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New Energy Achieves Three-Fold Increase in aActive Areaa? of SolarWindowa", Critical to Maximizing Power Output

^{Published on 2011-03-15 06:25:43 - Market Wire}
 

COLUMBIA, Md.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), today announced that researchers developing the Companya™s proprietary SolarWindowa", capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass, have successfully achieved a three-fold increase in the number of solar cells layered onto glass surfaces -- a significant step towards maximizing power output.

"Generally speaking, the greater the number of see-thru solar cells we can arrange into contact on a given surface area, the greater the power output we can expect"

Todaya™s accomplishment is made possible when researchers spray see-thru and semi-transparent electricity-generating coatings onto glass surfaces, in order to first create a working SolarWindowa" prototype. Working with this small lab-scale prototype, researchers have achieved three times more cell occupancy (active area per square inch) over predecessor prototypes. This increase in active area results from a new design.

aGenerally speaking, the greater the number of see-thru solar cells we can arrange into contact on a given surface area, the greater the power output we can expect,a explained Mr. John A. Conklin, President and CEO of New Energy Technologies, Inc.

aThis three-fold increase in the number of solar cells on our SolarWindowa" translates into a greater active area, and directly supports our capacity to increase power output. This achievement marks yet another milestone in advancing our technology from prototype to commercial product, and follows several significant technical improvements announced in recent weeks and months.a

Recently, the Company has achieved important technical advances, including last montha™s debut of New Energya™s largest-ever working SolarWindowa", measuring one-foot by one-foot square. Earlier this year, researchers developed special materials for use in SolarWindowa", which could lead to improved efficiency, lower production costs and enhanced future commercial manufacturability.

New Energya™s latest accomplishment increases the cell count and active area of SolarWindowa", both necessary to increased power output and the development of an aesthetically appealing see-through glass window capable of generating electricity.

There are nearly 5 million commercial buildings in America, according to the Energy Information Administration, and more than 80 million single detached homes. New Energya™s SolarWindowa" technology is under development for commercial application in such buildings.

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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