Nov. 13, 2009 (PR Newswire) — SEATTLE, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV), developer of the revolutionary carbon recycling ERC technology, was featured in the Fourth Quarter 2009 edition of District Energy Magazine (District Energy). The article, entitled “Carbon Recycling: An alternative to carbon capture and storage,” takes a closer look at the current economic, regulatory and legal challenges facing carbon capture and storage (CCS), and offers some insight as to the potential advantages of carbon recycling over CCS.

Rowan Oloman, author of the article and freelance writer of Vancouver, B.C., notes: “Several massive hurdles still stand in the way of full-scale CCS deployment. U.K. consulting firm McKinsey figures that adding CCS to the next generation of European power plants could lift their price by up to $1.3 billion each.” While this cost barrier is a significant deterrent to widespread adoption of

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VANCOUVER, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra is pleased to announce that it has achieved enhanced cathode stability through the use of a new proprietary technique. Management will review the patentability of this technical breakthrough in the weeks that follow.

John Russell, Vice President of Technology Evaluation at Mantra, explained: “We are happy with the latest advancements made on the ERC technology and Mantra will be looking at the patentability of this latest discovery to further secure its competitive advantage. Thanks to persistent research, ERC is moving steadily from concept to reality as a complete technology.” He then added: “This is the essential evolution of a commercial product; it is built on a series of small successes culminating in a practical, economic technology that is of interest to industry and government.”

Mr. Larry Kristof, Mantra’s President and Chief Executive Officer, had this to say: “ERC has an important contribution to make in

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Sep. 30, 2009 (PR Newswire) — VANCOUVER, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (’Mantra’, OTCBB: MVTG, FSE: 5MV) is pleased to announce that it has just signed its second Contribution Agreement with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) in support of its Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide (ERC) technology.

Mantra received its first contribution from NRC-IRAP in April 2009 with the purpose of establishing the technical basis for electro-reduction of carbon dioxide to formate using Mantra’s ERC technology. Mantra’s technology has advanced significantly since this initial reward, including an increase in efficiency to 89.66% from 46.24% through the use of a new cathode structure. These encouraging improvements, along with Mantra’s continual compliance with program guidelines, contributed to NRC-IRAP’s second financial assistance award.

Over the course of this second project, entitled “Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide Development Project 2,” Mantra’s objective is to explore suitable materials

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Mantra Venture Group Ltd. announced yesterday after the closing bell that it has entered into a Contribution Agreement with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) with the purpose of advancing its Electro-Reduction Technology (ERC) towards commercialization. In addition to business and technical advisory and development support, this agreement will provide research and development funding of up to $75,000.

In the press release, the company stated, “The objective of this project, entitled ‘Electroreduction of Carbon Dioxide Development Program,’ is to establish the technical basis for electro-reduction of carbon dioxide to formate using Mantra’s ERC technology. The focus will be on increasing the cathode life, reducing formate cross-over to retrieve formate from the catholyte solution, and optimizing the reactor with respect to its use in processes for the electro-synthesis of formate/formic acid.”

Larry Kristof, President and CEO of Mantra, commented, “We are

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During the Sustainability 2008 Conference hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Mantra Venture Group’s VP of Technology Evaluation John Russell participated in an interview to discuss the company’s ERC (electro-reduction of carbon dioxide) Technology. To hear the interview while watching a demonstration of the technology, please click on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rLzHRmZ0NA.

Carbon dioxide is the main contributor to climate change and accounts for about two thirds of greenhouse gases produced by human activities. Currently, one quarter of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions are released from the burning of fossil fuels in stationary coal-fired power plants. Since large scale applications have not yet been able to make the shift to renewable energy, fossil fuels remain the most cost effective option energy source available.

Scientists and innovators are now looking at methods to manage the CO2 released so that it doesn’t enter our atmosphere. These methods

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In November of 2007, Mantra Venture Group acquired 100% ownership of an invention for the electro-reduction (“ERC”) of carbon dioxide (“CO2”). MVTG has explored other alternative energy related opportunities, but its main focus is currently on the commercialization and licensing of the ERC technology.

During the ERC process, CO2 is converted from an atmospheric pollutant into usable compounds, including formic acid, a naturally occurring, biodegradable chemical that has numerous commercial and industrial applications. The company also anticipates that the complementary nature of ERC and the electro-oxidation process that drives fuel cells may make it possible to use ERC in a regenerative fuel cell cycle, where CO2 is converted into a fuel that is consumed in the fuel cell.

For 2009, Mantra has created a multi faceted development plan that includes further development and commercial trials of the ERC reactor, an expansion of the company’s management team and the acquisition

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Mantra Venture Group Ltd. is pleased to provide an update on the progress of its ERC (Electro Reduction of Carbon Dioxide) technology at its laboratory. The following tasks have been completed to date:

Mantra Venture Group Ltd. is pleased to provide an update on the progress of its ERC (Electro Reduction of Carbon Dioxide) technology at its laboratory. The following tasks have been completed to date: