ENTRADE Energiesysteme AG builds first biomass power station in Hawaii / Research cooperation with university in Honolulu - micro electricity networks planned

Dahlem-Schmidtheim/Düsseldorf (ots) - Entrade Energiesysteme AG is
to build the first biomass power station in the US state of Hawaii,
with the project planning and implementation being carried out by its
subsidiary Agnion Energy GmbH. With a probable power output of 45 kW
the plant is to be set up on the island of Oahu near the capital
Honolulu and will exploit existing biomass resources. Wood chips will
be used as fuel for the generation of electricity and cooling.

Because the island state does not have its own oil or gas reserves
and more than 75% of its energy requirements have to be imported, at
around 40 cents per kW electricity costs in Hawaii are among the
highest in the world. Because of the island's remote location in the
middle of the Pacific this is due not least to high transport costs.
At the same time existing biomass resources have so far not been
exploited to the full.

Governor aims at energy self-sufficiency for the island group

In September Entrade took part in the "Asia Pacific Clean Energy
Summit 2013" and had the opportunity to exchange ideas with
international scientists and conclude the research cooperation
agreement with the university. The cooperation has the support of
Neil Abercrombie, the Governor of Hawaii, for whom energy self-
sufficiency for the island group is a matter of priority.

"The energetic exploitation of biomass at decentral installations
in Hawaii offers tremendous potential of up to 5 MW of electricity
per year", states Entrade CEO Julien Uhlig. "In addition to supplying
hotels there are also plans to establish micro power networks.
Regional partners will be integrated, whose role will be both
technical implementation locally and cooperation in further research
into this innovative technology."

As a financial partner Entrade Energiesysteme AG invests in
responsible and sustainable energy supply concepts. Agnion Energy
GmbH is a leading supplier of installations for the generation of
electricity and heating from solid biomass. The company has its head
office in Düsseldorf and branches in Zittau, Pfaffenhofen and Graz.

For more information please see www.agnion.de and www.entrade.de.

Contact:
ENTRADE Energiesysteme AG
Hendrik van Ritter
Zimmerstr. 15a
40215 Düsseldorf
Tel.: +49 (0)2447 - 218 10 00
Fax: +49 (0)2447 - 218 10 09
E-mail: info@entrade.de