Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. Affiliate Vermont Renewable Gas Secures $1M USDA REAP Grant to Advance Biomass Solutions and Waste-to-Energy Technologies

Irvine, CA., Oct. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CETY), announced today that Vermont Renewable Gas, LLC (VRG), an affiliate limited liability company has been selected by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as one of its Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant recipients. Administered by the USDA’s Rural Development Office, this current $1.05 billion initiative funded through the Inflation Reduction Act seeks to issue grants which spur economic development and catalyze rural prosperity by throughout the United States through six quarterly competitions. VRG was selected to receive $1 million towards completion of VRG’s Vermont Renewable Gas – Lyndon (VRG – Lyndon) 2.2-megawatt renewable energy facility in Lyndon, Vermont.

VRG was selected through a competitive process against other projects in each state. The project’s ability to generate renewable energy and environmental benefits to residents of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom using commercially available technology were among several criteria items reviewed by USDA Rural Development. Regarding the most recently announced REAP Grant recipients, Deputy U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small stated that “REAP loans and grants will lower energy costs for farmers and small businesses and help expand their operations, all while tackling climate change.” The USDA announcement emphasized the impact that these chosen projects will have in helping farmers and rural small businesses increase their income, grow their businesses, and address climate change while lowering energy costs for American families. VRG – Lyndon will likely be included in a future grant recipient announcement by USDA.

Centered around CETY’s HTAP Biomass Reactor technology, CETY will design, build, and operate the VRG – Lyndon facility. VRG will convert waste biomass from Northeastern Vermont’s working lands into renewable fuel gas and BioChar fertilizer. The renewable fuel gas generated will be converted into renewable electricity and heat. The plant is expected to deliver in excess of 18,000 MWh of renewable electricity and 1,500 tons of BioChar annually and be fully commissioned within 12 months.

CETY is focusing on HTAP applications for agricultural waste, forestry waste, industrial and municipal solid waste, and landfill waste. This builds on the current increase in state and federal incentives for investment in clean energy solutions for commercial and industrial users, as well as a surge in interest in clean energy solutions in municipalities.