CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Sphere Corp. (OTCQB: BLSP) (the "Company" or "Blue Sphere"), a clean-tech independent power producer that develops, manages and owns waste-to-energy facilities globally, announced that on March 27, 2016, it completed the sale of its shares in Quickcharge Pte. Ltd., a company incorporated in Singapore ("Quickcharge") to Voltape Ltd., a company incorporated in Israel ("Voltape"). Voltape agreed to pay the Company USD $100,000, $50,000 of which was paid at closing and $50,000 of which is payable to the Company within 90 days of closing. Quickcharge was founded to develop and commercialize technology related to fast charging batteries that the Company licensed from Nanyang Technological University. The Company terminated the license concurrently with the sale of its interest in Quickcharge.
Blue Sphere is divesting these non-core assets to focus on its core businesses of developing, acquiring and operating waste-to-energy facilities. Further details of this transaction can be found in a Form 8-K that was filed by the Company on March 29, 2016.
About Blue Sphere Corporation
Blue Sphere Corporation, is a diversified independent power producer that develops, owns, and operates clean-tech, renewable energy facilities in the United States and abroad. The Company primarily converts organic waste into electricity, but also has the ability to generate heat, natural gas and organic byproducts through various technologies.
Blue Sphere facilities eliminate waste that would normally be disposed in landfills, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect water quality, helping to solve important global environmental issues.
Blue Sphere is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and has operations in the United States and Europe.
For further information about Blue Sphere, please visit the Company's website: www.bluespherecorporate.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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