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NEWS RELEASE
Texas Approves Green Plus As Alternative Formulation Solution for
Texas Low Emission Diesel (TxLED)
Monrovia, CA – August 11, 2005– Biofriendly Corporation
announced today that the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has issued a notification approving
Biofriendly’s Green Plus® diesel fuel enhancer, as an Alternative
Formulation solution when added to standard #2 low sulfur (500 parts per
million) diesel to meet the State’s new stringent Texas Low Emission Diesel
(TxLED) regulation.
The
TxLED law, which goes into effect October 1, 2005, requires Texas diesel
producers and importers to supply a diesel fuel formulation that meets the
Texas Low Emission Diesel requirements in the 110 counties in Texas
designated as U.S. EPA non-attainment areas (areas which have consistently
surpassed the ozone and other air pollution levels). Biofriendly’s Green
Plus won approval after meeting the Texas Low Emission Diesel requirements
as an Alternative Formulation by passing a series of complex Federal tests.
Producers and importers may now use Green Plus as their solution to meet the
requirements of Texas Low Emission Diesel in the 110 affected counties.
Texas Requires Diesel Emissions on Par with California
Texas, under its new law requires its diesel emissions in the 110
affected counties to be on par with clean California diesel. As in
California, Texas has allowed alternatives to producing a more costly fuel
formulation, which requires substantial investment by producers in new
refining equipment. Both Texas and California have sought alternative
solutions that allow the use of standard EPA-approved diesel along with a
product like Green Plus that lowers emissions to levels equivalent to
California diesel. In independent testing by an EPA and California Air
Resources Board-accepted laboratory, Biofriendly is the first company with a
product that meets the new requirements set by Texas in its most recent rule
change that became effective in March 2005.
“We
are pleased to be able to provide Texas with an effective emission reduction
solution that is very cost-effective, easy to implement, and that also
improves the overall performance of diesel engines,” said Robert Carroll,
Chairman and CEO of Biofriendly Corporation. “We are looking forward to
supplying the needs of Texas in its quest to reduce pollution
cost-effectively.” Mr. Carroll said the company is currently in contract
discussions with a number of major oil companies and fuel providers.
Texas Could Reduce Smog-Producing NOx by Over 13,000 Tons Per Year
The use of Green Plus as part of TxLED fuel will reduce all of the
harmful gaseous and pollutant emissions from current diesel fuel. Most
importantly, Green Plus could potentially help Texas reduce
smog-causing Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) by over 13,000 tons per year.
Heavy-duty Urban Transient Cycle Test
Recently, the TCEQ unanimously approved the latest test protocol for the
TxLED Alternative Formulation and released the requirements in March of this
year. The test requires that a low emission diesel fuel that complies with
the California Air Resources Board specifications serve as the reference
fuel against which a candidate fuel must achieve comparable or better
emissions levels. The California reference fuel specification includes
requirements such as 10% maximum aromatics content, a minimum cetane number
of 48, and 15 parts-per-million (ppm) sulfur content. The candidate fuel was
standard Texas diesel, which complied with U.S. EPA requirements. Green Plus
was added to the Texas fuel, and the Federal Test Procedure Heavy-duty Urban
Transient Cycle test was run in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations
Title 40 procedures. The notification of approval can be found on the State
of Texas web site at
http://www.tnrcc.state.tx.us/oprd/sips/cleandiesel.html#Formulations
Alternative Formulation Simplifies Approval Procedures|
As a result of the approval of Green Plus as an Alternative Formulation
solution, fuel providers in Texas will not have to submit complicated
Alternative Plan documents and wait for approval by the State and the US
EPA. Instead, fuel providers will simply have to show that they are using
Green Plus to meet the TxLED regulations.
About Biofriendly Corporation and Green
Plus
Under development for over 10 years, Green
Plus is a product that employs molecular technology to achieve a breakthrough combination of reduced emissions and
improved fuel economy. Green Plus is added in very small quantities to fuel
in order to create a more complete, cooler and more linear burn. The product
has undergone rigorous testing in the United States and Europe, and has over
1 billion miles of on-road/on-ocean use. Green Plus is now available
commercially worldwide.
Biofriendly Corporation has introduced Green
Plus, the world’s most effective solution for significantly improving fuel
economy and reducing harmful emissions. Green Plus is designed for
use in diesel, gasoline and other hydrocarbon-based fuels. This
patent-pending product was invented by the same innovators who created
Vortoil, the award-winning oil-water separator for offshore oil production.
For more information, please visit
www.biofriendly.com.
Contact: Jim D’Arezzo, Biofriendly Corporation
USA (626) 303-6000;
jim@biofriendly.com
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