(Source: Business Wire)TAS, provider of energy conversion solutions, announced today the election of Walter M. Higgins III to its Board of Directors. Mr. Higgins brings significant industry experience to TAS' board. Walt Higgins retired as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Sierra Pacific Resources (now NV Energy) on July 31st, 2007. Walt served as Chairman and CEO of Sierra Pacific twice, from August 2000 to his retirement and previously, prior to the July 1999 merger with Nevada Power, from 1993 to January 1998. He previously served as Chairman, President and CEO of AGL Resources, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia. Walt served as a board member of The Edison Electric Institute and The American Gas Association.

Craig M. Hurlbert, CEO of TAS commented, "I could not be more pleased to welcome Walt to the TAS Board of Directors. His experience and leadership in the electric utility industry will be of tremendous value to TAS. TAS' turbine inlet chilling, packaged geothermal power and heat recovery to power systems are able to provide significant value to utility customers worldwide."

TAS designs, builds, commissions and services modular energy conversion systems with global installations in North and South America, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East. TAS achieves its customers' goals of energy efficient solutions through its pre-engineered, standardized systems optimized for energy efficiency and balanced for first cost effectiveness. TAS solutions include large tonnage chilling systems, turbine inlet chilling systems, industrial process cooling systems and modular geothermal and heat recovery energy systems. TAS is headquartered in Houston, Texas but has a global presence with regional offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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