Cirque Energy, Inc. announced that the company has entered into a Joint Development Agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation for the development of a Deployable Gasification Unit. Northrop Grumman and Cirque Energy, Inc. created a conceptual Deployable Gasification Unit (DGU) on behalf of Northrop Grumman. The DGU is capable of converting byproducts or wastes generated at military installations, natural disaster locations, or commercial or industrial sites into electricity and recoverable heat.

These units utilize low temperature, starved air gasification technology coupled with conventional reciprocating engine technology. Northrop Grumman and Cirque Energy are committed to continue technology development for the DGU towards commercialization. Northrop Grumman in partnership with Cirque Energy is producing the first working DGU prototype for testing and demonstration for military, government, and commercial customers.

The companies anticipate the DGU unit to be completed during 2014. Under the agreement, Cirque Energy will lead development, manufacturing, and testing of the initial demonstration DGU, with input from Northrop Grumman. Upon successful demonstration, Northrop Grumman will manufacture DGU's for exclusive sale by Northrop Grumman and Cirque Energy.