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WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. Ships 12 Solar Powered Mobile MaxPure(R) Units to Iraq, Providing Clean Drinking Water and Electricity to Farmers and Their Families

Posted on: Friday, 22 February 2008, 03:00 CST

WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. (OTCBB:WWAT), developer and marketer of proprietary high-power solar systems, today shipped 12 of its Mobile MaxPure® solar water and power-supply units for immediate air delivery to Baghdad. The portable Mobile MaxPure® systems will supply up to 30,000 gallons per day of clean drinking water or irrigation, plus electric power for Iraqi farmers and their families along the Euphrates River. At the request of the U.S. Marines at Camp Fallujah, WorldWater and the Morrell Foundation are supplying the systems which will be distributed by the U.S. Marines as part of a humanitarian effort.

Purchased for $900,000, the units have been donated by the Morrell Foundation, an international charitable foundation that provides clean water to people in need. Additional funding was also provided to cover the cost of transporting the units to Iraq. The WorldWater units were picked up today and loaded onto trucks for delivery to JFK International Airport.

Mobile MaxPure® is a stand-alone, sturdy and robust 7-foot cube that opens with the press of a button, unfolding a solar array which can deliver 3.2 kilowatts of electrical power and, with the Company's patented AquaMax™ controls, can pump and purify up to 30,000 gallons of water daily. The unit can also desalinate brackish or sea water. It will operate from sunshine alone or in combination with a power grid. Mobile MaxPure® is also equipped with a back-up generator and a battery bank for 24-hour use.

"The units will arrive at Baghdad Airport next week, where the military will pick them up and distribute them for immediate use by farmers," said Quentin T. Kelly, Chairman & CEO of WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp. "Within 30 minutes of setting up a Mobile MaxPure® unit at its destination, the people living along the Euphrates River will be able to have their most basic needs met -- clean water to drink and to grow their crops. Currently Iraqi farmers do not have reliable power from the electric grid to operate their irrigation pumps or to treat their water for drinking, and the river is seriously polluted. Our units will turn the brackish water from the river into clean water instantly."

About WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp.

WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corporation is a full-service, international solar electric engineering and water management company with unique, high-powered and patented solar technology that can drive motors and pumps up to 1000 hp and provides solutions to a broad spectrum of the world's electricity and water supply problems, including the capability of driving 1000 hp motors and pumps from sunshine independently or in conjunction with the electric grid. For more information about WorldWater & Solar Technologies Corp., visit the website at www.worldwater.com, or for information specifically on the Mobile MaxPure® please visit www.worldwater.com/maxpure.

About the Morrell Foundation

The Morrell Foundation is dedicated to providing hope and assistance, to people across the world who have been affected by natural disaster, armed conflict or poverty, through a wide variety of programs and volunteer coordination. In Iraq Morrell Foundation sponsors community development programs aimed at rebuilding Iraq at the grassroots level. The program provides hands-on experience and skills training through employing Iraqis on vital rebuilding projects within their own communities. In turn, this will foster pride and self-reliance in each community, as well as sustainable development, and an overall improvement in the standard of living for all Iraqis. The Morrell Foundation is approved and defined by the IRS as a non-profit organization with a 501©(3) status. www.morrellfoundation.org

Source: Business Wire

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