TAMPA, Fla., July 11, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Internal Hydro International Inc., (OTCBB:IHDR) (www.InternalHydro.com), by entering into an initial agreement for entry into a European joint venture with Energia Futura S.r.l. of Italy, will gain access to an estimated hard asset base of $40,000,000 and receive backed capital for 85% of production costs. With a targeted location of a 350,000 square foot facility, situated on 50 acres in Narni, Italy, for the location of four companies' production facilities, IHDR will be a co-owner of the hard assets of the Joint Venture. The ownership of the associated property would include the assets on site, as well as the machining, structure, transportation assets, and other on site property which would be owned by the Joint Venture. The site, located at a closed steel manufacturing facility located in Narni, is to be, and has been financially backed by both private and public entities for the creation of employment in the region, with the location of renewable energy based companies, such as IHDR. IHDR will have units built by Cm2, its European licensee, initially in the third quarter at their existing Terni, Italy facility, until the Joint Venture location is finalized and readied for occupancy and production. Over $10,000,000 has already been invested at the location by local and state entities to ready it for new industrial capacity.
In May, IHDR's CEO presented its suite of technologies to a group of over seventy Italian government, business, banking, environmental, university, and industry professionals at a conference hosted by Energia Futura at Narni, Italy,
The Joint Venture will be managed by Cm2 senior management controlling the Energia Future Joint Venture. The existing Cm2 production facility in Terni will be the initial site of unit production after testing of the Energy Commander V low impact hydro 30 Kw unit is due to be completed at the end of July, 2006.
About Internal Hydro International, Incorporated
Internal Hydro International, Inc. is an alternative energy company that developed a clean energy power system, the Energy Commander Systems, which utilizes a patented technology using waste water, fluid or gas flow from any source where flow pressure is present, and yet wasted, to create electricity. Internal Hydro has grown into a multi-national enterprise with international contracts spanning over three continents. Internal Hydro is well positioned to gain major market share and dominate the niche of hydro energy and expansion into other renewable energy areas in the fragmented alternative energy marketplace. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.InternalHydro.com.
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