Published: August 04, 2009
Cyclone Power Completes License for Engines To Generate Electricity from Waste Oil
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Cyclone
Power Technologies (Pink Sheets:CYPW) announced today that it has
signed a License Agreement with Phoenix Power Group LLC to
provide engines for waste oil fueled power generators.
The license provides Phoenix Power with exclusive North American and
Australian rights to develop and sell power generator systems utilizing
Cyclone's award-winning external combustion engines, which will
run on waste oil fuels such as used motor oil from
cars, trucks and busses. Phoenix Power is an affiliate of Atlantic
Systems Group of Harrisonburg, VA, which is in the business of
designing and building automotive oil change and service facilities
throughout the United States, along with the manufacturing of steel
tanks for the lube industry.
"From our current and future customers, we see an enormous, open market
for the generation of electricity using waste motor oil," stated Phoenix
Power president, Thomas V. Thillen. "This is a product that will save
businesses considerable money from the disposal and transportation of
waste oil products, while allowing them to produce usable, renewable
power throughout the year."
Phoenix Power will pay Cyclone $400,000 in license and development
fees over the following nine to 12 months - $150,000 of which was
paid on license execution - and then pay on-going royalties on
each Cyclone Engine produced. Phoenix Power has also agreed to pay
minimum royalties over the life of the agreement in an amount exceeding
$4 million in order to maintain its exclusive rights, and have received
common stock purchase warrants which vest on completion of the initial
engine prototypes.
"We are very excited to be working with the entire team at Phoenix
Power, who have a proven track record of success in building companies
and bringing products and services to market," said Harry Schoell,
Cyclone's CEO. "We are confident that they have the skills, vision and
financial support to get this job done right."
Phoenix Power has also brought to this deal an exclusive license with
Mr. Terry Bassett, who holds two U.S. patents, with international
patents pending, for the total system package of generating electric
power from waste oil using an external combustion engine. Additionally,
Phoenix Power's equity partners include Hansom James Capital, whose
principals founded Tennessee-based AIMS Logistics Inc. in 1994,
which, when sold to U.S. Bancorp in 2007, employed over 300
people internationally and processed approximately $5 billion annually
in freight payables for clients that included Honeywell International,
General Electric, and Nortel Networks.
"We have been part of successful start-ups before, however, I am
speaking for the entire group when I say this one is special," said
David Nelson, co-founder of Hansom James Capital, which is providing
financing for the deal. "We have a great chance here to create something
that will leave an enormously positive environmental impact on our
world."
CORPORATE PROFILE
Cyclone Power Technologies is the developer of the award-winning Cyclone
Engine - an eco-friendly external combustion engine with the
power and versatility to run everything from portable electric
generators and garden equipment to cars, trucks and locomotives.
Invented by company founder and CEO Harry Schoell, the patented Cyclone
Engine is a modern day steam engine, ingeniously designed to
achieve high thermal efficiencies through a compact heat-regenerative
process, and to run on virtually any fuel - including bio-diesels,
syngas or solar - while emitting fewer greenhouse gases
and irritating pollutants into the air. Currently in its late stages of
development, the Cyclone Engine was recognized by Popular Science
Magazine as the Invention of the Year for 2008, and was
presented with the Society of Automotive Engineers' AEI Tech Award
in 2006 and 2008. Additionally, Cyclone was recently named Environmental
Business of the Year by the Broward County Environmental Protection
Department. For more information, visit www.cyclonepower.com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking
information within the meaning of Rule 175 under the Securities Act of
1933 and Rule 3b-6 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and are
subject to the safe harbor created by those rules. All statements, other
than statements of fact, included in this release, including, without
limitation, statements regarding potential future plans and objectives
of the company, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove
to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. The company
cautions that these forward-looking statements are further qualified by
other factors. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update
or revise any statements in this release, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Cyclone Power Technologies
Media
Contact
Will Wellons, 407-462-2718
will@wellonscommunications.com
or
Company
Contact
Frankie Fruge, 954-943-8721
info@cyclonepower.com
or
Phoenix
Power
Thomas Thillen, 901-288-9488
tthillen@atlanticsystemsgroup.com
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