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Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:24:46 AM
FASC 21st Century Biomass Dryer and BioFuel Preparation | Ethanol Preprocessing
http://fasc.net
FASC's patented grinder-dryer KDS Micronex is an all-in-one solution which efficiently and economically processes a wide variety of raw materials and wastes into fine, dry powders which can be used for the manufacturing of ethanol, other "green fuel" or pathogen free fertilizer.
FASC's clients benefit by simplifying on-site grinding and drying operations into a single compact, and easy-to-operate system while creating high-quality, dry, virtually pathogen-free powders that have value as industrial feed stocks, fuels, fertilizers and animal feeds.
Authorized shares: 200,000,000
Outstanding shares: 199,952,195
Restricted shares: 12,383,240
Float: 187,568,955
The numbers above are as of November 17 2008, per Pacific Stock Transfer.
Company Officers Information from latest 10-K:
John Brian Nichols, 71 • President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors • Shares Owned: 7,936,500
Cal Kantonen, 58 • Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors • Shares Owned: 9,805,600
David Gibson, 67 • Secretary and member of the Board of Directors • Shares Owned: 450,000
Latest Quarterly Filing (10-Q): 11/14/08
Latest Annual Filing (10-K/A-1): 11/04/08
Recent Company Income Statements
Recent Company Balance Sheets
Recent Company Cash Flow Statements
Recent Company Press Releases
THE START OF REVENUES
KOREA
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=47
Wednesday July 9, 9:00 am ET
FASC is pleased to announce the sale of a Model S-4 KDS machine to be used for processing and extracting high grade calcium from oyster shells gathered off the southern coast of South Korea. According to Mr. Nichols, "our clients have been working with us on this project diligently for over 2 years, and now report that they have secured the necessary project financing to complete the processing plant. Funding will be in place by the end of July 2008 and the plant is expected to be operational by the end of October 2008. Our alliance with our Korean colleagues is finally beginning to pay off. This will be the third KDS system to be installed in Korea, and the first of several for this application."
The Korean group is also in the final planning phase of a full scale municipal waste processing site. Please see our new web-site for further details. www.fasc.net
NORWAY/LATVIA
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=45
Monday June 23, 9:20 am ET
Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) is pleased to announce that we have received an order to deliver the first of 4 KDS systems to Baltica Invest AS of Norway which will be used to a dryer/grinder of sea-bed algae found in remote regions of Northern Europe. Baltica and its partners operate several dredging and reclamation sites where water bound algae is being developed into a high nutrient fertilizer. The first system will be installed at its Latvian operation.
According to Brian Nichols, "testing has proven that our equipment can handle the job for Baltica and its partners. In addition, on completion of the initial 4 purchases, Baltica will earn the right to be our sole distributor in Norway and will expand the KDS marketing efforts to biomass and green energy applications in Scandinavia."
CALIFORNIA BIOMASS WASTE FACILITY
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201408000427/fasc10q33108.htm
May 19, 2008
This quarter we delivered one model S-8 machine to a biomass processing facility in California where it has been commissioned and is now being evaluated as a combination dryer /grinder of waste biomass for use in the green energy sector.
QUEBEC, CANADA
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=43
Jan 07, 2008
The first system was delivered to a group in Quebec, Canada for pulverizing construction waste.
NUTRITECH SOLUTIONS LTD.
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=3
October 2, 2006
First American Scientific Corp. Announces Sale of KDS Micronex Equipment to Nutritech Solutions Ltd. (NTS)
Nutritech Solutions, headquartered in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, designs, manufactures and distributes quality feed supplements to the dairy industry.
MINNESOTA VALLEY ALFALFA PRODUCERS SALE
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=5
April 28, 2006
First American Scientific Corp Receives Purchase Order From Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers for Two KDS Micronex Machines
http://www.granitefallsnews.com/articles/2007/11/04/news/news01.prt
GRANITE FALLS ADVOCATE TRIBUNE
November 1, 2007
Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producer (MnVAP) General Manager, Duane Hultgren (far right), shows a group of senators including Steve Dille, R-Dassel, (left) and Gary Kubly, DFL-Granite Falls, (left of Hultgren), DNR representatives, and members of the press, a Kinetic Disintegration System (KDS) that will be used in alfalfa and bio-mass pelletization. The KDS had previously been used to pulverize ores and minerals. Employed for pelletization, it has the potential to be much more energy efficient than current machinery in use.
http://www.auri.org/news/ainapr08/power_renewal.htm
AG INNOVATION NEWS
Apr - June 2008 (Vol. 17, No. 2)
MnVAP will work with AURI and Canadian equipment manufacturer First American Scientific Corporation to test a biomass pulverizing method known as a kinetic disintegration system or KDS.
SOUTH KOREAN SALE-JNK HEATERS
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/First-American-Scientific-Corporation-674128.html
February 2, 2006
First American Scientific Corp. (OTCBB:FASC) is pleased to announce that our exclusive Korean licensee, JNK Heaters Co., Ltd. of Seoul, Korea, has purchased its first KDS System to be set up to demonstrate the system's capabilities to Korean customers.
JAPAN SALE
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-25-2005/0004194272
October 25, 2005
The first step will be to install a fully operational KDS processing facility in Yokohama to be used for sales demonstrations and research purposes. One KDS model JS-6 has been sold to the alliance and is now being constructed to Japanese standards. This first plant is expected to be fully operational by early 2006.
AGES-FLAKEBOARD
http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CNW/20050705/1307058557
July 5, 2005
First American Scientific Corp announces funding agreement for project to install new KDS3000 system at Flakeboard Company Limited in Canada.
SOUTH KOREAN SALE-DAEYUN ENTERPRISE LTD.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-23-2005/0003243245
March 23, 2005
Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) is pleased to announce the sale of its second KDS Micronex System into the Asian market. Daeyun Enterprise Ltd. of South Korea has purchased the KDS equipment which will be used as part of their process in the production of natural calcium from oyster shells.
UNITED KINGDOM-WRAP
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201406000729/fasc10k2006.htm
In September 2004, we signed an agreement wherein WRAP has agreed to provide funding to develop "value enhanced end-products" from the output of the KDS machine. WRAP has agreed to provide $1,000,000 USD for the purchase and installation of one complete KDS system to be located at an industrial site in England. The fund will also pay for market research, scientific research, re-design and adaptation costs for the equipment and supplementary systems for industry-specific applications. All funds have been received and expended under the administration of WRAP. WRAP is a department of the government of the United Kingdom.
MALAYSIA
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201404000534/fascf10ksb2004.htm
On July 8, 2004, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with two Malaysian companies, to sell and market the KDS Micronex Machine. Under the terms of the agreement, the joint venture ordered one KDS Micronex Machine from FASC at a cost of $140,000 and set up a demonstration plant in Malaysia for the KDS System utilizing the KDS Micronex Machine acquired from the Company. At September 9, 2004, this KDS machine has been sold, shipped and paid for.
POLAND-FIRMA CODOGNI
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-08-2004/0002268977
April 29, 2004
First American Scientific Corp (FASC:OTCBB) announces sale of KDS Micronex equipment to Firma Codogni in Poland.
UNITED STATES-ATLAS MINING
http://www.advfn.com/news_First-American-Scientific-Corp-_6879555.html
February 23, 2004
First American Scientific Corp (FASC – OTCBB) announces sale of KDS Micronex equipment to Atlas Mining Company (ALMI – OTCBB)
JOINT VENTURE AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS
MALAYSIA - FASCM JOINT VENTURE & LICENSE AGREEMENT
http://www.advfn.com/news_First-American-Scientific-Corp_7852428.html
June 7, 2004
First American Scientific Corp. finalizes joint venture agreement for the sale of KDS equipment in Malaysia
C.L. Kantonen, Chairman of First American Scientific Corp., is pleased to announce that the Company has reached an agreement with Ulimec Sdn. Bhd. to establish a joint venture company (First American Scientific Corp. [Malaysia] Sdn. Bhd.) to operate a KDS palm waste processing plant in Kluang, Malaysia and to market the KDS equipment to the palm oil industry.
In addition to earning royalties for all KDS equipment sold in Malaysia, FASC will share equally in the operating profits of the joint venture and retain a 50 % ownership in FASC (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Ulimec and its affiliate, Sawipac Sdn. Bhd., are major suppliers of equipment and expertise to the palm industry in Malaysia and to other countries in Southeast Asia.
10-Q UPDATE: An order for two machines has been received with expected delivery in the second or third quarter.
http://www.sawipac.com (Website best viewed with Internet Explorer.)
© 2002-2008 Sawipac Sdn Bhd
A major breakthrough in the Palm Oil Industry, is the effective disintegration of empty fruit bunch (EFB) into as small as 1 mm fibre particles and drying to a moisture content of below 10 %.
JAPAN - JP STEEL PLANTECH CO. LICENSE AGREEMENT
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-25-2005/0004194272
October 25, 2005
First American Scientific Corp (FASC – OTCBB) announces signing of exclusive agreement to license KDS technology in Japan
Vancouver, BC: Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive license agreement for manufacturing and marketing the KDS System in Japan with JP Steel Plantech Co.(SPCO) of Yokohama, Japan.
JP Steel Plantech Co. is a well established engineering company formed in 2001 by four Japanese steel industry giants ; Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), Hitachi Zosen (Hitz), JFE Engineering (JFE) and Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI). The alliance was created by consolidating the resources of these four major Japanese integrated iron and steel plant equipment manufacturers to lead the world in production technology and product quality. Their corporate mission is to contribute to the development of the world’s steel industries, as well as the protection of the global environment. As the exclusive KDS licensee in Japan, they will marshall world-class iron and steel engineering resources and state-of-the art environmental technologies to ensure the successful launch of our marketing efforts in Japan.
10-Q UPDATE: Marketing efforts are now underway, and one sale is booked with another pending.
http://hp.rhp.jp/~steelplantec/kaisyagaiyou.html
Copyright(C) 2008 JP Steel Plantech Co.
Translation - "It pulverizes processes the scrap wood, it succeeds in fuel conversion by the fact that it starts squeezing the moisture inside the material"
SODIF S.A. de C.V. - LICENSEE (MEXICO)
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201408000132/fasc10qfor12-312007.htm
10-Q UPDATE: In June we signed an exclusive marketing agreement with a group in Mexico. One condition was that they purchase a demonstration machine (at wholesale price) and adapt it to the local market and conditions. The machine has been delivered and is operational. The initial runs have all been successful, and the customer is now developing a unique food product which it advises it will launch later this calendar year. The balance of the payment of $47,500 is due in November 2008.
EASTERN USA LICENSE AGREEMENT
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201408001022/fasc10q93008.htm
In October 2008, the Company signed two new License agreements granting Marketing rights to the KDS technology in the Eastern USA and in Korea.
KOREA
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-12-2006/0004247821
January 12, 2006
First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive license agreement to market the KDS Micronex in Korea with JNK Heaters Co., Ltd. of Seoul, Korea.
Operating under the name "JNK- FASC Co., Ltd", JNK has organized an experienced marketing team and will purchase and setup a fully operational KDS processing facility in South Korea to showcase our technology. The purchase of this license confirms their confidence in our technology and need for the KDS System in Korea's energy and waste management sectors. As a term of the license, JNK has paid an up front licensing fee, has committed to purchase 20 KDS machines over 5 years, and will pay royalties to FASC on each KDS machine sold in Korea.
10-Q UPDATE: The license agreement with JNK Heaters Co. Ltd. was cancelled in April 2008 due to non-performance. We have completed negotiations with a new group who are now performing their due diligence. The agreements are expected to be formalized next quarter.
BRAZIL
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/First-American-Scientific-Corporation-676607.html
April 18, 2006
Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (OTC BB: FASC) is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement in principle to form a joint venture to be named First American Scientific Brazil Ltda., with South American Bio-Energy Corp Ltd of Uruguay and Bruno Industrial Ltda of Brazil www.bruno.com.br for the manufacture, marketing, and operation of KDS equipment in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
The first installation of a fully operational KDS system is planned to commence operation in September 2006 as part of a new $US 50 million sugar refinery and ethanol plant in Sao Paulo state. The KDS will process diverted waste bagasse to a pelletizer and bagging house to create "bagasse pellets" which will be burned in conventional pellet burners to create green energy. The initial target will be to deliver 300,000 tonnes of pellets in the local region, then to look beyond the borders of South America to Europe where an order for 1,000,000 tonnes of pellets is anticipated.
10-K UPDATE: On April 18, 2006, the Company announced the signing of an Agreement in Principle to form a joint venture to be named First American Scientific Brazil Ltda. These negotiations will not be finalized until the test machine sent to Brazil is fully operational and evaluated. The machine has been delivered, and subject to local permitting, is expected to be operational this calendar year.
RUSSIA
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201408001022/fasc10q93008.htm
In November 2008, the Company signed a conditional Letter of Intent granting Marketing rights to the KDS technology for Russia.
PATENTS ISSUED AND PENDING
Device and Method for Comminution - US Patent #6,024,307 and Canadian patent # 2,218,429
A patent was issued for the KDS as for a "device for comminution" on November 24, 1998, and its U.S. patent number is 6,024,307 with additional patent applications filed in Australia, Canada, Europe (EEC), Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Cryogenic Comminution of Rubber - US Patent # 6,655,167 B2
On April 20, 2001, the Company filed a patent application in the United States to protect its research into developing a process for cryogenically freezing non-tire scrap rubber and processing in into a micro-fine powder using the KDS equipment. This patent has now been issued.
Method of Recovery of Precious Metal and Heavy Minerals - US Patent # 6,682,005 B2
On May 4, 2001, the Company filed a patent application in the United States to protect its research into developing a process for disintegrating and separating precious metal from hard rock without the use of chemicals. This patent has now been issued.
Method and apparatus for Recovery of Fuel and Clay from Biomass - (pending)
In November 2002, the Company filed a provisional patent application in the United States to protect its research for the processing wet biomass through the KDS equipment. Some of the subject matter in the application is approved and a new patent is pending.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE KDS MICRONEX
U.S. DOE/USDA BIOMASS INITIATIVE GRANT
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-26-2004/0002217870
July 26, 2004
First American Scientific Corp. selected to participate with the University of Tennessee in USDA Biomass Research Initiative
First American Scientific Corp. (FASC.OB) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture has awarded a grant of $717,399 USD for research to be conducted by the University of Tennessee, Oakridge National Research Laboratory and First American Scientific Corp.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE/OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY/FASC SLIDE PRESENTATIONS
http://feedstockreview.ornl.gov/pdf/womac/session3_womac.pdf
http://sungrant.tennessee.edu/NR/rdonlyres/0CB12194-1E2E-4F11-9866-DBC2F2588179/0/womacbb.pdf
http://sungrant.tennessee.edu/NR/rdonlyres/71F7927A-2318-4854-89D6-A4618E8E0B15/0/yebb.pdf
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WEBSITE FOR FASC PROJECT
http://bioprocessing.ag.utk.edu/index.htm
XCEL ENERGY RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND - THIRD FUNDING CYCLE EVALUATION AND SELECTION REPORT
http://192.234.136.46/docs/07-0675RDF3rdcyclefunding120607.pdf
Dec. 6, 2007
Xcel Energy announces renewable energy project selections
Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers, Raymond, Minn., to research the application of a new, energy-efficient technology to process a variety of biomass feedstock to expand the resource options for biomass energy production, $1 million.
Proposal: Researching the Use of KDS (Kinetic Disintegration System) to Process Various Feedstocks for Biomass Pelletization Use
The project research centers on designing and fabricating changes in machinery originally used for pulverizing ores and minerals to process and pelletize various feedstocks for renewable energy applications. The resulting pellet products will be used for energy production by co-firing with coal, in combined heat and power (CHP) applications, for gasification, and/or used in biofuel production. Examples of feedstocks that will be explored include sweet corn silage, distiller’s grain, sorghum and millet, municipal byproducts (trees, grass clippings) paper sludge, and switchgrass.
FIRST NEXGEN GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/pressreleasels85.asp?district=13B&pressid=3850&party=1&memid=10300
November 7, 2008
State Representative Al Juhnke joined Governor Pawlenty today in announcing the first round of recipients of the NexGen grants for bioenergy projects. Eleven proposals out of 28 submissions were approved by the NexGen Renewable Energy Board, which was created during the last legislative session and is co-chaired by Rep. Juhnke.
The Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers (MNVAP) in Priam, an existing agricultural cooperative involved in the feed product pelleting industry, was awarded $400,000 to help pay for the installation of new feedstock drying equipment. This equipment will allow the coop to handle higher moisture feedstocks at a lower cost and significantly reduce the use of fossil fuel in the production system.
“The development of less expensive biomass pellet production will be critical in moving this market forward,” said Juhnke. “We chose this proposal for funding in part because of the opportunity to build upon an established company with existing capacities and infrastructure.”
http://www.granitefallsnews.com/articles/2007/11/04/news/news01.prt
GRANITE FALLS ADVOCATE TRIBUNE
Heading toward energy independence, pellet by pellet
November 1, 2007
We know that the bio-mass industry is set to explode, we want to be a part of that,” stated MnVAP General Manager Duane Hultgren.
MnVAP has believed to have acquired a breakthrough in pelletization production through their purchase of a prototype Kinetic Disintegration System (KDS).
According to a MnVAP executive summary, the KDS technology was originally created for use in pulverizing ores and minerals.
Representatives of MnVAP traveled to Ontario, Canada to see the KDS in action and discovered that it was substantially superior to their existing machinery. Whereas the old infrastructure required separate operations for both the drying and compacting of material such as alfalfa, the KDS machine was able to dry and compress at once.
Hultgren stated that the KDS is much more efficient in that no natural gas is required to dry the material, it captures all dust, and there is a 20% reduction in electricity per ton. For perspective, MnVAP currently produces 40,000 tons of pelletized product per year.
With the KDS machine's obvious potential, the MnVAP co-op invited a number of politicians, DNR representatives, and members of the press to view the operation this past Friday so that MnVAP could state a case for assistance.
In all, seven senators with their respective entourage, from regions urban, which included Energy and Community Development Chair, Senator Ellen Anderson (DFL-St.Paul), and regions rural, including, Energy Subdivision Chair Senator Gary Kubly (DFL-Granite Falls)
http://www.auri.org/news/ainapr08/power_renewal.htm
AG INNOVATION NEWS
Power Renewal
A Minnesota cooperative returns its founding vision of biomass energy
Apr - June 2008 (Vol. 17, No. 2)
Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers started plans to generate electricity from alfalfa stems 14 years ago. But after investing six years of effort and millions of dollars, the farmer-owned cooperative was forced to pull the plug on the project when its partners dropped out.
Despite its rocky start, MnVAP went on to became one of the nation’s largest alfalfa pellet mills, says Montevideo farmer Keith Poier, MnVAP chair. And now — as Minnesota pursues ambitious renewable-energy goals — MnVAP has returned to its founding vision of biomass power. The cooperative wants to supply biomass fuel pellets to Minnesota’s growing renewable-energy sector.
Late last year, the cooperative received a $1 million renewable-energy grant from the Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund. MnVAP will use the grant money to test a new technology for grinding and drying high moisture agricultural fibers, such as wood, native grasses and crop residues.
MnVAP will work with AURI and Canadian equipment manufacturer First American Scientific Corporation to test a biomass pulverizing method known as a kinetic disintegration system or KDS. KDS was originally developed for the mining industry, Poier says. Now it’s being used by other industries that need to grind and dry materials before condensing them into pellets.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. WASTEWATER TREATMENT
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-31-2005/0004203728
October 31, 2005
First American Scientific Corp (FASC - OTCBB) signs agreement with the City of Prince George to install KDS Micronex equipment for processing sewage sludge at their wastewater treatment facility
Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) announced today the signing of an MOU with the city of Prince George, BC, Canada to assist in solving its environmental cleanup problems with sewage sludge using the KDS Micronex system. "This will be the first operation of its kind in the world, says David Dungate, FASC's VP of marketing, where the strictly regulated Class B municipal sludge can now be cleaned, bagged and profitably sold to the public as a soil amendment." The initial runs will be monitored for three months, and if satisfactory, the city plans to establish a permanent facility utilizing up to 4 micronizers.
According to Dayton & Knight, the city's consulting engineers, "the series of tests undertaken this summer 2005 at FASC's Vancouver demonstration site confirmed the ability of the KDS Micronex to consistently convert Class "B" biosolids to Class "A" biosolids and achieved an effective pathogen destruction rate of 99.9 % in all test samples"
FASC believes the KDS Micronex could become the preferred universal solution for handling Class B sludge by converting municipal waste into a valuable resource. With the successful showcase of our system's ability in Prince George, Canada, we could see our system in use all across the developing world.
There are approximately 15,000 municipal wastewater treatment plants in North America alone that process almost 34 billion gallons of domestic sewage and other wastewater each day. In Asia and Europe the markets are even larger, and FASC is well poised to service those markets through its established network of licensees and affiliates in the U.K., Poland, the USA, Canada, Malaysia, and Japan.
PILOT TESTING OF THE MICRONEX™ SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A CLASS A BIOSOLIDS
http://www.bcwwa.org/annual_conference/documents/24.02MICRONEX-John.pdf
April, 2007 - British Columbia Water & Waste Association Annual Conference, Penticton, British Columbia
http://www.bvsde.paho.org/bvsaar/cdlodos/pdf/pilottesting335.pdf
June, 2007 - International Water Association Conference, Moncton, New Brunswick
10-K/A UPDATE: To date all trial runs have been satisfactory and many adjustments have been made to accommodate the efficient processing of the sewage sludge. The project is now entering Phase 2 to redesign and modify the equipment to improve its drying capabilities. The improved design modifications have been made and testing is expected to start next quarter.
WRAP PROJECT EXPLORES NEW RECYCLING SOLUTIONS AND MARKETS FOR PAPER MILL SLUDGE
http://www.wrap.org.uk/wrap_corporate/news/wrap_project.html
March 31, 2005
A project to develop the opportunities for recycling paper mill sludge into new products is being funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme). Employing innovative technology from Canada, the overall aim of the project is to derive economic benefit from the waste by processing it into usable materials and reducing the amount that is landfilled.
The project, allocated significant funding by WRAP, will use the capabilities of the new KDS Micronex sludge processing plant developed by First American Scientific Corporation (FASC). Sited at Aylesford Newsprint in Kent, the demonstration plant is the first of its kind in Europe.
A NEW APPROACH TO PAPER MILL SLUDGE (FINAL REPORT)
http://www.wrap.org.uk/document.rm?id=3674
April, 2007 - Aylesford Newsprint, Kent, United Kingdom
As part of its programme to encourage the economic use of recycled fibre, WRAP identified a novel process in Canada – the KDS Micronex, which uses relatively low energy input to treat paper mill sludge through centrifugal action to produce a commercially dry material which can be separated through vibrating screening into a fibre fraction and a filler fraction.
10-K/A UPDATE: In December 2004, a KDS Model S-4 was shipped to Aylesford Newsprint in London, England for trial runs and evaluation. The testing is now complete and a final report was issued in April 2007.
The KDS machine has been relocated to a new mill in Northern England where it awaits new funding to continue the research.
ALTERNATIVE GREEN ENERGY SYSTEMS ("AGES")
http://www.ages-biomass.com/news_2001_11_15.htm (This domain is now inactive.)
November 15, 2001
FIRST AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CORP and THERMIX COMBUSTION SYSTEMS INC incorporate joint venture corporation "AGES" to develop and market combined KDS Disintegration and Burning System for converting hog fuel and pulp & paper sludge into BTUs.
HYDRO QUEBEC CAPITECH
http://www.ewire.com/display.cfm/Wire_ID/1003
March 1, 2002
FIRST AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CORP and THERMIX announce that Hydro-Quebec Capitech Inc, the investment capital division of energy giant Hydro Quebec, one of the worlds largest hydro-electric power producers, has joined Alternative Green Energy Systems Inc (AGES) as an equity partner with an initial investment of $1,000,000 to assist in research & development, marketing and operations.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY CANADA AND THE KDS 3000
http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20041029&archive=cnw&slug=1210296203
October 28, 2004
First American Scientific Corp. (FASC – OTCBB) and AGES announces SDTC grant approval for KDS 3000 construction and installation.
10-Q UPDATE: This license was cancelled in September 2008 for non-performance. We repossessed the test machine in AGES possession and returned it to our shop for evaluation and reconditioning. The cost of its recovery was approximately $16,000 which has been recorded as used equipment inventory. Once reconditioned, it will be offered for sale.
http://fasc.net
FASC's patented grinder-dryer KDS Micronex is an all-in-one solution which efficiently and economically processes a wide variety of raw materials and wastes into fine, dry powders which can be used for the manufacturing of ethanol, other "green fuel" or pathogen free fertilizer.
FASC's clients benefit by simplifying on-site grinding and drying operations into a single compact, and easy-to-operate system while creating high-quality, dry, virtually pathogen-free powders that have value as industrial feed stocks, fuels, fertilizers and animal feeds.
Authorized shares: 200,000,000
Outstanding shares: 199,952,195
Restricted shares: 12,383,240
Float: 187,568,955
The numbers above are as of November 17 2008, per Pacific Stock Transfer.
Company Officers Information from latest 10-K:
John Brian Nichols, 71 • President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors • Shares Owned: 7,936,500
Cal Kantonen, 58 • Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors • Shares Owned: 9,805,600
David Gibson, 67 • Secretary and member of the Board of Directors • Shares Owned: 450,000
Latest Quarterly Filing (10-Q): 11/14/08
Latest Annual Filing (10-K/A-1): 11/04/08
Recent Company Income Statements
Recent Company Balance Sheets
Recent Company Cash Flow Statements
Recent Company Press Releases
THE START OF REVENUES
KOREA
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=47
Wednesday July 9, 9:00 am ET
FASC is pleased to announce the sale of a Model S-4 KDS machine to be used for processing and extracting high grade calcium from oyster shells gathered off the southern coast of South Korea. According to Mr. Nichols, "our clients have been working with us on this project diligently for over 2 years, and now report that they have secured the necessary project financing to complete the processing plant. Funding will be in place by the end of July 2008 and the plant is expected to be operational by the end of October 2008. Our alliance with our Korean colleagues is finally beginning to pay off. This will be the third KDS system to be installed in Korea, and the first of several for this application."
The Korean group is also in the final planning phase of a full scale municipal waste processing site. Please see our new web-site for further details. www.fasc.net
NORWAY/LATVIA
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=45
Monday June 23, 9:20 am ET
Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) is pleased to announce that we have received an order to deliver the first of 4 KDS systems to Baltica Invest AS of Norway which will be used to a dryer/grinder of sea-bed algae found in remote regions of Northern Europe. Baltica and its partners operate several dredging and reclamation sites where water bound algae is being developed into a high nutrient fertilizer. The first system will be installed at its Latvian operation.
According to Brian Nichols, "testing has proven that our equipment can handle the job for Baltica and its partners. In addition, on completion of the initial 4 purchases, Baltica will earn the right to be our sole distributor in Norway and will expand the KDS marketing efforts to biomass and green energy applications in Scandinavia."
CALIFORNIA BIOMASS WASTE FACILITY
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201408000427/fasc10q33108.htm
May 19, 2008
This quarter we delivered one model S-8 machine to a biomass processing facility in California where it has been commissioned and is now being evaluated as a combination dryer /grinder of waste biomass for use in the green energy sector.
QUEBEC, CANADA
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=43
Jan 07, 2008
The first system was delivered to a group in Quebec, Canada for pulverizing construction waste.
NUTRITECH SOLUTIONS LTD.
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=3
October 2, 2006
First American Scientific Corp. Announces Sale of KDS Micronex Equipment to Nutritech Solutions Ltd. (NTS)
Nutritech Solutions, headquartered in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, designs, manufactures and distributes quality feed supplements to the dairy industry.
MINNESOTA VALLEY ALFALFA PRODUCERS SALE
http://www.fasc.net/news-view.php?nrid=5
April 28, 2006
First American Scientific Corp Receives Purchase Order From Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers for Two KDS Micronex Machines
http://www.granitefallsnews.com/articles/2007/11/04/news/news01.prt
GRANITE FALLS ADVOCATE TRIBUNE
November 1, 2007
Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producer (MnVAP) General Manager, Duane Hultgren (far right), shows a group of senators including Steve Dille, R-Dassel, (left) and Gary Kubly, DFL-Granite Falls, (left of Hultgren), DNR representatives, and members of the press, a Kinetic Disintegration System (KDS) that will be used in alfalfa and bio-mass pelletization. The KDS had previously been used to pulverize ores and minerals. Employed for pelletization, it has the potential to be much more energy efficient than current machinery in use.
http://www.auri.org/news/ainapr08/power_renewal.htm
AG INNOVATION NEWS
Apr - June 2008 (Vol. 17, No. 2)
MnVAP will work with AURI and Canadian equipment manufacturer First American Scientific Corporation to test a biomass pulverizing method known as a kinetic disintegration system or KDS.
SOUTH KOREAN SALE-JNK HEATERS
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/First-American-Scientific-Corporation-674128.html
February 2, 2006
First American Scientific Corp. (OTCBB:FASC) is pleased to announce that our exclusive Korean licensee, JNK Heaters Co., Ltd. of Seoul, Korea, has purchased its first KDS System to be set up to demonstrate the system's capabilities to Korean customers.
JAPAN SALE
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-25-2005/0004194272
October 25, 2005
The first step will be to install a fully operational KDS processing facility in Yokohama to be used for sales demonstrations and research purposes. One KDS model JS-6 has been sold to the alliance and is now being constructed to Japanese standards. This first plant is expected to be fully operational by early 2006.
AGES-FLAKEBOARD
http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CNW/20050705/1307058557
July 5, 2005
First American Scientific Corp announces funding agreement for project to install new KDS3000 system at Flakeboard Company Limited in Canada.
SOUTH KOREAN SALE-DAEYUN ENTERPRISE LTD.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/03-23-2005/0003243245
March 23, 2005
Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) is pleased to announce the sale of its second KDS Micronex System into the Asian market. Daeyun Enterprise Ltd. of South Korea has purchased the KDS equipment which will be used as part of their process in the production of natural calcium from oyster shells.
UNITED KINGDOM-WRAP
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201406000729/fasc10k2006.htm
In September 2004, we signed an agreement wherein WRAP has agreed to provide funding to develop "value enhanced end-products" from the output of the KDS machine. WRAP has agreed to provide $1,000,000 USD for the purchase and installation of one complete KDS system to be located at an industrial site in England. The fund will also pay for market research, scientific research, re-design and adaptation costs for the equipment and supplementary systems for industry-specific applications. All funds have been received and expended under the administration of WRAP. WRAP is a department of the government of the United Kingdom.
MALAYSIA
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201404000534/fascf10ksb2004.htm
On July 8, 2004, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with two Malaysian companies, to sell and market the KDS Micronex Machine. Under the terms of the agreement, the joint venture ordered one KDS Micronex Machine from FASC at a cost of $140,000 and set up a demonstration plant in Malaysia for the KDS System utilizing the KDS Micronex Machine acquired from the Company. At September 9, 2004, this KDS machine has been sold, shipped and paid for.
POLAND-FIRMA CODOGNI
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-08-2004/0002268977
April 29, 2004
First American Scientific Corp (FASC:OTCBB) announces sale of KDS Micronex equipment to Firma Codogni in Poland.
UNITED STATES-ATLAS MINING
http://www.advfn.com/news_First-American-Scientific-Corp-_6879555.html
February 23, 2004
First American Scientific Corp (FASC – OTCBB) announces sale of KDS Micronex equipment to Atlas Mining Company (ALMI – OTCBB)
JOINT VENTURE AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS
MALAYSIA - FASCM JOINT VENTURE & LICENSE AGREEMENT
http://www.advfn.com/news_First-American-Scientific-Corp_7852428.html
June 7, 2004
First American Scientific Corp. finalizes joint venture agreement for the sale of KDS equipment in Malaysia
C.L. Kantonen, Chairman of First American Scientific Corp., is pleased to announce that the Company has reached an agreement with Ulimec Sdn. Bhd. to establish a joint venture company (First American Scientific Corp. [Malaysia] Sdn. Bhd.) to operate a KDS palm waste processing plant in Kluang, Malaysia and to market the KDS equipment to the palm oil industry.
In addition to earning royalties for all KDS equipment sold in Malaysia, FASC will share equally in the operating profits of the joint venture and retain a 50 % ownership in FASC (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Ulimec and its affiliate, Sawipac Sdn. Bhd., are major suppliers of equipment and expertise to the palm industry in Malaysia and to other countries in Southeast Asia.
10-Q UPDATE: An order for two machines has been received with expected delivery in the second or third quarter.
http://www.sawipac.com (Website best viewed with Internet Explorer.)
© 2002-2008 Sawipac Sdn Bhd
A major breakthrough in the Palm Oil Industry, is the effective disintegration of empty fruit bunch (EFB) into as small as 1 mm fibre particles and drying to a moisture content of below 10 %.
JAPAN - JP STEEL PLANTECH CO. LICENSE AGREEMENT
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-25-2005/0004194272
October 25, 2005
First American Scientific Corp (FASC – OTCBB) announces signing of exclusive agreement to license KDS technology in Japan
Vancouver, BC: Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive license agreement for manufacturing and marketing the KDS System in Japan with JP Steel Plantech Co.(SPCO) of Yokohama, Japan.
JP Steel Plantech Co. is a well established engineering company formed in 2001 by four Japanese steel industry giants ; Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), Hitachi Zosen (Hitz), JFE Engineering (JFE) and Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI). The alliance was created by consolidating the resources of these four major Japanese integrated iron and steel plant equipment manufacturers to lead the world in production technology and product quality. Their corporate mission is to contribute to the development of the world’s steel industries, as well as the protection of the global environment. As the exclusive KDS licensee in Japan, they will marshall world-class iron and steel engineering resources and state-of-the art environmental technologies to ensure the successful launch of our marketing efforts in Japan.
10-Q UPDATE: Marketing efforts are now underway, and one sale is booked with another pending.
http://hp.rhp.jp/~steelplantec/kaisyagaiyou.html
Copyright(C) 2008 JP Steel Plantech Co.
Translation - "It pulverizes processes the scrap wood, it succeeds in fuel conversion by the fact that it starts squeezing the moisture inside the material"
SODIF S.A. de C.V. - LICENSEE (MEXICO)
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201408000132/fasc10qfor12-312007.htm
10-Q UPDATE: In June we signed an exclusive marketing agreement with a group in Mexico. One condition was that they purchase a demonstration machine (at wholesale price) and adapt it to the local market and conditions. The machine has been delivered and is operational. The initial runs have all been successful, and the customer is now developing a unique food product which it advises it will launch later this calendar year. The balance of the payment of $47,500 is due in November 2008.
EASTERN USA LICENSE AGREEMENT
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201408001022/fasc10q93008.htm
In October 2008, the Company signed two new License agreements granting Marketing rights to the KDS technology in the Eastern USA and in Korea.
KOREA
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-12-2006/0004247821
January 12, 2006
First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) is pleased to announce the signing of an exclusive license agreement to market the KDS Micronex in Korea with JNK Heaters Co., Ltd. of Seoul, Korea.
Operating under the name "JNK- FASC Co., Ltd", JNK has organized an experienced marketing team and will purchase and setup a fully operational KDS processing facility in South Korea to showcase our technology. The purchase of this license confirms their confidence in our technology and need for the KDS System in Korea's energy and waste management sectors. As a term of the license, JNK has paid an up front licensing fee, has committed to purchase 20 KDS machines over 5 years, and will pay royalties to FASC on each KDS machine sold in Korea.
10-Q UPDATE: The license agreement with JNK Heaters Co. Ltd. was cancelled in April 2008 due to non-performance. We have completed negotiations with a new group who are now performing their due diligence. The agreements are expected to be formalized next quarter.
BRAZIL
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/First-American-Scientific-Corporation-676607.html
April 18, 2006
Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (OTC BB: FASC) is pleased to announce the signing of an agreement in principle to form a joint venture to be named First American Scientific Brazil Ltda., with South American Bio-Energy Corp Ltd of Uruguay and Bruno Industrial Ltda of Brazil www.bruno.com.br for the manufacture, marketing, and operation of KDS equipment in Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.
The first installation of a fully operational KDS system is planned to commence operation in September 2006 as part of a new $US 50 million sugar refinery and ethanol plant in Sao Paulo state. The KDS will process diverted waste bagasse to a pelletizer and bagging house to create "bagasse pellets" which will be burned in conventional pellet burners to create green energy. The initial target will be to deliver 300,000 tonnes of pellets in the local region, then to look beyond the borders of South America to Europe where an order for 1,000,000 tonnes of pellets is anticipated.
10-K UPDATE: On April 18, 2006, the Company announced the signing of an Agreement in Principle to form a joint venture to be named First American Scientific Brazil Ltda. These negotiations will not be finalized until the test machine sent to Brazil is fully operational and evaluated. The machine has been delivered, and subject to local permitting, is expected to be operational this calendar year.
RUSSIA
http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1002822/000100201408001022/fasc10q93008.htm
In November 2008, the Company signed a conditional Letter of Intent granting Marketing rights to the KDS technology for Russia.
PATENTS ISSUED AND PENDING
Device and Method for Comminution - US Patent #6,024,307 and Canadian patent # 2,218,429
A patent was issued for the KDS as for a "device for comminution" on November 24, 1998, and its U.S. patent number is 6,024,307 with additional patent applications filed in Australia, Canada, Europe (EEC), Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Cryogenic Comminution of Rubber - US Patent # 6,655,167 B2
On April 20, 2001, the Company filed a patent application in the United States to protect its research into developing a process for cryogenically freezing non-tire scrap rubber and processing in into a micro-fine powder using the KDS equipment. This patent has now been issued.
Method of Recovery of Precious Metal and Heavy Minerals - US Patent # 6,682,005 B2
On May 4, 2001, the Company filed a patent application in the United States to protect its research into developing a process for disintegrating and separating precious metal from hard rock without the use of chemicals. This patent has now been issued.
Method and apparatus for Recovery of Fuel and Clay from Biomass - (pending)
In November 2002, the Company filed a provisional patent application in the United States to protect its research for the processing wet biomass through the KDS equipment. Some of the subject matter in the application is approved and a new patent is pending.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE KDS MICRONEX
U.S. DOE/USDA BIOMASS INITIATIVE GRANT
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-26-2004/0002217870
July 26, 2004
First American Scientific Corp. selected to participate with the University of Tennessee in USDA Biomass Research Initiative
First American Scientific Corp. (FASC.OB) announced today that the United States Department of Agriculture has awarded a grant of $717,399 USD for research to be conducted by the University of Tennessee, Oakridge National Research Laboratory and First American Scientific Corp.
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE/OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY/FASC SLIDE PRESENTATIONS
http://feedstockreview.ornl.gov/pdf/womac/session3_womac.pdf
http://sungrant.tennessee.edu/NR/rdonlyres/0CB12194-1E2E-4F11-9866-DBC2F2588179/0/womacbb.pdf
http://sungrant.tennessee.edu/NR/rdonlyres/71F7927A-2318-4854-89D6-A4618E8E0B15/0/yebb.pdf
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE WEBSITE FOR FASC PROJECT
http://bioprocessing.ag.utk.edu/index.htm
XCEL ENERGY RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT FUND - THIRD FUNDING CYCLE EVALUATION AND SELECTION REPORT
http://192.234.136.46/docs/07-0675RDF3rdcyclefunding120607.pdf
Dec. 6, 2007
Xcel Energy announces renewable energy project selections
Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers, Raymond, Minn., to research the application of a new, energy-efficient technology to process a variety of biomass feedstock to expand the resource options for biomass energy production, $1 million.
Proposal: Researching the Use of KDS (Kinetic Disintegration System) to Process Various Feedstocks for Biomass Pelletization Use
The project research centers on designing and fabricating changes in machinery originally used for pulverizing ores and minerals to process and pelletize various feedstocks for renewable energy applications. The resulting pellet products will be used for energy production by co-firing with coal, in combined heat and power (CHP) applications, for gasification, and/or used in biofuel production. Examples of feedstocks that will be explored include sweet corn silage, distiller’s grain, sorghum and millet, municipal byproducts (trees, grass clippings) paper sludge, and switchgrass.
FIRST NEXGEN GRANT RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/pressreleasels85.asp?district=13B&pressid=3850&party=1&memid=10300
November 7, 2008
State Representative Al Juhnke joined Governor Pawlenty today in announcing the first round of recipients of the NexGen grants for bioenergy projects. Eleven proposals out of 28 submissions were approved by the NexGen Renewable Energy Board, which was created during the last legislative session and is co-chaired by Rep. Juhnke.
The Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers (MNVAP) in Priam, an existing agricultural cooperative involved in the feed product pelleting industry, was awarded $400,000 to help pay for the installation of new feedstock drying equipment. This equipment will allow the coop to handle higher moisture feedstocks at a lower cost and significantly reduce the use of fossil fuel in the production system.
“The development of less expensive biomass pellet production will be critical in moving this market forward,” said Juhnke. “We chose this proposal for funding in part because of the opportunity to build upon an established company with existing capacities and infrastructure.”
http://www.granitefallsnews.com/articles/2007/11/04/news/news01.prt
GRANITE FALLS ADVOCATE TRIBUNE
Heading toward energy independence, pellet by pellet
November 1, 2007
We know that the bio-mass industry is set to explode, we want to be a part of that,” stated MnVAP General Manager Duane Hultgren.
MnVAP has believed to have acquired a breakthrough in pelletization production through their purchase of a prototype Kinetic Disintegration System (KDS).
According to a MnVAP executive summary, the KDS technology was originally created for use in pulverizing ores and minerals.
Representatives of MnVAP traveled to Ontario, Canada to see the KDS in action and discovered that it was substantially superior to their existing machinery. Whereas the old infrastructure required separate operations for both the drying and compacting of material such as alfalfa, the KDS machine was able to dry and compress at once.
Hultgren stated that the KDS is much more efficient in that no natural gas is required to dry the material, it captures all dust, and there is a 20% reduction in electricity per ton. For perspective, MnVAP currently produces 40,000 tons of pelletized product per year.
With the KDS machine's obvious potential, the MnVAP co-op invited a number of politicians, DNR representatives, and members of the press to view the operation this past Friday so that MnVAP could state a case for assistance.
In all, seven senators with their respective entourage, from regions urban, which included Energy and Community Development Chair, Senator Ellen Anderson (DFL-St.Paul), and regions rural, including, Energy Subdivision Chair Senator Gary Kubly (DFL-Granite Falls)
http://www.auri.org/news/ainapr08/power_renewal.htm
AG INNOVATION NEWS
Power Renewal
A Minnesota cooperative returns its founding vision of biomass energy
Apr - June 2008 (Vol. 17, No. 2)
Minnesota Valley Alfalfa Producers started plans to generate electricity from alfalfa stems 14 years ago. But after investing six years of effort and millions of dollars, the farmer-owned cooperative was forced to pull the plug on the project when its partners dropped out.
Despite its rocky start, MnVAP went on to became one of the nation’s largest alfalfa pellet mills, says Montevideo farmer Keith Poier, MnVAP chair. And now — as Minnesota pursues ambitious renewable-energy goals — MnVAP has returned to its founding vision of biomass power. The cooperative wants to supply biomass fuel pellets to Minnesota’s growing renewable-energy sector.
Late last year, the cooperative received a $1 million renewable-energy grant from the Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund. MnVAP will use the grant money to test a new technology for grinding and drying high moisture agricultural fibers, such as wood, native grasses and crop residues.
MnVAP will work with AURI and Canadian equipment manufacturer First American Scientific Corporation to test a biomass pulverizing method known as a kinetic disintegration system or KDS. KDS was originally developed for the mining industry, Poier says. Now it’s being used by other industries that need to grind and dry materials before condensing them into pellets.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. WASTEWATER TREATMENT
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/10-31-2005/0004203728
October 31, 2005
First American Scientific Corp (FASC - OTCBB) signs agreement with the City of Prince George to install KDS Micronex equipment for processing sewage sludge at their wastewater treatment facility
Brian Nichols, President of First American Scientific Corp. (FASC) announced today the signing of an MOU with the city of Prince George, BC, Canada to assist in solving its environmental cleanup problems with sewage sludge using the KDS Micronex system. "This will be the first operation of its kind in the world, says David Dungate, FASC's VP of marketing, where the strictly regulated Class B municipal sludge can now be cleaned, bagged and profitably sold to the public as a soil amendment." The initial runs will be monitored for three months, and if satisfactory, the city plans to establish a permanent facility utilizing up to 4 micronizers.
According to Dayton & Knight, the city's consulting engineers, "the series of tests undertaken this summer 2005 at FASC's Vancouver demonstration site confirmed the ability of the KDS Micronex to consistently convert Class "B" biosolids to Class "A" biosolids and achieved an effective pathogen destruction rate of 99.9 % in all test samples"
FASC believes the KDS Micronex could become the preferred universal solution for handling Class B sludge by converting municipal waste into a valuable resource. With the successful showcase of our system's ability in Prince George, Canada, we could see our system in use all across the developing world.
There are approximately 15,000 municipal wastewater treatment plants in North America alone that process almost 34 billion gallons of domestic sewage and other wastewater each day. In Asia and Europe the markets are even larger, and FASC is well poised to service those markets through its established network of licensees and affiliates in the U.K., Poland, the USA, Canada, Malaysia, and Japan.
PILOT TESTING OF THE MICRONEX™ SYSTEM TO PRODUCE A CLASS A BIOSOLIDS
http://www.bcwwa.org/annual_conference/documents/24.02MICRONEX-John.pdf
April, 2007 - British Columbia Water & Waste Association Annual Conference, Penticton, British Columbia
http://www.bvsde.paho.org/bvsaar/cdlodos/pdf/pilottesting335.pdf
June, 2007 - International Water Association Conference, Moncton, New Brunswick
10-K/A UPDATE: To date all trial runs have been satisfactory and many adjustments have been made to accommodate the efficient processing of the sewage sludge. The project is now entering Phase 2 to redesign and modify the equipment to improve its drying capabilities. The improved design modifications have been made and testing is expected to start next quarter.
WRAP PROJECT EXPLORES NEW RECYCLING SOLUTIONS AND MARKETS FOR PAPER MILL SLUDGE
http://www.wrap.org.uk/wrap_corporate/news/wrap_project.html
March 31, 2005
A project to develop the opportunities for recycling paper mill sludge into new products is being funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme). Employing innovative technology from Canada, the overall aim of the project is to derive economic benefit from the waste by processing it into usable materials and reducing the amount that is landfilled.
The project, allocated significant funding by WRAP, will use the capabilities of the new KDS Micronex sludge processing plant developed by First American Scientific Corporation (FASC). Sited at Aylesford Newsprint in Kent, the demonstration plant is the first of its kind in Europe.
A NEW APPROACH TO PAPER MILL SLUDGE (FINAL REPORT)
http://www.wrap.org.uk/document.rm?id=3674
April, 2007 - Aylesford Newsprint, Kent, United Kingdom
As part of its programme to encourage the economic use of recycled fibre, WRAP identified a novel process in Canada – the KDS Micronex, which uses relatively low energy input to treat paper mill sludge through centrifugal action to produce a commercially dry material which can be separated through vibrating screening into a fibre fraction and a filler fraction.
10-K/A UPDATE: In December 2004, a KDS Model S-4 was shipped to Aylesford Newsprint in London, England for trial runs and evaluation. The testing is now complete and a final report was issued in April 2007.
The KDS machine has been relocated to a new mill in Northern England where it awaits new funding to continue the research.
ALTERNATIVE GREEN ENERGY SYSTEMS ("AGES")
http://www.ages-biomass.com/news_2001_11_15.htm (This domain is now inactive.)
November 15, 2001
FIRST AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CORP and THERMIX COMBUSTION SYSTEMS INC incorporate joint venture corporation "AGES" to develop and market combined KDS Disintegration and Burning System for converting hog fuel and pulp & paper sludge into BTUs.
HYDRO QUEBEC CAPITECH
http://www.ewire.com/display.cfm/Wire_ID/1003
March 1, 2002
FIRST AMERICAN SCIENTIFIC CORP and THERMIX announce that Hydro-Quebec Capitech Inc, the investment capital division of energy giant Hydro Quebec, one of the worlds largest hydro-electric power producers, has joined Alternative Green Energy Systems Inc (AGES) as an equity partner with an initial investment of $1,000,000 to assist in research & development, marketing and operations.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY CANADA AND THE KDS 3000
http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20041029&archive=cnw&slug=1210296203
October 28, 2004
First American Scientific Corp. (FASC – OTCBB) and AGES announces SDTC grant approval for KDS 3000 construction and installation.
10-Q UPDATE: This license was cancelled in September 2008 for non-performance. We repossessed the test machine in AGES possession and returned it to our shop for evaluation and reconditioning. The cost of its recovery was approximately $16,000 which has been recorded as used equipment inventory. Once reconditioned, it will be offered for sale.
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