GreenHunter Energy CEO to Present at JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco

GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GreenHunter Energy, Inc. CEO, Gary C. Evans, will present today at the Seventh Annual JMP Securities Research Conference held at The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco. The presentation will be available by webcast at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/jmp6/grh/.

The JMP Securities Research Conference is a forum for premier small- and mid-cap growth companies and informed investors. Included at this year’s conference will be more than 250 presenting companies, more than 400 senior executives, as well as more than 600 institutional investors.

GreenHunter Energy is focused on the renewable energy sectors of wind, hydro, geothermal, solar, biofuels, and biomass power plants. Our assets consist of leases of real property for future development of wind energy projects located in Montana, New Mexico, California, Texas, and China, a former waste oil and chemical refinery currently being converted to the nation’s largest biodiesel refinery located in Houston, Texas, and a biomass power plant located in El Centro, California. Headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, GreenHunter Energy was formed to be the first publicly traded renewable energy company based in the U.S. that provides to investors a portfolio of diversified assets in the alternative energy sector. Additional information about GreenHunter Energy may be found at http://www.greenhunterenergy.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

Any statements in this press release about future expectations and prospects for GreenHunter Energy and its business and other statements containing the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “expects”, “will” and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including the substantial capital expenditures required to fund its operations, the ability of the Company to implement its business plan, government regulation and competition. GreenHunter Energy undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in the future.

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CONTACT: Jack W. Zedlitz, GreenHunter Energy, Inc., +1-972-410-1044,jzedlitz@greenhunterenergy.com

Web site: http://www.greenhunterenergy.com/http://www.wsw.com/webcast/jmp6/grh