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IEP was founded in 1991 as an energy project and technology development company. Since 2002, it has focused on the development of its
Geothermic Fuel Cell technology. On February 3, 2004, IEP received an initial patent on the Geothermic Fuels Cells and on April 13, 2005, IEP retained the consulting
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Provisions of EPACT: Hearing Before the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Ninth Congress, Second Session, on the Implementation of the Oil Shale Provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Grand Junction, CO, June 1,
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IEP owns the patents to the
Geothermic Fuel Cell technology (US Patent Nos. 6,684,948 B1-Apparatus and Method For Heating Subterranean Formations Using Fuel Cells and 7,182,132 B2-Linearly Scalable Geothermic Fuel Cells). Fuel cells are developed by
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flow between heating and producing wells. The company asserts a ratio of approximately 7 units of energy produced per unit used, when primary recovery is combined with
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generated by its own waste heat. The formation is fractured by rising fluid pressure in the heated zone. Alternatively, the formation can be pre-fractured to enhance the
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is placed in situ or in place within a formation. During an initial warm-up period, the cells are fueled by an external source of
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firm Sage
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