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…