AETE Begins Negotiation of Cellulosic Biocrude Contract.

HOUSTON -- The Alternative Energy Technology Center, Inc. (OTC:AETE) announced today that it is currently negotiating a contract for the first commercial production of cellulosic biocrude in the United States. The biocrude will be manufactured from true cellulosic biomass such as sawdust and switchgrass. Biocrude is a cellulosic biofuel that can be burned in certain large commercial engines.

"We expect our biocrude product to demonstrate both the validity of our technology and the efficiency of cellulosic biofuels as part of America's energy future," stated Brown Marks, CEO of AETE. "Building on the technology we acquired through Meridian Biorefining, we are developing America's first truly integrated biorefining capability," he added.

The Company: The Alternative Energy Technology Center, Inc. (OTC:AETE), based in The Woodlands, TX , is a technology company focused on biofuels and alternative energy technologies. It is developing the first true biorefinery in the U.S. It will focus on technologies using renewable energy inputs from non-food energy sources and on technologies that can be scaled up to efficiently address the post-petroleum energy needs of the United States. For more information see, www.Altenergytechcenter.com.

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