emerging forms of clean energy generation. On hand and speaking at the
conference will be inventor Doug Selsam who will show a "superturbine"(R)
energy generator named Sky Serpent(TM). The Sky Serpent is among a class of
new, ultra-light, ultra-efficient power generators that operate high in the
earth's atmosphere.

"We are excited to have Doug Selsam and the Sky Serpent on hand to give
attendees and others a tangible example of the great work being done in the
important field of high altitude wind power," said conference chairperson
Cristina Archer. "In fact, most of the world's leaders in the development
and commercialization of various technologies to tap the earth's high winds
for clean energy will be on hand at the conference."

Sponsored jointly by CSU Chico, the BayTEC Alliance, Recology and the
Cleantech Innovation Center, the conference is part of a regional strategy to
develop a world class cleantech economy in Northern California. BayTEC
Alliance is a public-private community initiative aimed at transforming the
regional economy; the Cleantech Innovation Center is its first flagship
project.

Besides the demonstration by Doug Selsam, speakers at the two-day event
represent a who's who of the wind power field, including: Anthony J. Asterita,
a founder of Magenn Power and a renowned expert in advanced lighter-than-air
applications; JoeBen Bevirt, founder of Joby Energy; Corwin Hardham, CEO of
Makani Power; Len Shepard, CEO of Sky WindPower; and Robert Creighton, CEO of
WindLift.

The conference is open to anyone interested in new developments in airborne
wind capture devices and alternative energy. Cost to attend the event is $135
(general) and $35 with a valid student ID. For more information, updates on
late additions to the program and to register for the event, visit the website
at hawpconference.com.

About California State University Chico:

Founded in 1887, CSU Chico is a highly ranked public university located 90
miles north of Sacramento. A comprehensive university with more than 15,000
students, Chico State offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs
through seven colleges and six schools. The campus embraces the
teacher-scholar model where faculty research and creative activity enrich
student learning in and outside the classroom.

About the BayTEC Alliance:

The BayTEC Alliance is a non-profit collaboration of individuals from the
public sector, the private sector, academia and the community at large in the
Oroville Butte County region. The Alliance envisions an Oroville region
positioned for maximum achievement of its full economic, educational, social,
recreational and cultural potential over the next 50 years through innovation,
education, technology and entrepreneurial development - all focused on
sustainability.

The first initiative adopted by the Alliance is to build a healthy,
sustainable economy based on "clean" technology in the region north of
Sacramento County. Development of the first Cleantech Innovation Center in
the region has been the first major step in this direction.

About the Cleantech Innovation Center at Oroville

The Cleantech Innovation Center at Oroville is a place where new ideas come to
grow into profitable, carbon-smart businesses, products and careers. The CIC
is the lynchpin in a regional network of resources connecting leaders in
private industry and academia, entrepreneurs and students who have a passion
to create an earth-friendly economy as a regional advantage. The objective is
to be the focal point for clean and green technology entrepreneurship and
business growth in the 17 counties of Northern California. The mission is
three-fold: to incubate and attract new cleantech businesses and help existing
businesses transition to cleantech; to support and fast track applied research
in emerging cleantech areas; and to support workforce development and
readiness in Northern California.

About Recology

Recology is a name based on recycling, renewal, reuse, reduction and
eliminates the waste from the vocabulary of consumers and industry alike. As
a leader in the industry, Recology is no longer focused on waste
disposal--instead Recology's mission is about Waste Zero, a mandate to use
less of what we have and get more from what we use. Our goal is to promote
sustainability, along with recovery and diversion of materials away from
landfills. Recology is determined to be a leader in the transformation from
waste disposal to a new world of resource recovery and optimization.

SOURCE BayTEC Alliance

Virginia Walker, Event Producer, The Jamison Group, +1-530-342-1009,
vwalker@jamisongrp.com