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CVW CleanTech Announces Receipt of Multiple Project Financing Support Letters

Dec 4, 2023 View PDF

CALGARY, ALBERTA – (December 4, 2023) – CVW CleanTech Inc. (the “Company” or “CVW CleanTech”)   (TSX-V: CVW) is pleased to announce that it has received significant initial interest from prospective financial institutions, including Canadian and global institutions, to provide project financing for the potential development of a Creating Value from Waste (“CVW^TM”) project. To date, CVW CleanTech has received 5 non-binding expressions of interest totalling $625 million in aggregate for a potential project advancing a critical pillar of the financing requirements for commercialization of the CVW^TM technology. These expressions of interest are subject to a variety of conditions including achieving additional commercial milestones, satisfactory due diligence, and the entering into of definitive documentation.

CVW CleanTech’s CEO, Akshay Dubey, said: “Receipt of project financing support letters is a significant step towards the development of a first CVW^TM project. Our Board of Directors and executive team are extremely pleased with the quality relationships established with potential credit providers and the progress of project financing discussions. The quality of financial institutions and volume of support received further validates the strong underlying economics associated with our technology along with the extensive environmental benefits which would be achieved through a CVW^TM project implementation.”

This project funding is intended to support a potential first of its kind CVW^TM implementation at a host oil sands mining site. On an annual basis, the implementation of CVW^TM‘s EcoBase development option could be expected to:

• Recover 2.2 million barrels of hydrocarbons (1.9 million barrels of bitumen and 0.3 million barrels of solvent);
• Abate between 380 to 850 thousand tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, primarily methane;
• Eliminate up to 5,000 tonnes of volatile organic compounds (VOCs);
• Potentially elimination tailings pond growth due to froth treatment operations, and
• Generate annual revenues of $248 million within the province of Alberta.

Diverting the froth treatment tailings stream to a CVW^TM EcoBase operation could recover up to 90% of bitumen and solvent that are currently lost into tailings ponds, and avoid the associated fugitive methane emissions. This patented and ready-to-deploy process would produce “Ready-to-Reclaim” tailings to meet the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Directive 85 standards which would provide a step change in tailings management and allow for progressive remediation.

Mr. Dubey continued “We would like to extend our sincere thanks to the financial institutions who have offered their financing support and look forward to continued engagement as we proceed towards a potential CVW^TM project. These non-binding commitments provide the Company and its partners with a high degree of certainty around financing a potential CVW^TM implementation. With this important milestone achieved, the management team will continue to focus on securing additional commercial commitments and advancing our technology towards commercialization.”

About CVW CleanTech Inc.

CVW CleanTech Inc. is a clean technology innovator working to develop sustainable technology solutions. The Company has developed a suite of proprietary technologies called Creating Value from Waste™ that recover bitumen, solvents, critical minerals, and water from oil sands froth treatment tailings while significantly reducing tailings pond emissions and enhancing tailings management. CVW CleanTech has invested over $100 million and over 15 years to advance the CVW^TM technology to ready-to-deploy status. This technology has been supported by large scale integrated piloting and progressive commercial engineering studies resulting in 20 active patents. The development of the Company’s technology has been supported by the Government of Alberta and the Federal Government along with oil sands industry partners. Additional information on CVW CleanTech and its proprietary technology can be found within the Company’s Process and Technology Overview which is accessible using the link below:

https://cvwtechnology.com/technology/process-and-technology-overview/

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This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws (collectively, “forward-looking information”) that reflect the current expectations of management about the future results, performance, achievements, prospects, or opportunities for CVW CleanTech.

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All forward looking statements are based on the Company’s beliefs and assumptions which are based on information available at the time these assumptions are made. The Company has made the following assumptions in relation to the forward-looking statements in this press release: the expected environmental and economic benefits to be achieved from CVW™ technologies; the ability of the Company to successfully access various government funding programs; the details of government funding programs and that such programs will be implemented (and not change) as expected; that the Company will continue to be able to protect its intellectual property; assumptions as to various market and commercial opportunities for the Company and its technologies; and the ability of the Company to continue to develop and commercialize its technologies. The forward-looking statements contained herein are as of the date set out above and are subject to change after this date, and the Company assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise the statements to reflect new events or circumstances, except as may be required pursuant to applicable laws.

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