Gas Turbine Efficiency Adds Industry-Recognized Sales Director for Company’s European Power Generation Services

November 23, 2009

Expansion and growth are main objectives in new Sales Director’s role at GTE’s UK office

ORLANDO, Florida — Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (AIM: GTE), a leader energy and aviation products and services, announces the hiring of Lee Wilkinson as Sales Director for the company’s European power generation market. In this role, Mr. Wilkinson will direct business development operations to expand GTE’s power generation business from its North East Lincolnshire, UK office.

In addition to achieving strategic growth goals, Lee Wilkinson has been tasked with increasing GTE’s customer mix and meeting the company’s new business objectives through agreements with utility operations throughout Europe. Through Mr. Wilkinson’s development of market intelligence, GTE will secure its industry leadership in Europe as part of the company’s expansion plans.

GTE announces the hiring of Lee Wilkinson as Sales Director for the company’s European power generation market.

“The European power generation industry can benefit from GTE’s offering of proven gas turbine productivity and environmental solutions.” said Steven Zwolinski, Chief Executive Officer for GTE. “Lee will provide an important link to European customers where the value of GTE solutions is amongst the highest globally.”

According to the European Turbine Network (ETN), fossil fuels will still be the dominant fuel for power generation through 2030 and gas turbines will remain a key technology in this industry. To capitalise on Europe’s power generation needs, GTE is increasing its industry footprint by taking an active role in the development of technologies that can lead to cleantech solutions for sustainable energy generation.

“Europe’s demand for energy will continue to increase in the future and GTE is securing its place in the power generation industry to respond to this market,” said Par Krossling, Managing Director EMEA. “Lee’s incorporation into the team is one more key element in our strategy.”

Before joining GTE, Mr. Wilkinson worked with Pratt & Whitney as European sales manager and with RWE Power International as head of its business development group. Given his knowledge of the European power generation market, he contributes the benefits of existing contacts in Europe, a solid industry reputation and depth of knowledge in a market that offers a high potential for growth. As an accomplished professional, Lee is an Advisory Board Member for PowerGen Europe and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering.

“The European market is traditionally an early adopter of cleantech solutions,” said Marcus Turner, Chief Marketing Officer. “With close to 4,000 gas turbines operating in Power Generation and Oil & Gas sectors, GTE sees a large market opportunity for continued expansion in this region.”

The growth outlook for the European power generation market is well served by GTE’s expanded product line in clean technology and sustainable energy services. A full description of GTE’s products and services, including case studies, can be found at www.gtefficiency.com.

GTE will be exhibiting at Power Gen International 2009, the world’s largest Energy Industry convention on December 8-10, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV. The company will be located in booth number C3/600, Row 1, in the convention’s expo floor.

About GTE

Gas Turbine Efficiency designs, manufactures and supplies proprietary cleantech energy saving and performance enhancing solutions to the power generation, oil and gas, and aviation industries. The company’s extensive portfolio of patented cleantech solutions save fuel, reduce emissions, increase availability, and extend turbine and parts life. The Group also provides solutions for burning a wider variety and quality of fuels such as liquefied natural gas, clean coal and alternative fuel blends. Products and services developed by our world-class technology team include compressor cleaning and power augmentation systems; fuels management systems; combustion design, repair, upgrade and monitoring; and fluid and control auxiliaries.

For more information about Gas Turbine Efficiency plc and its products and services, please visit http://www.gtefficiency.com.

For more information:

Megan Thomas
Director of Communications
Gas Turbine Efficiency
media@gtefficiency.com
Phone: 407.304.5236

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Pratt & Whitney and Saudi Arabian Airlines Expand EcoPower Engine Wash Service Network to Middle East and North Africa

November 20, 2009

DUBAI AIR SHOW, Dubai—Pratt & Whitney and Saudi Arabian Airlines signed an agreement expanding Pratt & Whitney’s EcoPower® engine wash service network to The Middle East / North Africa. The agreement provides for Saudi Arabian Airlines to wash its own engines and provide engine wash services to other commercial airlines that fly within the Kingdom. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.

Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (AIM: GTE) has granted Pratt & Whitney exclusive rights to its water wash technology in the field of aero engines. GTE has worked with the company to develop a closed loop engine wash system that can wash aircraft engines while an airplane is parked overnight.

Under its agreement with Pratt & Whitney, Saudi Arabian Airlines will operate two EcoPower service center locations in Jeddah and Riyadh with options to expand to other locations throughout the Kingdom. Saudi Arabian Airlines will have capability to wash all engine types within their fleet and nearly any commercial aero engine in service today, including JT9D, PW4000, PW2000, GE90, Trent700, CF6, V2500, CFM56 and CF34 engines.

“Increasing fuel efficiency and decreasing CO2 emissions are top priorities for Saudi Arabian Airlines,” said His Excellency the Director General Khalid Abdullah Almolhem.

“Operating as an authorized EcoPower service center, we can now promote these benefits to all operators who fly within the Kingdom,” said Ali Abdullah Milaat, managing director, Technical Services Strategic Business Unit for Saudi Arabian Airlines.

“We are pleased to expand the availability of EcoPower engine wash services through this partnership with Saudi Arabian Airlines,” said Todd Kallman, president, Commercial Engines & Global Services, Pratt & Whitney. “We hope to see continued expansion into the Middle East/North Africa region.”

Saudi Arabian Airlines, based in Jeddah, is the national airline of Saudi Arabia. It operates domestic and international scheduled flights to over 70 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Pratt & Whitney’s exclusive EcoPower engine wash system reduces fuel burn by as much as 1.2 percent, eliminating approximately three pounds of carbon dioxide emissions for every pound of fuel saved, while also decreasing engine gas temperature thus increasing the amount of time an engine can stay on wing. The EcoPower system, offered through the Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners network, uses a closed-loop system with pure, atomized water to wash aircraft engines, avoiding potential contaminant runoff. The system is more effective and much faster than traditional engine washing processes.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines.  United Technologies, based in Hartford, Conn., is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the global aerospace and commercial building industries.

CFM56 is a trademark of CFM International.

For More Information:

Megan Thomas
Gas Turbine Efficiency
+1-407-304-5236
media@gtefficiency.com

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Gas Turbine Efficiency Announces the Appointment of Kevin Dotts as Chief Financial Officer

November 5, 2009

GTE adds executive with proven industry experience to its leadership staff and Board of Directors

ORLANDO, Florida —Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (AIM: GTE), a leader in energy services and aviation products is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin M. Dotts as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), an executive role which he will assume effective immediately.

Kevin Dotts - GTE Chief Financial Officer

Gas Turbine Efficiency Announces the Appointment of Kevin Dotts as Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Dotts contributes a solid executive management background to GTE, having served as Executive Vice President and CFO at EarthLink, Inc., a NASDAQ traded company, from 2004-2009.  His financial career spans more than 20 years including 15 years at the General Electric Company, where Mr. Dotts held global financial leadership positions in the Energy and Industrial businesses, its media subsidiary, NBC, as well as Corporate Audit. From 1999-2002, Mr. Dotts was CFO of GE Energy Parts, Inc., a $1.2bn revenue business.

“Kevin Dotts brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and a proven track record to GTE’s leadership team,” said Steven Zwolinski, Chief Executive Officer at GTE. “Kevin’s financial leadership and industry experience will be an enormous asset to us as the Group enters the next phase of its development.”

Magnus Nordgren, the current CFO of the Company has stepped down as a director of GTE and will continue to provide important leadership to our fast growing EMEA regions, while supporting GTE in a number of global financial process roles.

“I’d like to thank Magnus Nordgren for his significant contributions over the past five years in the CFO role,” said John Bryant, Chairman of GTE. “We are very pleased that Magnus will now be focused on developing our fast growing EMEA regions.”

About GTE

Gas Turbine Efficiency designs, manufactures and supplies proprietary cleantech energy saving and performance enhancing solutions to the power generation, oil and gas, and aviation industries. The company’s extensive portfolio of patented cleantech solutions save fuel, reduce emissions, increase availability, and extend turbine and parts life. The Group also provides solutions for burning a wider variety and quality of fuels such as liquefied natural gas, clean coal and alternative fuel blends. Products and services developed by our world-class technology team include compressor cleaning and power augmentation systems; fuels management systems; combustion design, repair, upgrade and monitoring; and fluid and control auxiliaries.

For more information about Gas Turbine Efficiency plc and its products and services, please visit http://www.gtefficiency.com.

For more information:

Megan Thomas
Director of Communications
Gas Turbine Efficiency
media@gtefficiency.com
Phone: 407.304.5236

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GTE Hosts 7EA Users Group in Miami, Florida

November 4, 2009

Gas Turbine Efficiency hosted a reception dinner for gas turbine operators who enjoyed an evening socializing and interacting at the 7EA Users Group Meeting being held in Miami, Florida, from November 4-7, 2009.

GTE hosts a reception dinner for the 7EA Users Group in Miami, Florida

GTE serves power plant operators by delivering proven solutions for maintenance and optimization in gas-only and dual-fuel gas turbine systems. The expanded products and services include new hardware and consumables for 7EA users worldwide. A full description of GTE’s products and services, including case studies, can be found at http://www.gtefficiency.com.

GTE will also exhibit at Power Gen International 2009, the world’s largest Energy Industry convention in on December 8-10, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.

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Gas Turbine Efficiency Expands Products and Services to Serve the GE Frame 7EA Turbine Operating Community

November 2, 2009

GTE announces the availability of new and existing products for the GE Frame 7EA gas turbine user community in the Energy Industry

(ORLANDO, FL) — Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (AIM: GTE), a leader in energy and aviation products and services, is announcing the expansion of its products and services lineup to meet the needs of the GE Frame 7EA users community, offering significant operational benefits and return for operators who have invested in this widely-used gas turbine.

GTE serves power plant operators by delivering proven solutions for maintenance and optimization in gas-only and dual-fuel gas turbine systems. The expanded products and services include new hardware and consumables for 7EA users worldwide.

GTE 7EA Introduces Products and Services

GTE announces the availability of new and existing products for the GE Frame 7EA gas turbine user community in the Energy Industry.

“We are committed to support our Energy Services clients in maintaining operational excellence for their investment,” says Steven Zwolinski, Chief Executive Officer at GTE. “Following on this commitment, GTE offers a number of options to help 7EA operators achieve their performance goals using products and services designed to keep their gas turbines in optimal operating condition.”

There are currently over 850 GE Frame 7EA gas turbines in use worldwide and their operators’ need to meet operational and maintenance goals can be best served by GTE’s products and services—including its:

* DLN-1 combustion system repairs and spares

* Turbine Optimization

* Compressor Water Wash Systems

* Turbine Outage Services, the company’s most recent addition to the lineup

In the last two years GTE has developed DLN-1 repair processes and applied the processes to return combustion systems to original performance. Based on the success of this work and customer demand, GTE has now developed replacement DLN-1 combustion components for the 7EA.   The equipment is currently available for application and will be reviewed with the 7EA User Community at the User Group meeting in Miami, FL. DLN-1 combustion components are also now available for the 6B and 9E users as well.

In addition to the repair and new equipment manufacturing for DLN-1 combustion systems, GTE has recently introduced its ECOMAX™ system to provide fully automated continuous tuning to enhance emission compliance, extend service life and optimize plant performance.

The benefit of using GTE’s family of services and products for 7EA increases when users combine them in their maintenance efforts,” says Thomas Wagner, Chief Technology Officer at GTE. “Our experience in the Energy market allows our business groups to optimize their performance output or upgrade the installation for DLN, ECOMAX™ or Water Wash Product lines.”

GTE recognizes that the Energy Industry will be increasingly shaped by the combination of rapidly escalating fuel costs, fuel source variation, environmental regulations, and energy demand. This combination creates challenges for the large global installed base of assets as they must adapt to alternate fuels, cyclic operation, and tougher emissions targets—all with a potentially significant impact on their financial commitment to operating 7EA gas turbines.

GTE will be exhibiting and hosting the reception dinner in the Cove Ballroom at the 7EA User Group Meeting on November 4-7, 2009 in Miami, FL.

GTE will also exhibit at Power Gen International 2009, the world’s largest Energy Industry convention in on December 8-10, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV.

A full description of GTE’s products and services, including case studies, can be found at www.gtefficiency.com.

About GTE

Gas Turbine Efficiency designs, manufactures and supplies proprietary cleantech energy saving and performance enhancing solutions to the power generation, oil and gas, and aviation industries. The company’s extensive portfolio of patented cleantech solutions save fuel, reduce emissions, increase availability, and extend turbine and parts life. The Group also provides solutions for burning a wider variety and quality of fuels such as liquefied natural gas, clean coal and alternative fuel blends. Products and services developed by our world-class technology team include compressor cleaning and power augmentation systems; fuels management systems; combustion design, repair, upgrade and monitoring; and fluid and control auxiliaries.

For more information about Gas Turbine Efficiency plc and its products and services, please visit http://www.gtefficiency.com.

For more information:

Megan Thomas
Director of Communications
Gas Turbine Efficiency
media@gtefficiency.com
Phone: 407.304.5236

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