NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB:APPI) announced today that Mr. Edwin Zhao, Chief Technology Officer and Director of World Health Energy, Inc., will attend the National Biodiesel Conference and Expo 2007 http://www.biodieselconference.com/2007/default.asp. This year's National Biodiesel Conference will have a record number of biodiesel marketers, feedstock growers, fuel distributors, government leaders and biodiesel users attending the three day conference. The National Biodiesel Board is conducting a comprehensive educational program featuring presentations and discussions from the foremost authorities and participants in the rapidly expanding biodiesel industry. Federal and State tax incentives for alternative fuel producers including grants, tax exemptions and tax credits are part of the seminar schedule.
Edwin Zhao, has 30 years of experience in the energy sector and developed WHE's alternative energy business model. From 1983 - 1991 Mr. Zhao was a key member of the team that installed the world's largest supervisory control system in Syncrude Canada Limited in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada's largest oil company. Mr. Zhao subsequently supervised the installation and commissioning of the Honeywell TDC3000 control systems in Suncor - Fort McMurray, Esso - Cold Lake, and Shell - Peace River.
Mr. Zhao holds numerous awards -- including the Honeywell Canada-wide, Technical Achiever Award in 1988 and the Technical Design Award with Westcoast Energy Transmission, Canada's largest Natural Gas Plant. The Technical Design Award was for redesigning the CSEM (Continuous Stack Emission Monitoring) and was the largest monetary award awarded by Westcoast Energy Transmission at the time of the award. He has advised the government on energy conservation and energy reserve matters and has written several energy audit programs. He worked with the British Columbia Hydro energy division in the study and development of the "Efficient use of Electrical Motors" and wrote a program that was used Canada-wide for the energy audits.
World Health Energy, Inc. plans to use renewable cost-effective agricultural products both domestically and internationally to develop natural alternative fuels. The company continues to work towards a binding financing agreement for $1.2 million financing for the construction of two bio-diesel plants.
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About World Health Energy, Inc. (http://www.worldhealthenergy.com)
World Health Energy, Inc. is a renewable energy company focused on developing and producing alternative fuels. WHE's proposed biodiesel production plants are designed to produce biodiesel that complies to or exceeds international biodiesel production requirements and standards, including the European standard for Biodiesel EN 14214, as well as United States ASTM D6751 specifications.
About Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (http://www.advancedplantpharm.com)
Advanced Plant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (APPI) has focused on the research and development of whole plant-based nutritionals. The company has a composition-oriented patent for a proprietary process of utilizing whole plants to safely manufacture all-natural nutritional supplements. APPI markets and distributes its line of products including Lo-Chol(tm) worldwide through various sales distribution channels. The company is currently in the initial stages of shifting its business plan to enter the rapidly growing renewable energy market.
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