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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2006
ElectraTherm Announces its Gas Pressure Reduction Generator for the Oil &
Gas Industry
Carson City, NV -ElectraTherm, Inc., today announced the introduction of its Gas
Pressure Reduction Generator (GPRG) for the oil and gas industry. The GPRG utilizes the
energy contained in pressure drops throughout gas transmission and distribution systems
to produce from 25kW to 1.5MW of fuel-free power or electricity.

ET's Gas Pressure Reduction Generator
In a typical application where high-pressure natural gas is received and low-pressure gas is
distributed, such as at city gates, GPRGs can be used in parallel with standard pressure reducing
valves to generate significant amounts of low cost power.
Similarly, the GPRG can use the geo-pressure of natural gas on offshore oil platforms to
produce enough power to satisfy the electrical demands of the platform through a
controlled expansion of a small amount of the gas flow. Because an offshore platform
typically requires less than 30kW, the GRPG is far more cost effective than traditional
radial inflow or axial turbo-machinery.
At the heart of the GPRG is a state-of-the-art screw expander developed by the City
University, London (CUL). CUL - a world leader in twin screw compressor and expander
technology - has signed an exclusive license agreement with ElectraTherm for the
development and sale of screw-type expanders for electrical power generation.
"We are pleased to announce this first-of-its-kind product to the oil and gas industry",
stated Richard Langson, ElectraTherm's CEO. "Our product's unique ability to act as a low
cost, scalable, expander-generator represents a true breakthrough for the industry.
Moreover, our unit is capable of unattended operation over long periods, and has been
designed to withstand remote harsh pipeline and at-sea conditions."
About ElectraTherm, Inc.
Based in Carson City, NV, ElectraTherm, Inc., is the premier manufacturer of small- to
medium-scale, waste heat and pressure reduction generators in the United States. For
more information on ElectraTherm or its products, please visit our website at
www.electratherm.com, or contact Bill Olson at (801 737-1090).
to ElectraTherm's Newsroom
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