Magazine Interviews AXI Rep on Generator Maintenance
News Release
ALGAE-X International
February 10, 2012
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<P><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">WattNow</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN
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ALGAE-X International Rep to Discuss Diesel Fuel
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
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Myers</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">,
FL</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> – In <I>WattNow’s</I>
article “Contaminated Diesel Fuel Poses a Serious Risk in Standby
Generators,” ALGAE-X International (AXI) representative Ron Mattig,
MD of Clear Fuel Technologies, South Africa, discusses the crucial
and often neglected element of reliable generator operations, poor
diesel fuel quality.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">“It’s a known fact that in Southern Africa,
the quality of diesel fuel is questionable at best, but the
situation with standby generators is exacerbated because of their
infrequent usage. Standard maintenance procedures generally exclude
testing and resolving fuel integrity, yet fuel is the root cause of
most genset failures,”</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> said
Mattig.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">WattNow</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> reports that 85% of engine failures in
gensets are fuel related, posing a severe risk to reliable
operations. Fuel tanks are a perfect environment for contaminants
including sludge that clog filters and injectors resulting in engine
damage and generator failure. Injection systems and pumps have very
tight tolerances and operate at extremely high pressures. These
systems are critical and demand high quality fuel to comply with the
specification of the engine manufacturer. Regularly replacing the
stored fuel these generators rely on does not fix the problem
because contaminants remain on tank walls and baffles, contaminating
all of the new fuel that is stored in the
tank.<BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mattig
presented these facts recently to the Durban Branch of the South
African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE), saying afterward
that the presentation was an eye opener for the
attendees.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mattig’s company, </SPAN><A
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target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
color=#0000ff>Clear Fuel Technologies</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, supplies AXI Fuel Conditioning Systems and
fuel decontamination services through a network of South African
distributors. Solutions include on-site tank cleaning with AXI’s
advanced technology that extracts water, debris and contaminants
while simultaneously conditioning the fuel in place to reverse the
deterioration processes that occur in diesel fuel. Clear Fuel
Technologies, offers AXI’s maintenance and monitoring systems that
continually condition fuel, ensuring the pristine quality needed by
today’s advanced gensets.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">WattNow</SPAN></I></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> Electrical Engineering Magazine Interviews
ALGAE-X International Rep to Discuss Diesel Fuel
Contamination</SPAN></B></P></B></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="TEXT-TRANSFORM: uppercase; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Fort
Myers</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">,
FL</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> – In <I>WattNow’s</I>
article “Contaminated Diesel Fuel Poses a Serious Risk in Standby
Generators,” ALGAE-X International (AXI) representative Ron Mattig,
MD of Clear Fuel Technologies, South Africa, discusses the crucial
and often neglected element of reliable generator operations, poor
diesel fuel quality.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">“It’s a known fact that in Southern Africa,
the quality of diesel fuel is questionable at best, but the
situation with standby generators is exacerbated because of their
infrequent usage. Standard maintenance procedures generally exclude
testing and resolving fuel integrity, yet fuel is the root cause of
most genset failures,”</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> said
Mattig.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">WattNow</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> reports that 85% of engine failures in
gensets are fuel related, posing a severe risk to reliable
operations. Fuel tanks are a perfect environment for contaminants
including sludge that clog filters and injectors resulting in engine
damage and generator failure. Injection systems and pumps have very
tight tolerances and operate at extremely high pressures. These
systems are critical and demand high quality fuel to comply with the
specification of the engine manufacturer. Regularly replacing the
stored fuel these generators rely on does not fix the problem
because contaminants remain on tank walls and baffles, contaminating
all of the new fuel that is stored in the
tank.<BR> <BR></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mattig
presented these facts recently to the Durban Branch of the South
African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE), saying afterward
that the presentation was an eye opener for the
attendees.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> </DIV>
<DIV style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Mattig’s company, </SPAN><A
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target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
color=#0000ff>Clear Fuel Technologies</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">, supplies AXI Fuel Conditioning Systems and
fuel decontamination services through a network of South African
distributors. Solutions include on-site tank cleaning with AXI’s
advanced technology that extracts water, debris and contaminants
while simultaneously conditioning the fuel in place to reverse the
deterioration processes that occur in diesel fuel. Clear Fuel
Technologies, offers AXI’s maintenance and monitoring systems that
continually condition fuel, ensuring the pristine quality needed by
today’s advanced gensets.<BR></SPAN></DIV>
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