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New Energy Appoints John Conklin President and CEO

Has consulted and overseen the technical and business requirements of more than 50 technology, manufacturing and industrial process companies

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

New Energy Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of John A. Conklin as president and CEO. With 26 years of industrial process and renewable and alternative energy experience, Conklin has consulted to and overseen the technical and business requirements of more than 50 technology, manufacturing and industrial process companies, ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, including industry leaders such as Lockheed Martin and TDI Power, a global manufacture of power systems.

“After months of searching, we believe the company has found the ideal candidate with the right combination of technical, business and hands-on alternative energy experience to transition New Energy from purely research and development to more product development and eventual commercialization of our breakthrough technologies,” stated Meetesh V. Patel, outgoing president and CEO.

“Mr. Conklin’s particular expertise in chemical surface coatings and designing solar photovoltaic and thermal energy systems will certainly be of benefit to the continued development of our SolarWindow, which makes use of special coatings that allow for the generation and movement of electricity on see-thru glass. Shortly, we plan to unveil a working prototype of our SolarWindow, the first-of-its-kind see-thru glass window capable of generating electricity.”

Conklin is founder of Tellurium Associates, LLC, an industrial and environmental process design and operations consulting company, and founder of National Solar Systems, LLC, a New York-based renewable energy firm. Conklin has studied chemical engineering, chemical technology, and numerous industrial, safety and renewable energy programs.

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