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Environmental Clean Technology Signs Binding Agreement For Brown Coal Plant

Friday, June 18th, 2010

Melbourne technology commercialisation company Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX: ESI) is set to sign an historic license agreement with Vietnamese company Thang Luong Investment and Joint Stock Company (TinCom).  The deal follows the release of a detailed term sheet on May 6 2010. The license agreement will be formally acknowledged by both parties at a ceremony on Friday 25 June 2010, and will fast track commercialisation of ECT’s revolutionary brown coal dewatering technology known as COLDRY.

This licence agreement is binding and sets in motion the staged rollout of our unique Coldry technology on a commercial scale that leverages the value of Victoria’s world-class lignite assets.  The project will commence with the funding of the special purpose vehicle (SPV), Victoria Coldry Pty Ltd, which was established earlier this year and will enable the detailed, site specific design and feasibility study to be undertaken by our engineers, Arup. This in turn is expected to result in the tendering, procurement and construction of Stage 1 of the flagship Coldry plant at Loy Yang power station by late 2013 at an estimated cost of around US$400M (to be confirmed during detailed design).

ECT Chief Executive Mr Kos Galtos said the signing of the license agreement is an important and historic milestone for the Company as it fast tracked commercialisation of its Coldry technology.  “It is an important achievement for ECT, as it creates substantial value for our shareholders and delivers a whole new industry for the state Victoria”, Mr Galtos said. “We are heralding a new era in brown coal technology as we establish innovative export technologies that will not only capitalise on the world’s vast lignite resources, but also give impetus to our home State to expand its existing port and rail infrastructure to meet this new export demand.

“Vietnam has defied the global financial crisis, growing at impressive rates. This rate of growth is projected to continue for decades to come. Faced with fierce competition for black coal, TinCom has recognised the value of applying the Coldry technology to lignite to create a black coal equivalent feedstock to enhance its energy security while mitigating the impact of brown coal on the environment.”

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Environmental Clean Technologies To Develop Coal Drying Plant in Poland

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Environmental Clean Technologies Limited (ESI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ELBIS Sp.z o.o (ELBIS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the State-controlled power utility Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. (PGE), to co-develop a localized business case for a Coldry plant in Poland. ELBIS is responsible for evaluating and implementing coal drying technology in line with other major initiatives stemming from the recent 15% divestment of PGE worth A$2.2Bn and the MoU, executed by ELBIS President Mr. Tadeusz Banasiak, provides for the scoping and detailed assessment of a Coldry plant with an initial production output capacity of three hundred thousand tonnes per year within the Bełchatów station complex.

“At 4400MW, the Bełchatów Lignite power plant is the largest lignite power station in Europe.” commented ECT Chief Executive Kos Galtos during his recent visit to Poland, “We now look forward to developing a coal drying solution that opens up value-added downstream markets for lignite assets and addresses Poland’s emission reduction ambitions, while enhancing the nation’s energy security.”

ELBIS President, Mr. Banasiak said “ELBIS is looking forward to working closely with ECT to explore the application of the Coldry technology.” The detailed site-specific scoping and assessment of this project will begin immediately and progress through 2010, with ELBIS contributing expert local knowledge to complement Arup’s basis of design and international capabilities, with additional local partners to be recruited. “This development is consistent with the strategic intent communicated to our shareholders at our recent Annual General Meeting and places us in a stronger position”, said ECT Chairman Dave Woodall. “Only by formally engaging with major players in key global markets will ECT enhance the commercial and environmental contributions of our technologies and deliver benefits to our stakeholders.”

ELBIS is a subsidiary of “Bełchatów” Power Plant (PGE Elektrownia Bełchatów S.A.), whose majority shareholder is PGE Power and Mining (PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka S.A.), which in turn belongs to the Polish Power Group (Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A.). ECT is in the business of commercialising and selling disruptive, leading-edge technologies that have game-changing potential within the energy and resources sector that are capable of delivering environmental and commercial benefits. It is focused on advancing a portfolio of such technologies that have attractive market potential. This potential is largely informed by global markets that exhibit significant potential for growth and enables it to secure sustainable profits through licensing royalties or other commercial mechanisms.

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Environmental Clean Technologies Closer To Second Coldry Plant

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Environmental Clean Technologies Limited (ESI) has signed a Heads of Agreement for the establishment of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) with Alexis Minerals International Pty Ltd (AMI), to construct a plant for the production of 10M tonnes per annum of Coldry (Black Coal Equivalent) over the next 30 years.

AMI holds rights for extensive low rank coal (LRC) reserves in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The reserves exhibit high levels of moisture and responded successfully to Coldry production trials and independent testing earlier this year.

Mr. Leslie Pereira, Director of AMI says of the project “We are very keen to explore the value adding opportunity Coldry technology represents. Coldry will allow us to improve the economic value associated with our coal reserves through dewatering, and provide a more competitive Black Coal Equivalent to address our target markets of neighboring South East Asian countries such as China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.”

This agreement provides for ECT to contribute access to its Coldry intellectual property, plant designs and expertise, and for AMI to contribute sufficient coal reserves as well as a suitable plant location in Indonesia for the project.

Both parties will contribute sufficient resources to the SPV to commence the preparation of an Investment Memorandum to attract further investment to fund a formal feasibility study.  The feasibility study is expected to be completed before the end of Q4 CY2010.

“This development is a further milestone in the commercialisation of ECT’s Coldry technology and contributes to the realisation of our emerging markets growth strategy.

The agreement is consistent with our aim of generating significant shareholder value, while at the same time adding value to AMI’s LRC reserves” said ECT Chief Executive, Kos Galtos. “Alexis will be contributing capital to the SPV so we can move forward promptly. We are delighted to be able to progress two concurrent Coldry projects, the 20M tonnes per annum plant in Australia and now this exciting opportunity in Indonesia.”

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Environmental Clean Technologies Funding Approved

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Environmental Clean Technologies Limited (ESI) wishes to announce that it has received confirmation from Thang Long Investment and Commercial Joint Stock Company that Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment has issued the necessary licence for the company to proceed with its investment in the production of Coldry pellets in Australia. Under the terms of the Coordination Agreement (announced 22 June 2009) this plant will be  constructed in stages, with an initial production capacity of 2 million tonnes of Black Coal  Equivalent Coldry Pellets per annum, expanding to reach 20 million tonnes by 2020, with ESI receiving a $5 per tonne royalty, for 50 years, and a 10% free carry equity stake in the project vehicle. ESI’s next steps leading to construction of the plant are as follows – Establishment of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to receive the now approved funds from TinCom;  Finalisation of the necessary agreements that secure heat and raw coal supplies; Undertaking of the detailed, local, project feasibility study; Assessment of feasibility study conclusions and  Decision on project commencement.

“We are confident in the commercial viability of our technology, and ability to secure heat and coal for this project.” said ESI Chairman, Dave Woodall. “The Vietnamese Government’s  approval of TinCom’s investment will now enable us to move this significant deal to the next stage, the establishment of the SPV and receipt of funding. Investment will enable the export of high quality Black Coal substitute, produced from lignite, that is of equal or higher energy value than most NSW black coal exports, and has characteristics that will reduce CO2 and sulphur emissions from consuming power stations.” said Chief Executive, Kos Galtos. “We shall be meeting TinCom executives this week and shall be providing our shareholders with a detailed update on this project, our technologies and our wider commercial strategy at our  upcoming Annual General Meeting.”

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Environmental Clean Technology Share Purchase Plan

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Environmental Clean Technology (ESI) announced on the 14/4/2009 that they would be conducting a Share Purchase Plan to raise additional capital. The record date was 9/4/2009 on which shareholders must own the share to participate in the SPP and the closing date is 30/4/2009.   A maximum of $5,000 can be purchased by each shareholder at $0.020.

Discount : -5.3%% Liquidity : Poor Profitability : Ok Stability : Poor

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* Note: Discount is based on the closing price on the 14 April 2009.

 

Environmental Clean Technology Share Purchase Plan

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Environmental Clean Technology (ESI) announced on the 14/4/2009 that they would be conducting a Share Purchase Plan to raise additional capital. The record date was 9/4/2009 on which shareholders must own the share to participate in the SPP and the closing date is 30/4/2009. A maximum of $5,000 can be purchased by each shareholder at $0.020.

Discount : -5.3%% Liquidity : Poor Profitability : Ok Stability : Poor

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* Note: Discount is based on the closing price on the 14 April 2009.

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ESI Announces Massive Deal For Victoria

Monday, March 2nd, 2009

Environmental Clean Technologies Limited (ESI) has signed a Heads of Agreement with Vietnamese based Thang Long Investment (TL), to establish a plant for the production of 20M tonnes per annum of Coldry, black coal substitute, over the next 30 years. 

The Coldry Process is the world’s first economic method for dewatering brown coal, creating a high  energy pellet with significantly reduced CO2 emissions compared to brown coal, while being suitable for export as a black coal substitute. 

This agreement provides for ECT to contribute access to the Coldry IP, plant designs and expertise, and TL shall be responsible for contributing all required capital in exchange for exclusive rights to sell the Coldry pellets to its client base, mostly in southern China. TL has also committed to fund all required financial feasibility studies and to include ECT’s construction and operation partners in the project. 

The agreement is a massive deal for the company, the state of Victoria and the brown coal industry and enhances shareholder value by laying the foundations for ECT’s first viable and sustainable revenue stream.

ECT Chairman Dave Woodall said the company would receive A$5 royalty per tonne of Coldry sold and had successfully negotiated 10% free carry equity in the SPV, which will be undiluted in the future by capital inflows or other events. 

“We have always been confident in the commercial viability of our Coldry technology and that it is a practical method for dewatering the world’s abundant reserves of brown coal to produce quality black coal substitute,” he said. 

The deliverables of the project will be met in four phases, starting with a Coldry plant that will produce 2M t.p.a within three years of commencing construction, finally reaching 20M t.p.a (estimated by 2020).  The preferred site for this plant is located in the La Trobe Valley, Victoria, but final selection will largely depend on the State’s willingness to substantially expand its rail and port infrastructure and the power industry’s preparedness to commit to provide lignite and heat in a timely manner. 

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