Eden Hydrogen Inc. Will Supply Hythane(R) To India For Transportation Fuel

  
    
  
  
    
      Eden Hydrogen Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Eden Energy Ltd (ASX:EDE), 
      today announced it has received regulatory approval for use of its 
      Hythane® vehicle fuel throughout the country 
      of India. The Indian Standing Committee on Emission Regulation, under 
      the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, has approved the 
      addition of up to 20% hydrogen to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for use 
      in vehicles.
    
    
      “The approval of Hythane® 
      as a vehicle fuel is exciting progress on the Indian Hydrogen roadmap, 
      and an important step in the roll out of hydrogen as a clean fuel,” 
      said Greg Solomon, Executive Chairman, Eden Energy Ltd. “India 
      has now become the first country to consider Hythane®, 
      as Natural Gas, a transportation fuel standard.”
    
    
      “With this approval, licenses can be issued 
      for Hythane® to be used as a vehicle fuel and 
      for Hythane® outlets to be constructed 
      nationwide,” said Robert Gray, CEO of Eden 
      Hydrogen Inc. “This opens the way for Hythane® 
      to be used wherever Natural Gas is available throughout India.”
    
    
      Natural Gas is anticipated to spread significantly as a motor vehicle 
      fuel in India during the next few years as Natural Gas becomes widely 
      available. Natural Gas is already used as a vehicle fuel in several 
      cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad. Plans are underway to 
      significantly expand this to 42 cities and to more than 230 cities in 
      the longer term. The availability of Natural Gas will continue to 
      increase from both imported and domestic sources as the pipeline network 
      is extended across India.
    
    
      Last fall, Eden Hydrogen was selected by Indian Oil to build the first 
      public hydrogen Hythane® fueling station in 
      India. The station is scheduled to open in Delhi later this year. 
      Additionally, The Automotive Research Association of India, in 
      conjunction with five leading engine manufacturers, is developing a 
      range of engines which will operate on Hythane®, 
      dramatically reducing NOx emissions which produce photochemical smog, a 
      leading cause of lung cancer and serious respiratory problems.
    
    
      For the past 15 months, Eden Hydrogen has been working with Indian 
      authorities to promote the use of Hythane®, 
      entering into a number of strategic agreements, including:
    
    
      
        Manufacturing in India of Eden Hydrogen’s 
        HyRadix reformer to be used for on-site hydrogen production which will 
        then be blended to produce Hythane® fuel.
      
      
        An Agreement with Ashok Leyland, India’s 
        leading bus manufacturer, to develop Hythane® 
        engines (the first of which has already been developed).
      
      
        An agreement with Gujarat State Petroleum, a state-owned Natural Gas 
        producer, pipeline operator and retailer, to establish the first 
        Hythane® demonstration project in India 
        that will involve fifty buses. The project is scheduled to begin by 
        end of 2008.
      
    
    
      About Eden Hydrogen Inc.
    
    
      Eden Hydrogen Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Eden Energy Ltd (ASX:EDE), is a 
      diversified clean energy company providing global hydrogen energy 
      solutions. The company focuses on producing, storing, and delivering 
      hydrogen solutions for industrial and consumer manufacturing processes, 
      transportation fueling applications, and onsite power generation. 
      Hydrogen technologies developed and marketed by Eden include HyRadix® 
      on-site hydrogen generation systems and supply solutions and Hythane®, 
      a near zero emissions alternative fuel. For more information, please 
      visit www.edenhydrogen.com or www.edenenergy.com.au. 
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      visit: http://www.ccapreview.com/clients/eden/mediakit/.