ME2C® Environmental Announces a New License Agreement of its Patented Technology with a Midwest Utility
CORSICANA, TX, Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME2C Environmental" or the “Company”), a leading environmental technologies firm, announced the signing of a five-year, license agreement with a utility in the Midwest to provide a non-exclusive license to certain ME2C patents for use in connection with the utility’s coal-fired power plant. The licensed patents relate to ME2C’s two-part Sorbent Enhancement Additive (SEA®) process for mercury removal from coal-fired power plants.
The five-year license agreement term includes an annual sum to be paid to ME2C Environmental for use of the Company’s patented processes for mercury emissions capture. Additionally, the utility will consider ME2C Environmental’s product supply bid upon expiration of the utility’s existing supply contract.
“We are pleased to begin a new relationship with this utility, which we expect to grow in the years to come,” stated Richard MacPherson, CEO of ME2C Environmental. “The license agreement is a testament to this utility’s recognition of our patent position and the significant value that these technologies will continue to provide to their coal-fired operations. We look forward to working with this utility as a full-service business partner, which we believe will provide even greater benefit and optimization to their current operations,” concluded MacPherson.
About ME2C® Environmental
ME2C Environmental (OTCQB: MEEC) is a leading environmental technologies company developing and delivering patented and proprietary solutions to the global power industry. ME2C’s leading-edge services have been shown to achieve emissions removal at a significantly lower cost and with less operational impact than currently used methods, while maintaining and/or increasing power plant output and preserving the marketability of byproducts for beneficial use. ME2C Environmental is a trade name of Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. For more information, please visit http://www.me2cenvironmental.com/.
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ME2C Environmental Contact:
Stacey Hyatt
Corporate Communications
ME2C Environmental
Main: 614-505-6115 x-1001
Direct: 404-226-4217
shyatt@me2cenvironmental.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Greg Falesnik or Brooks Hamilton
MZ Group - MZ North America
949-546-6326
MEEC@mzgroup.us
www.mzgroup.us
Released September 21, 2021