WOODLANDS, Texas, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BenchMark Energy
Corporation (OTC: BMRK) is pleased to announce that it has agreed
to extend its research contract with the University of North Dakota ("UND") through
July 2013.
Originally signed on November 1,
2011, the contract calls for UND to study the impact of
adding glycerin to coal upon combustion performance. The
study will ascertain the benefits that could be obtained from the
co-combustion of Benchmark Energy's glycerin product with coal.
BenchMark Energy hopes that these studies will show that the
benefits of glycerin, a renewable fuel resource, in co-combustion
may include reduction in the C02 footprint (pounds of
fossil C02 emitted per KW generated). BenchMark
Energy also hopes to see an increase in combustion efficiency (KW
generated per pound of fuel consumed), along with a reduction in
HAP (hazardous air pollutant) emissions.
UND combustion researchers will conduct a series of experiments
in which BenchMark's high purity glycerin is co-combusted with
three different types of coal - an Eastern U.S. bituminous, a
Western U.S. sub-bituminous, and a North
Dakota lignite.
The studies will be conducted in a self-sustaining large
laboratory scale combustor whose residence time/temperature profile
scales to commercial boilers. The goal is to quantify these
benefits of co-combustion and for increased combustion efficiency
and reduced emissions.
The work will be conducted by the Sustainable Energy Research
Initiative and Supporting Education (SUNRISE) center at the
University of North Dakota. SUNRISE is a student-centered,
faculty-organized supercluster consisting of 38 faculty in 13
academic departments at the University of
North Dakota, North Dakota State
University, and Mayville State University. SUNRISE
research focuses on three areas: the technologies to enable the
environmentally sustainable use of coal, the production of fuels,
chemicals, polymers, and composites from renewable sources, and the
harvesting of energy from diffuse sources
(wind/solar/hydrogen).
About BenchMark Energy Corporation:
www.benchmarkenergy.com. While the demand for glycerin has
remained stable, the demand for refined glycerin, technical grade
and higher, has risen. BenchMark Energy has focused its attention
on distribution and refinement of glycerin in the energy and
pharmaceutical industries. For more information on BenchMark
Energy, Energy Partners, LLC, glycerin, its uses and benefits,
please see our website.
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created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially
from those expressed in any of the forward-looking
statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the ability of the Company to complete the planned
bridge financing, market conditions, the general acceptance of the
Company's products and technologies, competitive factors, timing,
and other risks described in the Company's SEC reports and
filings.
CONTACT: Alex
Livak 917-238-0611 alex@benchmarkenergy.com
www.benchmarkenergy.com
SOURCE BenchMark Energy Corporation