Fuel Tech Awarded Three Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $5.0 Million

Business Wire,  April 30, 2008  

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BATAVIA, Ill. -- Fuel Tech, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTEK), a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced receipt of multiple air pollution control (APC) orders totaling $5.0 million.

The principal order, placed by an electric utility customer in the Mid-Atlantic region, covers the supply and installation of NOxOUT([R]) Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction (SNCR) systems on three units at a single power generation site. The systems will be designed to enable the client to satisfy its nitrogen oxide (NOx) reduction compliance plan as required under federal and state multi-pollutant regulations, with equipment deliveries scheduled for late 2008.

In addition to the foregoing, a contract was secured for an industrial SNCR demonstration project in the Mid-Atlantic region while, internationally, an order was received for a small NOxOUT CASCADE([R]) system for an electric utility operating in Guadeloupe, a French territory in the Caribbean Sea.

John F. Norris Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to have won our first APC order with this domestic utility client and to have been afforded the opportunity to expand our business relationship further with this existing FUEL CHEM([R]) customer."

Mr. Norris concluded, "As regards the Guadeloupe project, it is indeed gratifying to see market acceptance of NOxOUT CASCADE technology, our newest and most advanced approach for NOx reduction. We believe this technology offers a very high level of NOx removal at very competitive prices and has great potential in U.S. and international markets."

About Fuel Tech

Fuel Tech is a leading technology company engaged in the worldwide development, commercialization and application of state-of-the-art proprietary technologies for air pollution control, process optimization, and advanced engineering services. These technologies enable customers to produce both energy and processed materials in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner.

The Company's nitrogen oxide (NOx) reduction technologies include the NOxOUT([R]), NOxOUT CASCADE([R]), NOxOUT ULTRA([R]), Rich Reagent Injection (RRI) and NOxOUT-SCR([R]) processes. These technologies have established Fuel Tech as a leader in post-combustion NOx control systems, with installations on over 450 units worldwide, where coal, municipal waste, biomass, and other fuels are utilized.

The Company's FUEL CHEM([R]) technology revolves around the unique application of chemicals to improve the efficiency, reliability, fuel flexibility and environmental status of combustion units by controlling slagging, fouling, corrosion, opacity and acid plume, as well as the formation of sulfur trioxide, ammonium bisulfate, particulate matter (PM2.5), carbon dioxide and NOx. This technology, in the form of a customizable FUEL CHEM program, is being applied to over 95 combustion units burning a wide variety of fuels including coal, heavy oil, biomass, and municipal waste. A breakdown of the nature of these customer units is posted on the Company's website.

Many of Fuel Tech's products and services rely heavily on the Company's exceptional Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling capabilities, which are enhanced by internally developed, high-end visualization software. These capabilities, coupled with the Company's innovative technologies and multi-disciplined team approach, enable Fuel Tech to provide practical solutions to some of our customers' most challenging problems. For more information, visit Fuel Tech's web site at www.ftek.com.

This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature regarding future events. These statements are only predictions and actual events may differ materially. Please refer to documents that Fuel Tech files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.

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