GM Providing Vehicles for Clarkson University Study on Biofuel

Energy Resource, Nov 28, 2006

ENERGY RESOURCE-28 November 2006-GM Providing Vehicles for Clarkson University Study on Biofuel(C)2006 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com

GS AgriFuels Corporation today announced that General Motors is providing a Chevrolet Silverado and a GC Sierra pickup truck to Clarkson University for renewable fuel research. The goal of the project is to fuel the GM vehicles with 100% bio-derived diesel-like fuel.

Clarkson professor, Dr. Philip Leveson, working with ZeroPoint Clean Technology, has developed advanced biomass gasification and gas to liquids systems that allow a wide range of biomass feedstocks and municipal waste streams to be converted to carbon-neutral transportation fuel.

The technology, which can gasify virtually any plant-derived material and convert the resultant gas into electricity, valuable fuels and other chemicals, has the potential to empower every community to create its own biomass energy infrastructure, according to ZeroPoint.

Initially, the GM vehicles will operate using several blends of the biomass-derived fuel and conventional petroleum-derived diesel fuel, while monitoring energy throughput and emissions to demonstrate the performance of the system. Using facilities available through Clarkson's Center for Air Resources Engineering and Science, Professor Philip K. Hopke and Suresh Dhaniyala will lead the energy and emissions monitoring activity.

"We are thrilled with this vital support from GM. GM will expand our capabilities to convert biomass into useable fuel and assist in the advancement of alternative energy technologies," said Tony Collins. "GM is to be commended for its commitment to energy independence and global environmental stewardship."

ZeroPoint Clean Tech is a renewable energy company providing biomass gasification, gas to liquids and water treatment technologies for creating carbon-neutral energy (gas, electricity, ethanol, diesel substitutes, and hydrogen), clean water and other valuable products. Current ZeroPoint investors include Golden Technology Management LLC and GS AgriFuels Corporation.

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