SAN MARCOS, Calif., Feb. 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omnitek Engineering, Corp. (Other OTC:OMTK) has announced its plans to exhibit at the Ag Expo, held February 10 to 12, 2009 in Tulare, California. It is the world's largest annual agricultural exposition, with an estimated 100,000 attendees. Tulare's location in the heart of the agriculturally-rich San Joaquin Valley attracts farm equipment manufacturers and farmers from around the world.
Omnitek will exhibit its diesel-to-natural gas conversion technology, which can be used to convert high-polluting diesel-fueled irrigation engines to low-polluting natural gas engines. Kate Campbell, a reporter for Ag Alert, reports, "An estimated 9,000 to 11,000 (of these) engines that are mostly used to power irrigation pumps currently are operated in California. This equipment is located at fixed sites and used for growing crops or raising fowl or other animals."
Many of these high-polluting diesel engines are no longer in compliance with current emission standards and farmers operating these engines have few options available to avoid being penalized. New clean-diesel or electric irrigation pumps are very expensive. Most agree that converting the old diesel pumps to natural gas is the least expensive option.
When these high-polluting diesel engines are converted to natural gas using the Omnitek technology, emissions levels are well below the current mandated limits and could bring these engines in compliance until well beyond 2014.
Converting diesel engines to natural gas offers the most economical solution to farmers and engines converted to "lean burn operation" also offer a tremendous fuel economy improvement and a reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 30% over diesel irrigation pumps.
About Omnitek Engineering, Corp. (Other OTC:OMTK)
Omnitek Engineering, Corp. develops and sells new natural gas engines, as well as a proprietary diesel-to-natural gas conversion system, which has established Omnitek as a leader in the industry. Omnitek offers a total system approach and is dedicated to supplying alternative energy and emissions control solutions that are sustainable, affordable and contribute to combat global warming.
As long as the price of crude oil increase and the threat of global warming and air pollution remains, the search for an alternative fuel becomes increasingly important. Natural gas has emerged as a perfect solution to these challenges. Readily available in many countries from indigenous sources, natural gas is inexpensive and clean burning.
Omnitek estimates that the population of heavy-duty diesel vehicles and stationary engines around the world which can be converted using the Omnitek Diesel-to-Natural Gas Conversion System and offer the best ROI is approaching ten million engines.
Prevailing economic factors, depleting oil reserves and the threat of global warming make abundantly available and inexpensive natural gas the fuel for the future.
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