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VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc.™, Named Finalist for Emerging CleanTech Company of the Year Award at the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association’s Inaugural Awards Celebration

October 11, 2010

Fort Collins, CO – October 11, 2010 – The Colorado CleanTech Industry Association has named VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc.™, as a finalist for the Emerging CleanTech Company of the Year at its inaugural “Colorado CleanTech Awards Celebration” recognition event, honoring leadership in advancing cleantech. “Winners will be announced Tuesday, October 19, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Denver Marriott City Center, at our now officially sold-out event,” Christine Shapard, Executive Director of the CCIA announces, “We’re extremely pleased to include VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc.™, among the twenty finalists being honored at our inaugural annual awards event.”

“We are extremely proud to be nominated for this award by the CleanTech community here in Colorado,” said Ed VanDyne, Founder and CEO of VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc.™ “As our Company continues to grow and our technology is adopted to reduce CO₂ emissions by more and more engine manufacturers we look forward to being an active leader in our local CleanTech community and a major contributor to the Colorado economy.”

Further, according to Shapard, “We have simply been overwhelmed by the response for advance reservations to the event. We thank the Colorado CleanTech industry and business community at large for welcoming our new cleantech awards event with such gusto.” Ira Ehrenpreis, noted venture capitalist and CleanTech industry expert is the keynote speaker for the luncheon. Widely regarded as one of the most experienced cleantech investors, Mr. Ehrenpreis will deliver a keynote address covering “The State of the CleanTech Industry.” Visit http://www.technologypartners.com.

About the Colorado Cleantech Industry Association

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association represents the interests of the state’s Cleantech industry. Its mission is to further establish Colorado as a world leader in clean technology by providing representation and advocacy, a unified voice, relevant programming and capacity development. For more information, visit http://www.coloradocleantech.com.

About the FINALIST

VanDyne SuperTurbo, Inc.™ (a spinout from Woodward (WGOV)) is a technology company specializing in the design, development and production of SuperTurbos™ for the global automotive market and for heavy duty engine manufacturers. The company now has 3 government contracts and 3 engine manufactures supporting the research and development of their technology. A SuperTurbo™ is a transmission driven turbocharger, which can function as a supercharger or a turbo compounder that recovers waste heat that is added to the engines power. Visit, www.vandynesuperturbo.com.