EmberClear Signs a Land Option Agreement With Swatara Coal Company

CALGARY, Jan. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - EmberClear Corp. (TSXV: EMB) ("EmberClear") is pleased to announce its subsidiary, EmberClear Reserves Inc. ("EmberClear Reserves"), has entered into an option agreement to purchase property (the "Option Agreement") with Swatara Coal Company. The property is located in Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and consists of approximately 350 acres.  Pursuant to the Option Agreement, EmberClear Reserves has been granted access to the property to conduct studies to determine the suitability of the property for supporting our project plans.

The Option Agreement has a one-year term subject to limited term extension and termination provisions.  The Option Agreement provides that EmberClear Reserves will have the option to purchase the land and all mineral and allowable resources thereunder, including the water rights, rails, rights of way, and/or associated permits. If EmberClear commences coal removal from the land it shall pay a monthly royalty payment for all coal extracted from the land.

"The Swatara property is strategically located near our Good Spring and Walacavage properties," said Albert Lin, CEO EmberClear. "The opportunity to acquire additional assets supporting our advanced coal projects improves our position in creating economically sound low-emissions energy for this country. We are excited to continue building leading edge projects in this great Pennsylvania community."

About EmberClear

EmberClear is an advanced energy development company. Based on global energy needs from a growing population, our solutions are designed to deploy commercial scale energy technologies, which enable dramatic improvements in the efficiency and cleanliness of fossil fuels and alternative energy sources. Our goal is to find economically viable business models with the potential to deliver reduced emissions of over 50% when compared to industry average results in the utilization of coal while also deploying state of the art carbon dioxide capture solutions.

Our expertise is being utilized by a diverse group of governments, utilities and industrial companies spanning a wide range of geographies with the common interest in creating gasification, supercritical (SC), ultra-supercritical (USC), circulating fluidized bed (CFB) and post-combustion carbon dioxide capture (PCC) energy solutions producing electricity, synthetic gas, liquid fuels, fertilizers, and industrial construction products.  Our solutions often include the vast thermal chemistry sciences and processes developed by Huaneng Clean Energy Research Institute (HCERI). HCERI has the most experience and resources devoted to this industry. Our partnership ensures advanced energy solutions are financially sustainable so that the benefits accrue to the global marketplace and not just a few special projects.

For more information please visit www.emberclear.com.

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