FERNDALE, WASHINGTON--(Marketwire - 01/07/10) - Sea 2 Sky Corporation, (OTC.BB:SSKY - News) a development-stage Renewable Bio-Energy Company is pleased to announce that it is working towards an association with the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC - http:// www.undeerc.org/) to produce a torrefaction plant which Sea 2 Sky plans to commercialize in its biomass operations.
Sea 2 Sky is in the process of identifying and evaluating several market opportunities and torrefaction technologies in Europe, Canada and the United States cumulating recently with a peer review of various torrefaction and market opportunities with various representatives at the Bio-Power Technical Strategy Workshop sponsored by the Department of Energy Conference in Denver, Colorado.
After extensive analysis and discussions with industry leaders and government officials, Sea 2 Sky concluded that a market-standard must be set for the commercialization of torrefaction technology into operational plants. That standard must show that any adoptable technology must exhibit economic feasibility, proven construction methodology, proven technology tested by reputable independent sources and demonstrable market and customer acceptance. Sea 2 Sky undertakes this process to fulfill its mandate to continually connect with technology providers, academia and other customers to ensure that Sea 2 Sky attains a leading edge in torrefaction applications by bringing out a series of adaptive technologies under the Sea 2 Sky banner to suit varying fiber baskets and other torrefyable biomass streams. To this end, Sea 2 Sky has entered into a non legally binding understanding with EERC to obtain EERC's assistance in Sea 2 Sky's mandate and also to enable EERC to submit for and gain funding from the DOE to research out and develop standards to:
1. Pretreat woody biomass, agricultural residues such as wheat straw, DDGS, corn stover, switchgrass and waste materials, including refuse-derived fuels, to produce clean biocoal/syncoal using the torrefaction plus leaching pretreatment process.
2. Perform pilot-scale combustion and gasification tests to demonstrate the efficient utilization of the produced bio-coal/syncoal without emission and ash-related problems.
3. Develop an initial design of a demonstration pretreatment plant to utilize the torrefaction plus leaching process to produce commercial quantities of clean bio-coal/syncoal.
Sea 2 Sky anticipates that any agreement to ultimately be concluded with EERC will include Sea 2 Sky being able to commercialize any technology that EERC may create as part of their funding. David Siebenga, Sea 2 Sky CEO confirmed in discussions with EERC that "Sea 2 Sky Corporation is committed to supporting renewable energy and advanced bio-fuels project development and early stage companies that are developing innovative technology. Sea 2 Sky Corporation and The University of North Dakota, Energy & Environmental Research Center desire to collaborate on the Development of Advanced Pretreatment Technologies for the Production of Clean Bio-Coal/Syncoal from Woody Biomass, Agricultural Residues and Municipal Solid Waste." Mr Siebenga went onto say that "Sea 2 Sky intends to become the focal point for technology for green and renewable energy providers in any biomass industry segment and as such Sea 2 Sky will continue to look at and conclude other agreements with other technology providers meeting this market standard. We are of the view that our association with EERC will help us with commercializing varying technologies into the North American renewable energy marketplaces we have as well as new industries such as municipal waste and remediation of existing polluted lands or pulp plants."
About University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC)
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) is recognized as one of the world's leading developers of cleaner, more efficient energy and environmental technologies to protect and clean our air, water, and soil. The EERC is a high-tech, nonprofit branch of the University of North Dakota (UND). The EERC operates like a business; conducts research, development, demonstration, and commercialization activities; and is dedicated to moving promising technologies out of the laboratory and into the commercial marketplace. More inforamtion on EERC can be found at http://www.undeerc.org/
About Sea 2 Sky Corporation
Sea 2 Sky Corporation is headquartered in a HUB zone in Ferndale, WA. Sea 2 Sky Corporation is a development-stage Renewable Bio-Energy Company focused on delivering alternative energy solutions to Fortune 1000 companies, governmental agencies and countries around the globe. The Company intends to secure the largest concentration of biomass material globally to combine with innovative technologies and is backed by a "Special Category Minority Business" which will enable it to compete effectively in a substantially growing market. Sea 2 Sky is positioning itself strategically with alternative energy suppliers of renewable biomass energy products and technology to secure and develop long-term supply contracts. It is planning to create a consistent specification that the target markets require to fulfill their energy needs in environmentally sound manufacturing facilities. More information about the Company may be found at www.sea2skyenergy.com.
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