Global Research Technologies' President Allen B. Wright to Address 'Abrupt Climate Change...

GRT's Breakthroughs to be Shared with Attendees at Annual Gary C. Comer Gathering

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Allen B. Wright of Global Research Technologies, LLC (GRT) will provide the luncheon address at the 2007 "Abrupt Climate Change Fellowship Conference" in New York City today. Wright will

share the progress that has been achieved in the continuing development of his firm's proprietary air capture system that removes carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. GRT was founded in 2004 on the joint vision of Wright and Professor Klaus Lackner of Columbia University, and was funded by Gary C. Comer, one of America's most generous donors to environmental causes. Wright's NYC presentation is before an esteemed gathering of Comer research fellows and international scientists who well understand the promise the GRT system offers in the global battle to mitigate greenhouse gas levels. GRT formally introduced itself to the world in conjunction with Earth Day 2007 and was featured on ABC's recent "20/20" special "Seven Technologies that will Save the World."

The CO2 air-capture process that GRT has developed represents a sophisticated breakthrough and moves the company closer to a commercially scaled product. In his presentation, Wright will explain how GRT has overcome two distinct challenges on the development path. The first achievement was the identification of an effective CO2 sorbent. The chemistry of the GRT sorbent is proprietary; it is not sodium hydroxide and thus safe to handle while also robust for field installation. The second challenge GRT has overcome is the toughest--that of separating CO2 and regenerating the sorbent. The process developed by GRT is essentially carbon neutral. That is, the carbon generated directly or indirectly during GRT's process is less than the system removes from the air.

Wright, who is President of GRT, explains, "It is my sincere honor to describe to these world-renowned scientists the progress Global Research Technologies has made over the past three years. Our initial vision of engineering a sustainable future with regard to CO2 capture has become a working demonstration through serious and very creative, very hard work."

One of the most important features of the GRT units is that emission sources and capture sites can finally be decoupled. Emissions from sources in Asia can be captured and removed from the atmosphere in Europe, for example. The units can be physically located far from populated, recreational or other sensitive. The future GRT units can be aesthetically incorporated into the design of office buildings, or industrial facilities.