New Energy More Than Doubles Patent Portfolio for Novel Technology Able to Generate Electricity on Glass Windows

Columbia, MD, July 17, 2013 – New Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: NENE), developer of the world’s first-of-its-kind, see-through technology capable of generating electricity on glass and flexible plastics, announced today that the Company has successfully achieved a total of 21 new patent filings for protection of its proprietary SolarWindow™ technology, more than doubling the portfolio…