TMO to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2010 - 4-5 March 2010

(Thomson Reuters ONE) - Press release 5 February 2010 TMO Renewables Limited ("TMO" or "the Company") TMO to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2010 4-5 March 2010TMO Renewables Ltd, a leading developer of a new process for converting biomassinto fuel ethanol, is pleased to announce that it will be presenting atCleanEquity Monaco 2010, the third annual environmental technology conference,organised by London boutique investment bank, Innovator Capital. Hamish Curran,Chief Executive of TMO, will speak at this prestigious event at the Sportingd'Hiver on 4-5 March 2010.A major obstacle to developing a commercially viable, second generation,bioethanol process utilising cellulosic feedstocks is to find a micro-organismable to efficiently convert the sugars from a wide range of biomass toethanol.TMO has developed such a strain of thermophilic bacteria capable ofefficiently breaking down woody biomass to ethanol at high yields.  It has nowbrought this process on to an industrial  scale at its process demonstrationunit in Surrey, UK, which has successfully completed more than one year of 24/7operation.Hamish will discuss TMO's technology and how the bacteria's broad appetite andability to grow at high temperatures offer a range of process advantagesincluding rapid feedstock conversion, low enzyme requirements, and low microbialcontamination, which reduce capital and operating requirements.  TMO's successin implementing its second generation bioethanol process was recognised in2009, when it won the Carbon Trust Award for Innovation in the Transportcategory.Hamish Curran, Chief Executive of TMO, commented: "We are very excited to bepresenting again at CleanEquity Monaco, especially as TMO has completed morethan one year of successful 24/7 operation at our process demonstration unit aswell as raising £11 million for the subsequent commercial roll-out of ourtechnology.This invitation to speak is recognition of TMO as an important globalleader within the cleantech community and we truly value the opportunity toattend."At CleanEquity Monaco 2010 an expert selection of inspirational global cleantechcompanies will present to senior members of the world's investment community aswell as policy makers, media and industry-specific regulators. This prestigiousevent provides a rare opportunity for industry leaders to get together todiscuss key themes and sector issues. It is also, crucially, a forum forinvestment, gathering intelligence, business development and exposure tocutting-edge science. - Ends -For further information, please contact: TMO Renewables Limited www.tmo-group.com Hamish Curran Tel: +44 (1483) 303305 info(at)tmo-group.com Media enquiries: Abchurch Communications www.abchurch-group.com Monique Tsang / Hannah Sharman Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7712 monique.tsang(at)abchurch-group.com About TMO Renewables LimitedTMO Renewables Limited is a world leader in the development of 'secondgeneration' biofuels produced from biomass or biowaste rather than virgincrops.  TMO has built the UK's first cellulosic ethanol process demonstrationunit (PDU) which integrates all the necessary steps in a continuous ethanolproduction process.  This facility has been operational since the summer of2008.TMO's unique high-temperature fermentation process boasts high efficiencies andfast conversion rates.  It is capable of utilising all of the sugars, includingcomplex longer-chain forms.  At the core of the TMO process is a talented,heat-loving bacterium (a thermophile) that is able to grow at high temperatures(60°C-70°C).  The bacterium, TM242, was developed from a wild type found on acompost heap and, as such, has an unusually broad appetite for biomass-derivedsugars, rapidly converting them into cellulosic bioethanol.  By contrast toconventional batch methods at existing ethanol plants, this allows a continuousproduction process which requires relatively mild pre-treatment and simplehydrolysis steps prior to rapid fermentation.www.tmo-group.com [HUG#1381437]

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