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Q2.2007 - Headline Article

Main points to consider with UVE's products and services:

High priority for national security.
Encouraged by local and national government incentives.
Positive impact on the environment.
Reduces dependency on foreign fuels.
One of the largest markets in the world.
Will create numerous ancillary businesses in local areas.
Always in high demand and growing exponentially.
Endorsed by local, state and national elected officials.
Population of 150,000 qualifies for UVE facility.

The growth of sustainable energy projects and facilities is exploding. What was once considered unworkable, unenviable and out of the question financially is now being used to turn waste streams and waste disposal sites into energy sources.

When you consider that every man, woman and child in the nation on the average produces 4.5 pounds of trash or municipal solid waste (MSW) every day, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to ask the question, “Where are we going to put it?”

For years we have been dumping or land filling waste without a thought for the future, and not withstanding the unsightly and odiferous state that it creates, it continues. Consider this fact: for every ton of MSW that is landfilled, the decomposition of that waste generates 1.3 tons of atmospheric CO2, which is a major contributor to global warming.

In the past, ‘out of sight, out of mind’ has been the motto when it came to MSW disposal. Of course, that has all changed. Now our community leaders worry frantically about ways to meet their obligations to their citizenry as well as complying with the local, state, and national regulations of waste disposal.

Some communities have decided to burn or incinerate (combustion) their waste. This puts tons of harmful greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere. Some do use the heat from the burning to generate power. This is a good step, but still costly and inefficient. Although these methods help to a certain degree, UVE has the solution to this problem.

UVE uses the most efficient, cost effective and environmentally friendly equipment that is available while providing green power and safe MSW disposal simultaneously.

UVE has chosen to be a renewable energy producer of electric power. The UVE facility will be built in proximity to the SUVSWD transfer station in Springville, Utah. The waste-to-energy process will take place by converting the biomass portion of landfill material--through a patented process--into a biogas much like natural gas. This gas is then used to fuel a turbo expanders and generators to produce electric power.

UVE's process is completely contained, environmentally benign, and is described by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE ) as the safest and most efficient way to convert biomass into usable energy. In fact, one of the attributes of UVE's patented process is carbon sequestration which takes greenhouse gas from the atmosphere thus reducing global warming.

Presently, the state of Utah is collecting thousands of tons of MSW (municipal solid waste ) per day and shipping it to a number of different landfills. If, however, this waste is converted to electrical power using UVE's patented processes, it could create enough energy to power over a half of million homes.

UVE offers an optimal solution to the ever-increasing need for both electric power and waste disposal in a single facility. Reducing pollution and producing green energy are UVE's main goals.

As new families move into Utah each day, more and more demand is placed on producing electric power and eliminating solid waste. By meeting these two demands without a negative impact on the environment, Utah Valley Energy will not only fulfill the environmental concerns of trash disposal, but could also supply Utahans with less expensive energy. Because of this, UVE claims that facilities like it tend to stablize local power and gas rates.

UVE believes it is wisdom to convert waste to energy and let local citizens participate in the rewards of such a project. Not only will UVE produce clean, sustainable energy, and eliminate the need for local landfills, but UVE will also create well paying jobs for many residents. These jobs could equal to an economic impact of $2-3 million per year in payroll. Furthermore, a host of openings in ancillary businesses and industries will be generated.

The need to become more energy-wise and energy independent as a nation and as a community is paramount. Other communities are now stepping up and reaping the benefits of renewable energy, it's now our turn!