PNGinc News Release

Release Date: July 1, 2000

Munising, MI -- In a bid to head off the catastrophic effects of pollution and global warming, Phoenix Navigation & Guidance Inc. fired up its next-generation combustor on schedule today. Combining proprietary designs developed in PNG Inc.’s covert labs over the past several years, this is the first step toward producing a low-cost, ultra-high efficiency turbine to replace all types of internal combustion engines – including piston engines & bladed turbines.

Initial tests have demonstrated that the Phoenix combustor delivers complete combustion using extremely low amounts of compressor power. The first of its kind, the advanced combustor uses several unique combustion techniques to achieve this ultra-high efficiency including:

Based on combustion test results, the company projects its Phoenix Vapor Phase Turbine prototype will hit at least 60%+ efficiency – and is shooting for nearly 100% combustion with near-zero toxicity. In contrast, gasoline & diesel piston engines will continue to perform at no more than 55% efficiency, and fuel cells will never achieve more than 60% motive power due to electrical energy losses.

Bladed turbines suffer high horsepower losses in the compressor stage – approximately a third of available horsepower being used to compress incoming air. PNG Inc.’s breakthrough combustion techniques result in amazingly high efficiency due to its very low parasitic power drain. This translates into more horsepower/pound delivered to the application (automotive, electrical power generation) than any other contender. As CEO Ken Rieli puts it, "All other engines work against natural combustion physics. The Phoenix technology works with combustion to produce greater efficiencies."

Unlike fuel cells, which are expensive to produce & require a very pure (expensive) fuel source to avoid permanently poisoning the cells, the low-cost Phoenix Vapor Phase Turbine is able to run on any presently available "dirty" fuel. By the first quarter of the 21^st century, there will be an additional 1 billion cars & trucks on roads around the globe. At the same time, a massive wave of unsustainable development is sweeping across China, India & other developing nations, with demand for electrical power skyrocketing. Offering total fuel flexibility in its pollution-busting design, PNG Inc.’s turbine allows any country to use indigenous fuel supplies while rolling back greenhouse gas emissions.

The time is right to replace old motive power technology with PNG Inc.’s low-cost turbines. 

Anyone interested in doing business with the innovators in this area, E-mail Pam Rieli at ventures@phoenixnavigation.com 

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