August 26, 2005,
Fort Lauderdale/Pompano Beach, Florida. Hurricane KATRINA struck Fort
Lauderdale and Pompano Beach with winds over 90 miles per hour and drenching
rain. Power outages were widespread throughout the area. Fortunately for Apollo,
our Fuel Cell/Battery Power Plant was capable of providing all the power needed
for the factory.
But over one million homes and businesses were without power and telephones. Now
KATRINA, a category 5 hurricane with winds over 160 miles per hour, is heading
for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama where additional millions will be without
electricity and telephones.
Many families are buying engine-generator sets which are noisy and polluting.
Several people have already died from carbon monoxide poisoning by placing these
engine-generators indoors.
WHAT IS NEEDED
is a silent, pollution-free Apollo Power Plant (APP) which can be located
indoors.
A 5-kilowatt APP could supply all the electrical
power requirements for the average home. Apollo plans to offer this unit to
millions of home owners during the 2006 hurricane season for $7,000. However,
the net cost to the home owner will be $2,400
due to the tax advantages of the new Energy Bill (30% tax credit of $2,100 + an
additional credit of $500 for each kilowatt, or $2,500 -- see attached Energy
Bill).
Apollo is now preparing for mass production of its Apollo Fuel Cells, Lead
Cobalt Batteries, and Ammonia Crackers. With these devices, it will be possible
to produce Apollo Power Plants
for stationary applications and Apollo
Electric Propulsion Systems for cars, busses and trucks. Apollo is
moving from its present Pilot Plant in Pompano Beach to a much larger Production
Plant in January/06 where manufacturing will start and shipments of customer
orders will begin by mid-year. Apollo has a substantial backlog of orders from
commercial companies and government agencies – and four pending patents on its
new fuel cells, batteries and ammonia crackers, plus know-how on 37 additional
licensed patents and 22 new inventions that have not yet reached the U.S. Patent
Office.
Apollo and the Hydrogen Economy are on the Launch Pad!