Roche asenior scientist in the companys environmental health and safety group

"Con Edison relies on hundreds of thousands of gallons of high qualitytransformer oil for the efficient and reliable operation of our electricalequipment in New York City and Westchester County," said David P. Roche, asenior scientist in the companys environmental health and safety group. "Oncethe transformer oil becomes degraded, it is removed and replaced In the past,our used oil was burned for its fuel value. Committing to eliminate thispractice, Con Edison chose Hydrodec to help manage our used oil in a sustainableway. By supplying our oil to be safely re-refined by Hydrodec, our environmentalstewardship is maximized, conserving a valuable petroleum resource and providinga sustainable, high quality transformer oil to the electric industry." Thanks to Hydrodec, its now possible to truly recycle used transformer oil in anew and environmentally friendly manner.

SUPERfineTM can be recycled again and again, giving utilities a sustainable,recyclable, reliable resource. Hydrodecs patented technology and industry-leading expertise provide nextgeneration carbon efficiencies and environmental sustainability benefits tocustomers and communities alike. Greenhouse Gas Savings: Each ton of transformer oil refined through theHydrodec system represents a direct reduction in CO2 emissions. Resource Conservation and Independence: Each ton of oil refined through theHydrodec system helps conserve more than one ton of limited global crude oilreserves. Conservation of crude oil also represents a further net savings of CO2by avoiding the new oil refining process. Fewer Hazardous Chemicals: Each ton of transformer oil refined via Hydrodectechnology significantly reduces the emission of Polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs), PCB-like chemicals and Dioxin into the atmosphere. Thanks to Hydrodecsfocused low emission process, SUPERfine Oil avoids crude oil refining wastes;refining by-products such as wastewater and air emissions; and secondary fuelincineration emissions."Were seeing strong demand for our SUPERfine oil," said John Cowan, Presidentof Hydrodec North America.

"This agreement provides us with a significant amountof feedstock to allow us to meet our customers needs." About HydrodecHydrodec (AIM:HYR) is a specialty "sustainable" oil producer and the creators ofSUPERfineTM the worlds first sustainable, reusable near zero-emissiontransformer oil. Hydrodec is traded on the London Stock Exchange, and operatesrefining facilities in Canton, Ohio in the United States and New South Wales, inAustralia Two new plants in Mississippi and Japan are in development. Moreinformation is available at and About Con EdisonCon Edison is a subsidiary of Consolidated Edison, Inc. NYSE:ED, one of theUSs largest investor-owned energy companies, with approximately $13 billion inannual revenues and $29 billion in assets. The utility provides electric, gasand steam service to more than 3 million customers in New York City andWestchester County, New York. Hydrodec North America ContactScoville PR for HydrodecJohn Williams, orHydrodec UK ContactCurve PR for HydrodecEmma Davis, 44 (0) 20 8742 rConEdison ContactChris Olert, Copyright Business Wire 2009. Tech lifts indexes higher but Apple falls Stocks Global Markets Bonds Factory orders, pending home sales spur concern Dow up 0.6 pct, S&P up 0.8 pct, Nasdaq up 1.5 pct For up-to-the-minute market news, click on STXNEWS/US (Updates to afternoon, changes byline) By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Gains in the tech sector liftedU.S.