CEO LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS

Rhea-AI Summary

Clean Energy Technologies (NASDAQ: CETY) has outlined its strategic direction in a shareholder letter, highlighting key developments and future plans. The company's flagship Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG) biomass waste-to-energy project has secured $12M for construction and a $20M long-term O&M agreement, with CETY serving as technology provider and O&M partner.

The company has expanded into heat-to-power and geothermal sectors, securing a $500K Qymera project in Q1 2025. Strategic partnerships with Metis Power and Exergy have positioned CETY as a comprehensive microgrid solutions provider. However, declining natural gas prices and reduced industrial demand have led to deferring the Shenzhen Gas joint venture.

Moving forward, CETY's strategy focuses on:

• Delivering turnkey clean energy solutions
• Expanding across multiple applications
• Strengthening strategic partnerships
• Establishing captive partnerships
• Prioritizing markets in industrial manufacturing, data centers, and waste-to-energy

Positive

• Secured $12M for Vermont Renewable Gas project construction
• Obtained $20M long-term O&M agreement for VRG project
• Secured $500K Qymera project in Q1 2025
• All major permits secured for VRG project except final PUC approval
• Formed strategic partnerships with Metis Power and Exergy for integrated energy solutions
• Multiple data center and large-scale heat-to-power project bids under consideration

Negative

• Limited ability to leverage NASDAQ listing for capital access since 2023
• Expected lower near-term revenues from natural gas activities
• Deferring Shenzhen Gas joint venture due to poor market conditions
• Tariffs affecting heat-to-power products cost structure
• Capital-intensive projects requiring lengthy financing processes
• Declining natural gas prices and reduced industrial demand impacting operations

Insights

Energy Infrastructure Analyst

CETY secures $32M in Vermont project contracts while pivoting business model amid market headwinds through strategic partnerships.

Clean Energy Technologies' shareholder letter reveals a strategic evolution from technology provider to comprehensive energy solutions company. The Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG) biomass waste-to-energy project represents their emerging business model with $12M secured for construction and $20M for long-term operations and maintenance services.

This project has cleared most regulatory hurdles, awaiting only the Public Utility Commission's final approval before execution. Meanwhile, the company has secured a $500K Qymera project in Q1 2025, demonstrating commercial traction in heat-to-power applications.

The strategic partnerships with Metis Power and Exergy position CETY to deliver integrated systems spanning power generation, heat recovery, energy storage, and management. This expanded capability enables them to target high-value sectors like data centers and industrial manufacturing with complete clean energy solutions.

However, the company faces market challenges. Declining natural gas prices and reduced industrial demand have prompted the deferral of their Shenzhen Gas joint venture. Additionally, tariffs are impacting the cost structure of their heat-to-power products, pushing CETY toward international manufacturing partnerships to maintain competitiveness.

The company's transition to offering engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services provides multiple revenue streams but requires them to build capabilities across the entire project lifecycle. Their focus on forming partnerships with developers and project financiers appears designed to overcome capital constraints in a resource-intensive industry.

Financial Analyst

CETY secures $32.5M in project contracts but faces revenue pressure from market conditions, prompting business model evolution.

Clean Energy Technologies' shareholder letter reveals important revenue developments and strategic positioning. The company has secured $32.5M in contracts across two projects: $12M for Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG) construction, $20M for VRG long-term operations and maintenance, and $500K for the Qymera project secured in Q1 2025.

However, the company explicitly warns of expected revenue headwinds in their natural gas segment due to declining prices and reduced industrial demand. This has prompted the deferral of their Shenzhen Gas joint venture until market conditions improve - a prudent capital allocation decision but one that will impact near-term growth projections.

The letter acknowledges cost pressure from tariffs affecting their heat-to-power products, a core technology offering. Their mitigation strategy involves pursuing international manufacturing partnerships, though implementation timelines remain undefined.

CETY's business model is evolving toward providing integrated services spanning technology, EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction), and long-term operations and maintenance. This approach potentially creates more predictable, recurring revenue streams compared to one-time technology sales, though it also introduces execution complexity.

The company's strategy of collaborating with project developers and private equity partners for project financing allows them to focus on their technical strengths while partners manage capital requirements through power purchase agreement structures. Their pipeline includes multiple data center and large-scale heat-to-power project bids, though the letter indicates "longer lead times before contracts are finalized" for these capital-intensive opportunities.

IRVINE, CA., April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CETY) (the “Company” or “CETY”).

Dear Shareholders,

As we navigate an ever-changing clean energy landscape shaped by global economic and political dynamics, I want to reaffirm our commitment to you of being both transparent and informative. My goal is to ensure you have a clear understanding of our company’s short-term objectives and long-term strategies.

At Clean Energy Technologies, we understand the critical need for adaptability in this fast-evolving market. We are focused on positioning ourselves to capitalize on opportunities, overcome challenges, and drive sustainable growth and profitability while creating value for our shareholders.

Being a NASDAQ-listed clean energy company is both an opportunity and a challenge, especially with limited resources in a capital-intensive industry. But we remain focused on execution, innovation, and building long-term value.

Since our uplisting in 2023, we’ve gained better access to capital markets but truly haven’t been able to take advantage of it for various reasons. We’ve made strategic moves to tighten operations and focus on areas that align with our strengths and form synergistic strategic partnerships to expand our capabilities across multiple applications in order to scale up.

One major milestone is our Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG) biomass waste to energy project:

• $12M secured for construction
• $20M long-term O&M agreement
• CETY serving as technology provider and O&M partner
  

The Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG) project serves as a model for how CETY plans to engage in future clean energy infrastructure—providing engineering, procurement, proprietary technology, and long-term operations and maintenance services. Several similar opportunities are currently in development, each with the potential to add significant value to our backlog through EPC and service agreements.

We have successfully navigated a year-long permitting process for VRG, with all permits we believe are necessary secured except for the final sign-off from the Public Utility Commission. With the other permits secured, we are in the final stages of regulatory review and are preparing to proceed with project execution upon approval.

We're also growing our pipeline in heat to power and geothermal, deploying our proprietary technology into sectors like industrial manufacturing, data centers, and utilities. The $500K Qymera project secured in Q1 2025 is as a result of that. We are currently preparing our shipment to Qymera.

In parallel, we’ve positioned CETY as a full-scope, eco-friendly energy and microgrid solutions provider by forming strategic partnerships with Metis Power and Exergy. Together, we offer integrated systems that encompass power generation, large-scale heat recovery, energy storage, and advanced energy management. As a result, we currently have multiple data center and large-scale heat-to-power project bids under consideration. These projects are capital-intensive and require financing through private equity or infrastructure funds, which can lead to longer lead times before contracts are finalized.

Due to macroeconomic factors such as declining natural gas prices and reduced industrial demand, we expect lower near-term revenues from our natural gas activities. As a result, CETY HK will defer the commencement of the Shenzhen Gas joint venture until market conditions are more favorable.

Tariffs are expected to affect the cost structure of our heat-to-power products at a time when we are actively focused on reducing production costs. To help mitigate these pressures, we are pursuing international manufacturing partnerships aimed at optimizing efficiency and maintaining our competitiveness in the market.

To support these efforts, we’ve built a talented, multidisciplinary team across engineering, systems integration, procurement, and technical services—with a focus on seamless project delivery from design to commissioning.

We continue to collaborate with project developers and private equity partners to expand our market reach. In these partnerships, CETY provides the core technology, execution capabilities, and long-term operations and maintenance services, while our partners lead on financing and asset ownership through power purchase agreement (PPA) structures.

Here’s our strategy going forward:

• Deliver turnkey clean energy solutions including technology, EPC, and O&M services.
• Expand across multiple applications including power generation, waste to energy, and heat to power solutions.
• Strengthen strategic partnerships to offer integrated microgrid and energy systems.
• Establish captive partnerships to support developers and project financiers with the technical foundation to scale clean energy infrastructure.
• Prioritize markets where we can lead such as industrial manufacturing, data centers, and waste-to-energy, where our proprietary technologies can deliver reliable, scalable, and cost-effective clean energy solutions.
  

We remain committed to executing our strategy and building long-term value. While challenges remain, our recent developments and partnerships reflect meaningful progress toward establishing CETY as a reliable provider of clean energy technologies and solutions.

About Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (CETY)

Headquartered in Irvine, California, Clean Energy Technologies, Inc. (CETY) is a rising leader in the zero-emission revolution by offering eco-friendly green energy solutions, clean energy fuels and alternative electric power for small and mid-sized projects in North America, Europe, and Asia. We deliver power from heat and biomass with zero emissions and low cost. The Company's principal products are Waste Heat Recovery Solutions using our patented Clean CycleTM generator to create electricity. Waste to Energy Solutions convert waste products created in manufacturing, agriculture, wastewater treatment plants and other industries to electricity and BioChar. Engineering, Consulting and Project Management Solutions provide expertise and experience in developing clean energy projects for municipal and industrial customers and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) companies.

CETY's common stock is currently traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “CETY.” For more information, visit www.cetyinc.com.

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This summary should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2024 and other periodic filings made pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which contain, among other matters, risk factors and financial footnotes as well as a discussions of our business, operations and financial matters located on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release may include forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to achieving corporate objectives, developing additional project interests, the Company's analysis of opportunities in the acquisition and development of various project interests and certain other matters. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements contained herein. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on the Company's current beliefs, expectations and assumptions regarding the future of CETY’s business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events and trends, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of the Company's control. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as: "anticipate," "plan," "expect," "estimate," "strategy," "future," "likely," "may," "should," "will" and similar references to future periods. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this press release is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Clean Energy Technologies, Inc.
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FAQ

What is the Vermont Renewable Gas (VRG) project value for CETY stock in 2025?

The VRG project represents $32M in total value for CETY, comprising $12M for construction and a $20M long-term operations and maintenance agreement. The project is in final permitting stages, awaiting Public Utility Commission approval.

How is CETY addressing tariff challenges in their heat-to-power business?

CETY is pursuing international manufacturing partnerships to optimize efficiency and maintain market competitiveness in response to tariffs affecting their heat-to-power product cost structure.

What is the status of CETY's Shenzhen Gas joint venture in 2025?

CETY HK has deferred the Shenzhen Gas joint venture launch due to declining natural gas prices and reduced industrial demand in the current macroeconomic environment.

What is the value of CETY's Qymera project secured in Q1 2025?

CETY secured a $500K project with Qymera in Q1 2025, focusing on heat to power and geothermal applications. The company is currently preparing the shipment.

How is CETY expanding its clean energy infrastructure business model?

CETY is expanding through strategic partnerships with Metis Power and Exergy, offering integrated systems for power generation, heat recovery, energy storage, and management, particularly targeting industrial manufacturing, data centers, and waste-to-energy sectors.