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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 469 Andrews Street |
Address2 | PO Box 32 |
| City | Southington |
State | CT |
Zip Code | 06489 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 293233-140
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6. House ID# 373330004
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2008 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Mark Kopec President |
Date | 05/05/2008 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
ENGERGY SAVINGS FOR SILENT CAMPTM HYBRID TECHNOLOGIES UTILIZING
THE ZINC-BROMIDE FLOW BATTERY (REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL)
Concept
Base camps could benefit from a Silent CampTM operation, in which power is supplied via low noise, low impact methods such as fuel cells. The basic concept is to load the diesel generator to its optimal load profile during daytime operation and store whatever power isnt being consumed by the camps load. Then during night-time loads shut down the generator and pull the stored power to run camp operations silently. This will greatly improve the generator efficiency and provide the added benefit of silent operation.
The Zinc-Flow electro-chemical Advanced Energy Storage System manufactured by Premium Power Corporation is based on a zinc bromide regenerative fuel cell (or flow battery) which was pioneered by Exxon R&E in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Within the Premium Power zinc bromide energy storage system, electrolyte is pumped from two electrolyte reservoirs through individual stack half-cells in two circuits, one for anode half-cells and the other for cathode half-cells. When the zinc bromide energy storage system is charged, zinc ions are reduced to metal on the anodes and bromide ions are oxidized to molecular bromine on the cathodes. Thereby, the anolyte and catholyte develop different compositions. A high porosity polyethylene separator lies between the anode and cathode. The separator is made of plastic with micro-particles of silica impregnated into it. The separators holes are small enough that they allow bromide ions to pass, but not zinc ions.
The reversible electrochemical reactions occurring in the zinc bromide cell are:
Zn ? Zn+2 + 2 e-
Br2 + 2 e- ? 2 Br-1
Thesje reactions yield an individual unit cell potential of about 1.8 V. In simple terms, the zinc bromide regenerative fuel cell plates zinc metal out of solution (electrolyte) during system charge and de-plates zinc metal back into solution during system discharge. As zinc is reduced during the charging process and oxidized during the discharge process, the cell fuel is reconstituted or regenerated. This is why organizations such as the Electricity Storage Association (ESA) and Energy Storage Council commonly have classified zinc bromide energy storage technology as a regenerative fuel cell.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Kopec |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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