RENO, Nev., Aug. 24, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Nova Communications Ltd. (Nova) (OTCBB:NVAC) is pleased to announce that it has acquired a 51 percent majority ownership in Rotary Engines Inc. (REI).
Art Robins, CEO of Nova commented, "The rotary engine technology has been around for decades, but the ability to produce a cost-effective and fuel-efficient engine that meets today's air quality standards has only been developed recently. We believe that no other engine is comparable to the rotary when considering power-to-weight ratio, footprint, and efficiency. After spending hours in discussions with Larry Cooper, President of REI, and Scott Webber, REI Director, I am more than confident, as we merge our technologies, we will be offering the world a variety of engine sizes that will be able to perform on any type of fuel."
"Rotary Engines, Inc. has acquired what is probably the most advanced rotary engine technology in the world (the only rotary engine in production today is the Renisis engine developed by Mazda exclusively for the automotive industry). We are anxious to complete the Nova acquisition of a majority interest in our company. The combination of the technologies and resources of our two companies will allow us to move forward with the production of our rotary engines," Larry Cooper stated.
Mr. Cooper continued, "We have prototype engines that range from 80 horsepower (HP) to our 700 cubic inch diesel versions which will produce up to 1,200 HP. Our market research indicates there is a world of alternate applications for varying sizes of engines.
"In California alone there are enough known 'offgas' (nonconforming natural gas) wells that could maintain 400Mw of electric power production. Conventional engines either won't burn the gas or won't yield the longevity that is essential to the industry's production requirements. We believe that the rotaries will be a much sought after solution to the problem of converting off-spec gas to electricity.
"There are approximately 130 landfill sites in the Southeast that have the capacity to produce a methane gas flow rate that would maintain power plants of 2Mw - 4Mw per site. Using the average of 3Mw per site, there is a potential for enough captured gas to operate 4,000 HP or 8 of our large engines for the conversion of landfill gas (methane) to electricity. The same engine requirements apply to this market as the offgas wells. The rotaries are the answer for burning the 'dirty' methane.
"Abandoned coal mines in Illinois represent another 1,100Mw of potential for methane-fed power plant installations. Again, the rotary engines are the key to the success of converting this supply of methane gas into electricity.
"We need to tap these alternative energy resources more today than ever. The drastic rise in oil prices and the dissipation of conventional supplies make it imperative that we change our direction in energy production. We believe our rotary engines are the key to this change. It is a multi-billion dollar market and we have an opportunity to be first in line to capture our share of it.
"Our gas engines are ready for final dynamometer tests to compile data for publication. This will allow us to start production and marketing of these engines. Based on my communications with various companies, the demand is there, waiting to be supplied."
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