NEWS --
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Mar 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Cyclone Power Technologies
Inc. (Pink Sheets:CYPW) has successfully completed its biomass-to-power engine
system for Robotic Technology Inc. (RTI) under its Statement of Work, and has
delivered the renewable power system to the University of Maryland to be coupled
with RTI's autonomous robotic platform.
Cyclone's prototype biomass-to-power generator is a self-contained, compact
system that utilizes the company's award-winning waste heat engine (WHE) to
produce power from plant-based biomass combustion. RTI is currently developing
the Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR), under a Phase II SBIR
project sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an
agency of the U.S. Department of Defense. The EATR's ultimate mission includes
long range military reconnaissance without the need for manual or conventional
re-fueling.
"We are very pleased with the performance of Cyclone's biomass-to-power system,
and now look forward to adding it to our intelligent robotic platform in
completion of our Phase II contract award from DARPA," stated Dr. Robe rt
Finklestein, President of RTI.
At the heart of Cyclone's current biomass-to-power system for the
proof-of-concept EATR is the patent pending WHE, a six-cylinder Rankine cycle
external heat engine capable of generating up to 18HP of mechanical power. An
attached combustion chamber produces up to 600degF of steam to run the WHE at
peak performance. An alternator then converts mechanical energy from the engine
into as much as 10kW of usable electricity to power electronics or recharge
batteries. A more powerful version of the WHE is expected to be used in future
field prototypes of the EATR.
"This was a very meaningful and interesting project for Cyclone, in which we
learned a great deal about our waste heat engine and the combustion of renewable
vegetative biomass for its fuel source," stated Travis Love, Cyclone's Project
Engineer for the WHE system. "We believe these lessons will serve us well as we
continue along the path of commercializing our technology."
The robotic system being developed by RTI with Cyclone's portable
biomass-to-power plant has numerous potential commercial applications outside
military purposes, such as in border patrol, agriculture, forestry, natural
disaster clean-up and recovery, and power generation in industrial or
large-scale farming and logging settings. To view Cyclone's biomass-to-power
engine system, visit: www.cyclonepower.com/video.html.
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 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 relea se, 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.
SOURCE: Cyclone Power Technologies Inc.
CONTACT:
Cyclone Power Technologies, Pompano Beach
Media:
Will Wellons, 407-462-2718
will@wellonscommunications.com
or
Company:
Frankie Fruge, 954-943-8721
info@cyclonepower.com
or
RT I:
Dr. Robert Finkelstein
bobf@robotictechnologyinc.com
www.robotictechnologyinc.com
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