El Paso, Texas
December 4, 2008
Valcent expects to complete construction of the first full
scale commercial High Density Vertical Growing System project at
its El Paso Research facility. Site preparation is complete and
erection of the one eighth acre plant expects greenhouse
containment structure is at an advanced stage. Valcent COO
Forrest Ely has forecasted completion of the project to occur in
mid - February, with the first harvest expected in mid-March.
The High Density Vertical Growing System will now be known as
"VertiCrop".
Glen Kertz, Valcent's President and CEO commented, "The
completion of the VertiCrop plant will demonstrate, on a
commercial basis, the high quality food products the technology
is capable of producing. With ten to twenty times the yields of
conventional field crops, while using only 5% of the water and
nutrients, VertiCrop technology will provide sustainable,
renewable, high density food production, sited in urban areas,
insuring food supply at reasonable cost. This new commercial
plant represents a key sales tool in facilitating the Company's
plans to market this technology globally."
Discovery Communications' Science Channel announced that its
first series available for international distribution is
"Brink," a show about cutting-edge breakthroughs in technology,
research, inventions and discoveries from the scientific world.
The series is hosted by Australian Josh Zepps and the second
episode will feature Valcent Products' advances in algae biofuel
and vertical farming! Be sure to tune in on Friday, December 5th
at 10 p.m or you can catch a repeat on Dec 6th 1:00 am, Dec 7th
5:00 am or Dec 8th at 5:00 pm.
The company is pleased to announce the launching of a Business
Blog site at
http://blog.valcent.net
as of Friday, December 5.
Valcent Products Inc. (OTCBB: VCTPF) develops highly
innovative consumer and industrial products and processes for
global markets. A pioneer and leader in ecotechnology with its
core research and development in sustainable, renewable, and
intense growth of agricultural products, all Valcent products
and processes have patents or patents pending on integral
technologies. For more information, visit:
www.valcent.net and
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