EDL Board Approves New SWERF Char Gasifier

ENE's price responding to the announcement.

ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 2002-06-07 ASX-SIGNAL-G

HOMEX - Melbourne

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The EDL Board yesterday approved the construction of a new char
gasifier for the Whytes Gully SWERF(R) plant following an inspection
of a successful pilot facility at the Company's premises in Brisbane.

Once installed and commissioned, the full scale char gasifier will
represent the completion of the last major component of the SWERF(R)
technology package.

This will allow the Company to recommence full scale process and
capacity testing and undertake the final emissions tests required for
an expanded EPA licence.

Over the past three months the Company has undertaken an intensive
investigation into alternative designs for the gasification of the
char residue.

An independent engineering firm has overseen the development work and
has confirmed the Company's conclusions.

In parallel with the char gasifier test work, the Company has
successfully installed and commissioned a dry char removal system at
the Whytes Gully plant.

This change in the process has allowed the plant to be optimised to
significantly reduce the quantity (weight) of char produced.

The new char gasifier will replace the original char gasifier that
did not meet performance levels required for the Whytes Gully plant.

The Board's approval of the new gasifier has been given after more
than 1,100 hours of testing on a number of test rigs varying in scale
from a benchtop rig to the final 1 in 10 scale pilot plant.

A further report will be provided after the commissioning of the new
char gasifier.

For additional information contact:

Greg Pritchard, Finance Director on (07) 3275 5650 or
Genevieve Gorman, Media Advisor on (07) 3275 5638 or 0416 338 648


MEDIA RELEASE

The EDL Board yesterday approved the construction of a new char
gasifier for the Whytes Gully SWERF(R) plant following an inspection
of a successful pilot facility at the Company's premises in Brisbane.

Mr Paul Whiteman, Managing Director of EDL, said once installed and
commissioned, the full scale char gasifier will represent the
completion of the last major component of the SWERF(R) technology
package.

"This will allow the Company to recommence full scale process and
capacity testing and undertake the final emissions tests required for
an expanded EPA licence," Mr Whiteman said.

"Over the past three months the Company has undertaken an intensive
investigation into alternative designs for the gasification of the
char residue," he said.

An independent engineering firm has overseen the development work and
has confirmed the Company's conclusions.

In parallel with the char gasifier test work, the Company has
successfully installed and commissioned a dry char removal system at
the Whytes Gully plant.

"This change in the process has allowed the plant to be optimised to
significantly reduce the quantity (weight) of char produced," Mr
Whiteman said.

"The new char gasifier will replace the original char gasifier that
did not meet performance levels required for the Whytes Gully plant."

The Board's approval of the new gasifier has been given after more
than 1,100 hours of testing on a number of test rigs varying in scale
from a benchtop rig to the final 1 in 10 scale pilot plant.

A further report will be provided after the commissioning of the new
char gasifier.

For additional information contact:

Greg Pritchard, Finance Director on (07) 3275 5650 or
Genevieve Gorman, Media Advisor on (07) 3275 5638 or 0416 338 648