SANTO DOMINGO.- The Industry and Commerce Ministry’s Mining Agency presented on Wednesday a novel system which executives of the Sustainable Power Corporation affirm would save at least 25% percent on fuel used by all internal combustion engines, which its designer affirms also cleans up exhaust emission by 100%.

Mining director Octavio Lopez presented the president of the Texas-based Sustainable Power Corporation, John Rivera, who described the technical aspects of the system which injects hydrogen in the fuel-air mix to optimize the volume of the fuel in the combustion process and the resulting cleaner exhaust gases.

He said his system in now under the patent process in the United States, but noted that despite that it’s not new technology, his device uses software he designed and is wiling to prove it by installing it in any engine during a free trial period. “I’m not someone who came to Dominican Republic and as asks for several million dollars to begin operating, I can guarantee savings of 25% conservatively and I don’t require one cent up front.”

Lopez said his Agency signed a Letter of Intent with Rivera’s company, because fuel is among the highest costs for the country’s mining operations, which must also tackle the carbon emissions from power plants and heavy equipment.

To be sure, Rivera admits that the system isn’t cost effective for many small vehicles and power plants, and that it cannot be installed in car engines manufactured before 1999 because many didn’t come equipped with a computer. He did however, reiterate that it can be used by any engine, although older ones may require the installation of an additional computer.

Technical demostration

After the press conference in the hotel El Embajador, Rivera, accompanied by Lopez and Industry and Commerce Ministry Energy assistant Doroteo Rodriguez led about a dozen reporters out to the parking lot to show a Ford F-150 pickup truck with a diesel engine of about 454 cubic inches (over 7,000 cc), and explain the function of the apparatus, basically a computer and the generator, which extracts hydrogen from water. The big vehicle’s exhaust pipe gave no hint that it was burning diesel.

Rivera then took DT reporters on a cruise of about 40 miles per hour on the Mirador Park, where the onboard computer showed a dramatic jump in efficiency from around 9 miles per gallon without the system turned on, to around 39 miles per gallon once he switched over.  The computer’s figures coincided with the consumption of one gallon per hour. “It’s a simple hose which injects the hydrogen in the intake (manifold) and the computer simultaneously controls the amount of fuel going to the engine.”

Although the executive didn’t specify the cost to install the system in typical 4-cylinder vehicle, an expert consulted by DT affirmed that it may be in the “range” of US$2,500.

Sustainable Power issues a statement

"It was a pleasure to meet with you today and to review your article posted on www.dominicantoday.com. There are some minor corrections to the article which I thought you might want to make":

"1. John Rivera is the founder, but is no longer the President of Sustainable Power Corp. I am the President and CEO.

2. The system reduces emissions by "over 90%"

3. Mr. Rivera did not advise he would install the system in any engine for free, but rather advised that the system WORKS in any engine and that when installed after we make an agreement, there would generally be no out of pocket cost to the partner. Savings on fuel would be effectively shared.

4. The Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Mines is with Sustainable Power Corp. and not signed with John Rivera (the founder).

5. Mr. Rivera advised that the system is PARTICULARLY effective on power plants, and will be employed initially principally on electric generators. It is not particularly effective now on smaller vehicles (until a marketing mechanism is put into place so the company can participate in the savings).

6. The pickup truck which was demonstrated is a Ford F350 one ton duelly truck and not a Ford F150, and has an 8.4 litre turbo charged engine.

7. There are no experts on this system who could provide a price quote as this is the first time demonstrated. We have not priced the system for use on vehicles at this time."M. Richard Cutler

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