New Energy Strengthens Patent Portfolio in Effort to Commercialize First-of-their-Kind Technologies for Generating Clean Electricity

Columbia, MD – December 19, 2011 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: NENE) today announced that significant advancements to the Company’s first-of-their-kind systems for generating sustainable electricity have prompted more than 33 new international and US patent filings in 2011, bolstering its portfolio to 43 patent submissions to-date. “Earlier this year, we took proactive steps…