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Internal Hydro, Inc. Added to Ludlow Energy SmallCap Index
Monday August 21, 10:00 am ET

TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 21, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Internal Hydro International, Inc. (OTC BB:IHDR.OB - News) (http://www.internalhydro.com) announced today its selection as a component of the Ludlow Energy SmallCap Index. Internal Hydro is a Tampa, Florida-based renewable energy company with core technologies of low impact hydro positive displacement systems and licensed waste tire to fuel and ethanol waste fuel production.

The Ludlow Energy SmallCap Index contains a select group of U.S. traded small cap alternative energy stocks designed for investors who have a long-term bullish outlook on the biorenewable and alternative energy market. It is an indicator of the investment community's involvement in the renewable energy sector. Selection criteria includes due diligence on each companies technology, management, and market outlook for the company. The Index is owned and operated by Ludlow Energy Fund, Inc., based in New York City. http://www.ludlowcapital.com/indices/

Internal Hydro is preparing to field its Energy Commander technology for production after throughput and certifications are completed in the near term. The Energy Commander technology is a unique system that has already been contracted for delivery internationally in Africa and Europe, along with domestic entry into the oil and gas industry, and interest for units for residential, textile, chemical, agricultural and other industrial uses. IHDR has licensed the CAVD tire remediation to fuel and ethanol waste (DDG) to fuel technology for energy production and remediation contracts to occur from separate sectors. After completion of production on the version V, IHDR is currently in the process of fielding the Energy Commander on site in Mobile, Alabama for certification for small hydro, showings, electrical production in an industrial setting and purchaser viewings over the next 30 days.

Internal Hydro is pleased to be included in the Ludlow Energy SmallCap Index. This is an acknowledgment of our direction and future success. It will give our company valuable exposure to discerning accredited and institutional investors,'' stated Craig Huffman, CEO and President of Internal Hydro. ``Our entry into the market with our low impact hydro system, and our license of tire remediation to fuel, and ethanol production waste to bio-fuels, is the type of direction that is needed in the energy industry, and what is being reflected by the Ludlow Energy SmallCap Index.''