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Burtonsville, MD – July 20, 2010 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE) is pleased to announce that researchers developing its proprietary SolarWindow™ technology have achieved major scientific and technical breakthroughs, allowing the Company to unveil a working prototype of the world’s first-ever glass window capable of generating electricity in the upcoming weeks. Read More
New Energy Engineers Work to Increase Electricity Output from MotionPower™-Heavy
Burtonsville, MD – June 24, 2010 – Having recently completed the Company’s first commercial-scale MotionPower™-Heavy prototype, New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE) is pleased to announce that engineers are now working to design, test, and refine the technology’s ability to increase and regulate the amount of energy captured by the system in order to maximize its production of electricity. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – May 17, 2010 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:NENE), developer of MotionPower™ technologies for generating sustainable electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™ technologies capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows, today announced plans to initiate first-ever field tests of the Company’s recently prototyped MotionPower™-Heavy technology with Heller Industrial Parks’ flagship industrial park in metropolitan New York, in one of the largest contiguous foreign-trade zones in the United States. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – April 29, 2010 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), developer of MotionPower™ technologies for generating sustainable electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™ technologies capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows, today unveiled the first-of-its-kind full-scale MotionPower™-Heavy technology for generating electricity from the motion of heavy commercial vehicles, including trucks, long-haul rigs, and buses. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – March 15, 2010 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), developer of MotionPower™ technologies for generating sustainable electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™ technologies capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows, today announced that additional patent protection for its MotionPower™ technologies has been filed, building the Company’s portfolio to twelve new patent filings in the United States and internationally. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – March 9, 2010 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), developer of MotionPower™ technologies for generating sustainable electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™ technologies capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows, today announced that engineers have successfully completed the most important engineering and fabrication steps required in the development of the Company’s MotionPower™-Heavy technology for generating electricity from the motion of heavy commercial vehicles, including trucks, long-haul rigs, and buses. Read More
New Energy Appoints Commercialization Expert, Mr. J. Brent Wilkinson, Chief Operating Officer
Burtonsville, MD – February 2, 2010 –New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), developer of MotionPower™ technologies for generating sustainable electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™ technologies capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows, today announced the appointment of Mr. J. Brent Wilkinson as Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Corporate Development. Mr. Wilkinson is a 24-year veteran who has successfully grown several early-stage technology companies from concept to commercialization and revenues. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – January 11, 2010 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), developer of MotionPower™ technologies for generating sustainable electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™ technologies capable of generating electricity on see-thru glass windows, today announced that researchers have developed a novel, patent-pending process for ‘spraying’ solar cells and their related components onto glass – a technical achievement recently presented in AZoNano’s (peer-reviewed, Journal of Nanotechnology Online; Dec. 20, 2009), “Nanotechnology Thought Leaders” series. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – January 4, 2010 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: NENE), currently developing MotionPower™ technologies for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles and SolarWindow™ technologies capable of generating electricity on glass windows, today announced that researchers have overcome a significant scientific hurdle in creating the first-of-its-kind see-thru solar glass by replacing a visibility-blocking solid metal component with environmentally-friendly, non-metallic, transparent compounds. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – December 1, 2009 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that the Company’s patent attorneys have filed international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), for its MotionPower™ kinetic energy harvesting technology. The PCT application is an important step in obtaining protection for New Energy’s MotionPower™ technology in as many as 142 nations. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – November 10, 2009 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that engineers developing the Company’s commercial-scale MotionPower™-Heavy device for generating electricity from the movement of heavy trucks, buses, and long haul rigs have made significant breakthroughs in refinement of the technology, including a two-fold increase in its capacity to capture kinetic energy from moving vehicles – the most important factor in maximizing the amount of electricity generated by the system. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – October 20, 2009 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that ongoing tests of the Company’s MotionPower™- Auto technology for generating electricity from the movement of cars and light trucks have produced a 25-fold increase in its capacity to capture energy from moving vehicles – an important breakthrough in maximizing the amount of electricity generated by the system. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – October 1, 2009 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that important durability tests of the Company’s MotionPower™- Auto technology for generating electricity from the movement of cars will be conducted at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 2800 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in front of the Hotel’s porte-cochere. This is the first time that New Energy’s MotionPower™ technology is being tested at a hotel property. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – September 23, 2009 – New EnergyTechnologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that successful prototyping and testing of its MotionPower™ technology for generating electricity from the movement of heavy trucks and long-haul vehicles has prompted immediate development of a full-scale system suitable for field testing, and ultimately, commercial deployment. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – September 21, 2009 – New EnergyTechnologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that early durability tests of the Company’s MotionPower™ device for generating electricity from the movement of cars and light trucks have produced significant design and performance advancements – developments that are key to future commercial deployment of the technology. Read More
New Energy’s Technology for Generating Electricity from Movement of Cars Tested at Burger King®
Burtonsville, MD - September 8, 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that engineers have successfully conducted the first-ever durability field-tests of the Company’s prototyped MotionPower™ technology for generating electricity from the motion of cars and light trucks -- a key step in optimizing New Energy’s MotionPower™ technology for commercial launch. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – August 24, 2009 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced successful completion of its first-ever MotionPower™ prototype energy harvester for heavy trucks and vehicles for installation at such locations as truck stops, weigh scales, commercial ports of entry, and shipping sites. This newly developed technology complements the Company’s previously prototyped MotionPower™ system for cars and light trucks. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – July 28, 2009 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that the Company has expanded testing of its newest MotionPower™ prototype for generating electricity from the movement of cars and light trucks to include new, active durability field tests of the device at the Holiday Inn Express® Baltimore, owned and operated by Baywood Hotels, Inc., one of America’s fastest growing, privately owned hotel companies. Read More
Burtonsville, MD – July 20, 2009 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that the Company has expanded testing of its newest MotionPower™ prototype for generating electricity from the movement of cars and light trucks to include new, active durability field tests of the device at the Four Seasons Hotel Washington, DC. Read More
Burtonsville, MD - July 6, 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that engineers have completed development of the Company’s newest MotionPower™ prototype for generating electricity from the movement of cars and light trucks, and will now undertake active field tests of the device at a drive-thru located at a prominent Burger King® franchise in the New York metropolitan area. Read More
Burtonsville, MD - June 24 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that new tests of the Company’s ultra-small solar cells for use in its transparent SolarWindow™ have demonstrated substantially superior performance over current thin-film and solar photovoltaic technologies at generating electricity from artificial light - an important advantage over conventional solar technologies which are limited by their capacity to function well where exposure to direct sunlight is available. “One of the biggest issues with today’s solar products is their dependency on direct sunlight, which our cells have demonstrated the potential capacity to overcome,” explained Mr. Meetesh V. Patel, Esq., President and CEO of New Energy Technologies, Inc. Read More
Burtonsville, MD - June 8, 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that the Company is immediately expanding its product range of MotionPower™ technologies for harvesting the kinetic energy of moving vehicles to generate clean electricity. Read More
Burtonsville, MD - June 1, 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced that the Company has now filed nine new patent applications with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in order protect novel features of its recently prototyped MotionPower™ technology for generating electricity from the kinetic energy of moving vehicles. Read More
Burtonsville, MD - May 20, 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), today announced that, in addition to the active development of its MotionPower™ technologies for generating electricity by harvesting the kinetic energy of moving vehicles, the Company is continuing to further advance the development of its tinted transparent glass SolarWindows™ capable of generating electricity by coating glass surfaces with the world’s smallest known organic solar cells. Read More
Washington, DC - April 20, 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today announced the appointment of Mr. John Beakes, Jr. to its Advisory Board, in order to further advance the development of the Company’s recently prototyped MotionPower™ technology for generating electricity from otherwise wasted energy from cars in motion. Read More
New Energy Unveils Working Prototype, Able to Generate Electricity from Moving Vehicles
Washington, DC - April 06, 2009 - New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy developer, today unveiled the Company’s prototype MotionPower™ energy harvesting device -- a first-of-its-kind, novel, modular, mechanical system, engineered to exploit the energy wasted by moving cars and light vehicles in order to generate electricity. Read More
Octillion Corp. Completes Name Change to New Energy Technologies, Inc.
Washington, DC - January 14, 2009 - Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL) announced today that it has changed its name to New Energy Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: NENE). The name change will become effective on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board at the opening of trading on Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Read More
Washington, DC - January 6, 2009 - Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology developer, today announced the appointment of energy-capture experts and engineers, Mr. Stuart Brown, PhD, MBA, and Mr. Brian S. Hendrickson, to the Company’s Advisory Board. Read More
Washington, DC – December 16, 2008 – Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology developer, today announced that the Company has filed its initial set of patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and is building an intellectual property portfolio related to the development of first-generation devices capable of generating electricity by harvesting wasted energy from vehicles in motion. Read More
Washington, DC - December 8, 2008 - Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology developer, today announced immediate expansion of the Company’s engineering team in order to aggressively pursue development of first-generation devices capable of generating electricity by harvesting energy from vehicles in motion. Read More
Washington, DC - November 10, 2008 - Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology developer, today announced plans to further Octillion’s development of first-generation devices capable of generating electricity by harvesting energy from vehicles in motion. The Company has entered into an agreement with Veryst Engineering LLC, a respected Boston-based engineering firm with expertise in energy capture technologies. Read More
Auburn Hills, MI - September 22, 2008 - Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology incubator, today announced the appointment of Mr. Meetesh V. Patel, Esq. to the Company’s Board of Directors, and as the new President of Kinetic Power Corp., a recently formed wholly-owned subsidiary specifically focused on generating electricity from moving vehicles. Read More
Octillion Enters into Research Agreement to Expand Development of Photovoltaic Window Technologies
Auburn Hills, MI - August 18, 2008 - Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology incubator, today announced that it has entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement with scientists at Oakland University to further the development of its NanoPower Window technology. In addition to working to advance the Company’s solar photovoltaic technology, scientists and collaborating researchers will explore additional nanotechnology applications that may be derived from their efforts. Read More
Octillion Sponsors 2008 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Conference
Auburn Hills, MI - August 7, 2008 - Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology incubator, today announced its sponsorship of the 2008 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Conference at Oakland University (www2.oakland.edu/research/nanotech). Read More
Octillion Announces Appointment of Mr. Joseph Sierchio, Esq. to Board of Directors
Auburn Hills, MI - July 24, 2008 - Octillion Corp. (Symbol: OCTL), a next-generation alternative and renewable energy technology incubator, today announced the appointment of Mr. Joseph Sierchio, Esq., an attorney with over three decades of experience in corporate finance and securities law, to the Company’s Board of Directors. Read More
