Apr. 23, 2004 

HTC UPDATE

HTC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded its first starter grant under the National Research Council of Canada - Industrial Research Assistance Program. This award will assist HTC in intellectual property investigation and patent/technology rights application. We are looking forward to a continuing successful relationship with the National Research Council of Canada.

IT happens first in California and second in Saskatchewan Schwarzenegger Announces CA Hydrogen Highways Network Earlier this week, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the California Hydrogen Highways Network through the signing of an executive order creating a public and private partnership to build a "hydrogen highway" in the state by 2010 At a ceremony held at the University of California , Davis, Schwarzenegger christened the highway's first station by fueling a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. "Californians invent the future and we are about to do it again," said Schwarzenegger. "We can deal with these problems by investing in a clean hydrogen future, thus bringing jobs, investment and continued economic prosperity to the state. We have an opportunity to prove to the world that a thriving environment and economy can coexist."

Contact: Office of Governor Schwarzenegger, website

http://www.governor.ca.gov.

Westrange NEWS

Westrange Corp, the TSX Venture Exchange company that holds the irrevocable option to purchase all outstanding shares of HTC has reported a closing price of $5. 1 0 . You can view the chart by clicking on http://www.stockhouse.com/comp_info.asp?view=staticchart&Displaycurrency=&symbol=WRC&table=list. Or you can search additional information on Westrange under the trading symbol WRC.

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HTC Purenergy provides Carbon Management solutions to industry worldwide, from its head office in Regina, Saskatchewan. HTC is a public company, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture Exchange, trading as “HTC”. The latest corporate news is available on our website at www.htcenergy.com.

The TSX Venture Exchange Inc. does not take any responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the information contained in this news release.

For more information contact:

Jeff Allison,

HTC Purenergy

Telephone: (306) 352-6132

Fax: (306) 545-3262

E-mail: jallison@htcenergy.com

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