{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"148331","rtpr_id":"nGNX4w5v7F-20260921","ticker":"HYOR","exchange":"OTC","all_tickers":["HYOR"],"title":"HyOrc Completes Off-Site Modular Build of First Commercial Waste-to-Methanol Plant Bound for Porto","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-21T11:30:00.346Z","article_body":"HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HyOrc Corporation (OTCQB: HYOR),\nan emerging clean-energy infrastructure company today announced the completion\nof modular off-site fabrication and assembly for its first commercial waste to\nmethanol module. Shown below.\n\n\n\nThe modular plant is now preparing for factory testing and then transport to\nPortugal, establishing HyOrc’s commercial footprint in Europe.\n\nEngineered to process approximately three tonnes-per-day of\nRDF—non-recyclable municipal and industrial waste—the system is designed\nto yield up-to one tonne-per-day of chemical-grade green methanol. By\ntransforming domestic waste liabilities into high-value liquid fuels on\nEuropean soil, HyOrc provides an industrial bridge between waste and maritime\ndecarbonization.\n\nModular Skid Architecture. Our units are designed to be fully constructed and\ntested off-site as integrated, skid-mounted assemblies. This pre-commissioning\nmodular approach materially reduces on-site civil works, streamlines portside\nintegration, and minimizes installation timelines. The underlying conversion\npathway—spanning gasification, syngas cleaning, conditioning, and methanol\nsynthesis—builds upon testing witnessed and independently verified with zero\nnon-conformities by Bureau Veritas.\n\nPorto First. Europe’s Maritime Ports Next. The Porto deployment represents\nthe baseline commercial blueprint for HyOrc’s modular replication strategy.\nAdditional high-priority ports across Europe for potential locations to deploy\nits modular waste-to-fuel infrastructure include Algeciras, Barcelona, Genoa,\nMarseille, Le Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen, Immingham, Gdansk,\nGothenburg, and Varna.\n\n\n\n“Europe currently pays billions to manage waste while remaining reliant on\nimported energy commodities,” said Reginald Fubara, CEO of HyOrc\nCorporation. “We close that loop.”\n\nCapital Backing and European Scale HyOrc’s Portuguese joint venture recently\nsecured approval for a €6.7 million non-dilutive grant under the European\nUnion STEP-Programme to support its Phase-2 expansion to 35-TPD of RDF input\n(~8-TPD methanol output). Additionally, HyOrc and its Bulgarian partner have\napplied for a €50 million EU Innovation Fund grant.\n\n\n\nAbout HyOrc Corporation\nHyOrc Corporation (OTCQB: HYOR) develops and commercializes patented\nhydrogen-capable combustion and waste-to-fuel systems for the shipping, rail,\nand off-grid power sectors.\n\nWebsite: www.hyorc.com Press Contact: comms@hyorc.com\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis release contains forward-looking statements under Sections 27A and 21E of\nthe Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934. These statements involve risks and\nuncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Factors are\ndescribed in Company filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no\nobligation to update such statements.\n\nPhotos accompanying this announcement are available at:\n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bcc154f0-7bb7-4e04-9894-4fb9307a68be\n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/362b3809-dd33-44be-9ad6-9cb35b6e1ba1 \n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2479165a-be93-47e5-83ee-4edbb3442774\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/81c3e674-9258-41a2-b5d8-9bb68f696ac4)\nHyOrc 3 TPD RDF to Methanol \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bcc154f0-7bb7-4e04-9894-4fb9307a68be/en)\nHyOrc 3 TPD RDF to MethanolHyOrc Europe Expansion Map \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/362b3809-dd33-44be-9ad6-9cb35b6e1ba1/en)\nHyOrc Europe Expansion MapHyOrc Tech Team \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2479165a-be93-47e5-83ee-4edbb3442774/en)\nHyOrc Gasification Team\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX4w5v7F-20260921","title":"HyOrc Completes Off-Site Modular Build of First Commercial Waste-to-Methanol Plant Bound for Porto","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"HYOR","created":"2026-09-21T11:30:00.346Z","tickers":["HYOR"],"exchange":"OTC","article_body":"HOUSTON, Sept. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HyOrc Corporation (OTCQB: HYOR),\nan emerging clean-energy infrastructure company today announced the completion\nof modular off-site fabrication and assembly for its first commercial waste to\nmethanol module. Shown below.\n\n\n\nThe modular plant is now preparing for factory testing and then transport to\nPortugal, establishing HyOrc’s commercial footprint in Europe.\n\nEngineered to process approximately three tonnes-per-day of\nRDF—non-recyclable municipal and industrial waste—the system is designed\nto yield up-to one tonne-per-day of chemical-grade green methanol. By\ntransforming domestic waste liabilities into high-value liquid fuels on\nEuropean soil, HyOrc provides an industrial bridge between waste and maritime\ndecarbonization.\n\nModular Skid Architecture. Our units are designed to be fully constructed and\ntested off-site as integrated, skid-mounted assemblies. This pre-commissioning\nmodular approach materially reduces on-site civil works, streamlines portside\nintegration, and minimizes installation timelines. The underlying conversion\npathway—spanning gasification, syngas cleaning, conditioning, and methanol\nsynthesis—builds upon testing witnessed and independently verified with zero\nnon-conformities by Bureau Veritas.\n\nPorto First. Europe’s Maritime Ports Next. The Porto deployment represents\nthe baseline commercial blueprint for HyOrc’s modular replication strategy.\nAdditional high-priority ports across Europe for potential locations to deploy\nits modular waste-to-fuel infrastructure include Algeciras, Barcelona, Genoa,\nMarseille, Le Havre, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen, Immingham, Gdansk,\nGothenburg, and Varna.\n\n\n\n“Europe currently pays billions to manage waste while remaining reliant on\nimported energy commodities,” said Reginald Fubara, CEO of HyOrc\nCorporation. “We close that loop.”\n\nCapital Backing and European Scale HyOrc’s Portuguese joint venture recently\nsecured approval for a €6.7 million non-dilutive grant under the European\nUnion STEP-Programme to support its Phase-2 expansion to 35-TPD of RDF input\n(~8-TPD methanol output). Additionally, HyOrc and its Bulgarian partner have\napplied for a €50 million EU Innovation Fund grant.\n\n\n\nAbout HyOrc Corporation\nHyOrc Corporation (OTCQB: HYOR) develops and commercializes patented\nhydrogen-capable combustion and waste-to-fuel systems for the shipping, rail,\nand off-grid power sectors.\n\nWebsite: www.hyorc.com Press Contact: comms@hyorc.com\n\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis release contains forward-looking statements under Sections 27A and 21E of\nthe Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934. These statements involve risks and\nuncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. Factors are\ndescribed in Company filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no\nobligation to update such statements.\n\nPhotos accompanying this announcement are available at:\n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bcc154f0-7bb7-4e04-9894-4fb9307a68be\n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/362b3809-dd33-44be-9ad6-9cb35b6e1ba1 \n\nhttps://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2479165a-be93-47e5-83ee-4edbb3442774\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/81c3e674-9258-41a2-b5d8-9bb68f696ac4)\nHyOrc 3 TPD RDF to Methanol \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bcc154f0-7bb7-4e04-9894-4fb9307a68be/en)\nHyOrc 3 TPD RDF to MethanolHyOrc Europe Expansion Map \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/362b3809-dd33-44be-9ad6-9cb35b6e1ba1/en)\nHyOrc Europe Expansion MapHyOrc Tech Team \n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/2479165a-be93-47e5-83ee-4edbb3442774/en)\nHyOrc Gasification Team\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-21T11:30:00.384798255Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789990200384},"received_at":"2026-09-21T11:30:00.452Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/21/3365387/0/en/hyorc-completes-off-site-modular-build-of-first-commercial-waste-to-methanol-plant-bound-for-porto.html"},"analysis":{"id":"137109","press_release_id":"148331","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels","sector":"Energy"},"redFlags":["First commercial module is not yet operational — it must still pass factory testing and complete transport/deployment in Porto","€50 million EU Innovation Fund grant is only applied for, not secured","Pre-commercial OTCQB micro-cap with no revenue or financial figures disclosed in the release","No timeline specified for Porto commissioning or first methanol production"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"HyOrc Corporation has completed off-site modular fabrication and assembly of its first commercial waste-to-methanol module, which now moves into factory testing before transport to Portugal for deployment at the Port of Porto.\n\nThe skid-mounted unit is engineered to process roughly three tonnes per day of RDF — non-recyclable municipal and industrial waste — and designed to yield up to one tonne per day of chemical-grade green methanol, with conversion testing witnessed and independently verified by Bureau Veritas with zero non-conformities.\n\nOn funding, HyOrc's Portuguese joint venture recently secured approval for a €6.7 million non-dilutive EU STEP-Programme grant to support a Phase-2 expansion to 35 tonnes per day of RDF input (~8 tonnes per day of methanol output), and HyOrc and its Bulgarian partner have applied for a €50 million EU Innovation Fund grant.\n\nPorto serves as the baseline commercial blueprint for a modular replication strategy, with twelve additional European ports — including Algeciras, Barcelona, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Gdansk, and Varna — named as potential future deployment sites.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"First commercial waste-to-methanol module completed and bound for Porto — a key execution milestone plus €6.7M non-dilutive EU backing for a pre-revenue clean-energy micro-cap."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"rdf_input_tpd":3,"methanol_output_tpd":1,"phase2_rdf_input_tpd":35,"step_programme_grant_eur":"€6.7 million","phase2_methanol_output_tpd":8,"innovation_fund_grant_applied_eur":"€50 million"}},"quotedText":"“Europe currently pays billions to manage waste while remaining reliant on imported energy commodities,” said Reginald Fubara, CEO of HyOrc Corporation. “We close that loop.”","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Reginald Fubara","role":"CEO of HyOrc Corporation"}],"products":["Modular waste-to-methanol module (first commercial unit)","Skid-mounted RDF-to-methanol conversion system (gasification, syngas cleaning, conditioning, methanol synthesis)","Hydrogen-capable combustion and waste-to-fuel systems"],"companies":[{"name":"HyOrc Corporation","ticker":"HYOR","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"Bureau Veritas","relationship":"independent testing verification partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"€6.7 million","context":"non-dilutive EU STEP-Programme grant secured by the Portuguese joint venture for Phase-2 expansion"},{"amount":"€50 million","context":"EU Innovation Fund grant applied for by HyOrc and its Bulgarian partner"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"Completion of off-site modular fabrication of the company's first commercial waste-to-methanol module is a tangible de-risking milestone toward first commercial deployment in Porto, reinforced by a €6.7M non-dilutive EU STEP-Programme grant. 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