Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. Announces Lead Counsel for SEA® Technologies Patent Strategy

The Company has engaged Caldwell Cassady & Curry to lead its SEA® technologies licensing and patent enforcement program throughout the USA

LEWIS CENTER, Ohio, Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME₂C" or the "Company"), a leader in mercury emissions control in North America, today announced it has engaged Caldwell Cassady & Curry P.C., an IP law firm based in Dallas, Texas, to lead the efforts to license the Company’s SEA® technologies across the USA coal fleet . SEA technologies, the enhancing of a sorbent with a halide-based substance, have been adopted by a significant number of utility operations throughout the USA.  ME₂C is offering licenses and other commercial options to the users of these patented technologies, including the Company’s specialized know how.

Brad Caldwell, a principal of Caldwell Cassady & Curry, stated, “ME₂C has made important contributions to the coal-fired utility industry.  We are excited to play a role in securing fair compensation and recognition for those contributions.”

Richard MacPherson, CEO of ME₂C, added, “We have developed the best possible methods to meet the challenges of removing mercury emissions from coal-fired utilities with our patented SEA processes. With the support of Caldwell Cassady & Curry, we continue to move this suite of technologies forward for the benefit of the utility industry and ME₂C shareholders.”

About Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (ME₂C^®)

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) delivers patented and proprietary solutions to the global coal-power industry to remove mercury from power plant emissions, providing performance guarantees and leading-edge emissions services. ME₂C’s broad ranging patented technologies and proprietary products have been shown to achieve mercury removal at low cost and with less operational impact than other methods, while preserving the marketability of fly-ash for commercial use. For more information, please visit .

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Company Contact:

Richard MacPherson

Chief Executive Officer

Midwest Energy Emissions Corp.

Main: 614-505-6115

Investor Relations Contact:

Greg Falesnik

Managing Director

MZ Group - MZ North America

Main: 949-385-6449