Zolo Technologies, Inc.

Mark E installs ZoloBOSS system to improve bio-mass firing efficiency at Elverlingsen plant, Werdohl, Germany

BOULDER, Colorado– February 7, 2009 –Mark E, provider of 7600 MWe of power in south western Germany, has completed the installation and integration of a 7 x 7 grid ZoloBOSS™ system along with a Siemens SPPA P3000 to enable them to measure and automate performance improvements in their bio-mass co-fired unit 4 at Elverlingsen.

Elverlingsen’s goal is to increase the amount of biomass used without increasing emissions. Elverlingsen, unit 4 is a down-fired unit where burner balance is critical, but measurement in the combustion is especially challenging. In multiple experiments in the past, increasing biomass firing had failed. With combustion zone measurements from the ZoloBOSS feeding into a combination of model-based control and non-linear neural net optimization, of the SPPA P3000, the plant is now able to make incremental changes in air and fuel flow, on-line in real-time.

According to Martin Heesemann, from Mark E, the decision to purchase the integrated Siemens/Zolo Technologies solution was driven by a potential savings if 1 million Euro per year.

For additional information on the Mark E’s Elverlingsen installation or Zolo Technologies and Siemens cooperation, contact R. J. Zimmerman or visit www.zolotech.com.

About Zolo Technologies, Inc.

Zolo Technologies, Inc. is the leading supplier of high technology sensor and monitoring equipment designed to improve the efficiency and reduce harmful emissions (including greenhouse gasses) from large combustion sources such as coal-fired power plants and gas turbines. Existing customers include: TVA, PRPA, PacifiCorp, Texas NRG, Xcel Energy, Constellation, CPS Energy, KOSEP Korea, Mark E, Germany, Doosan Babcock, and the Department of Defense.

The ZoloBOSS is the only laser-based instrument for real-time measurement and mapping of combustion directly in the combustion zone of a coal-fired power plant or other ultra-harsh environments.

CONTACT:
R. J. Zimmerman
Zolo Technologies, Inc.
Tel.: 303-604-5818
Fax: 303-541-1843
Email: rzimmerman@zolotech.com
Website: http://www.zolotech.com

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