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New Energy Bolsters Patent Portfolio & Expands Exclusive Worldwide Licensing Agreement for its SolarWindowa" Technology

^{Published on 2010-12-01 09:20:26 - Market Wire}
 

COLUMBIA, Md.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE) today announced that the Company has entered into an expanded License Agreement with the University of South Florida Research Foundation, Inc. (USFRF) to include several additional technologies which enable development of SolarWindowa", the worlda™s first-of-its-kind product capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows.

"This expanded License Agreement strengthens New Energya™s intellectual property portfolio and reinforces our confidence in knowing that important technologies are secured exclusively for our worldwide use as we move SolarWindowa" towards pre-production scale-up and eventual commercial launch."

Under terms of the agreement, the Companya™s wholly-owned subsidiary, New Energy Solar Corporation, obtained an exclusive worldwide commercial license to numerous discoveries important to achieving transparency and ease of manufacturing of SolarWindowa". Included are new patent filings and inventions, which:

• Allow electricity-generating coatings to be sprayed onto surfaces while remaining see-thru; and
• Enable fabrication of novel acontactsa™ which conduct electricity on SolarWindowa", yet remain see-thru. Conventional contacts for conducting electricity make use of metals which can block visibility and inhibit transparency.

aThrough our licensing arrangement, each new scientific and technical discovery in the research facility brings SolarWindowa" one step closer to commercialization,a stated Mr. John A. Conklin, President & CEO of New Energy Technologies, Inc. aThis expanded License Agreement strengthens New Energya™s intellectual property portfolio and reinforces our confidence in knowing that important technologies are secured exclusively for our worldwide use as we move SolarWindowa" towards pre-production scale-up and eventual commercial launch.a

"It's exciting to see bench research applied to the development of meaningful commercial products. Our ongoing collaboration, through this expanded license agreement, with New Energy to develop the SolarWindowa" technology could transform the way in which we view the use of solar energy for our homes, offices, and commercial buildings," stated Ms. Valerie Landrio McDevitt, Assistant Vice President for Research, Division of Patents and Licensing, University of South Florida, and U.S. Registered Patent Attorney.

USFRF has licensed numerous groundbreaking discoveries and important commercial processes and applications to New Energy for the development of its SolarWindowa". These inventions have been discovered under the auspices of Lead Researcher and Physicist, Dr. Xiaomei Jiang at the University of South Florida.

Currently under development, SolarWindowa" is the first-of-its-kind see-thru glass window technology capable of generating electricity, and according to the Companya™s internal financial modeling and energy savings calculations, able to outperform conventional rooftop solar installations by more than 300% when applied to the window facades of commercial skyscrapers. One aspect of New Energy's technology and product development plans for SolarWindowa" addresses the potential application and use in the estimated 5 million commercial buildings in America (Energy Information Administration) and more than 80 million single detached homes.

Financial terms of the expanded License Agreement announced today were not disclosed.

About New Energy Technologies, Inc.

New Energy Technologies, Inc., together with its wholly owned subsidiaries, is a developer of next generation alternative and renewable energy technologies. Among the Companya™s technologies under development are:

• MotionPowera" roadway systems for generating electricity by capturing the kinetic energy produced by moving vehicles a" a patent-pending technology, the subject of nine patent applications in the United States and two international patent filings. An estimated 250 million registered vehicles drive more than six billion miles on Americaa™s roadways, every day; and
• SolarWindowa" technologies which enable see-thru windows to generate electricity by asprayinga™ their glass surfaces with New Energya™s electricity-generating coatings. These solar coatings are less than 1/10th the thickness of athina™ films and make use of the worlda™s smallest functional solar cells, shown to successfully produce electricity in a published peer-reviewed study in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy of the American Institute of Physics.

Through established relationships with universities, research institutions, and commercial partners, we strive to identify technologies and business opportunities on the leading edge of renewable energy innovation. Unique to our business model is the use of established research infrastructure owned by the various institutions we deal with, saving us significant capital which would otherwise be required for such costs as land and building acquisition, equipment and capital equipment purchases, and other start up expenses. As a result, we are able to benefit from leading edge research while employing significantly less capital than conventional organizations.

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