Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. to Present at International Environmental Conference

LEWIS CENTER, OH --(Marketwired - August 29, 2017) - Midwest Energy Emissions Corp. (OTCQB: MEEC) ("ME₂C" or the "Company"), a leader in mercury emissions control in North America, today announced that President and CEO, Richard MacPherson, will be a featured speaker at ExPPERTS Environmental Conference in Wroclaw, Poland, on September 7, 2017.

This annual conference brings together major players in the global power generation industry to explore various emissions reduction technologies and strategies. In an era of increasingly strict regulations, this event offers business leaders an opportunity to discuss prominent environmental issues facing the power generation industry. Mr. MacPherson will be presenting at 4:00PM local time in Poland on September 7^th. You can learn more about the conference by clicking here.

"Our presence at this conference represents a unique opportunity for us to establish ourselves as premier mercury control experts in the global marketplace," said Richard MacPherson, President and CEO of ME₂C. "I'm extremely pleased to be speaking about this important topic to such a prestigious global audience. This invitation to present to top industry decision makers validates our focus on innovation and industry foresight, furthering our vision of delivering leading edge, cost-effective solutions for mercury emissions control to utilities around the world."

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. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) MATS rule requires that all coal- and oil-fired power plants in the U.S., larger than 25 mega-watts remove roughly 90% of mercury from their emissions starting April 15, 2015. ME₂C has developed patented technology and proprietary products that have been shown to achieve mercury removal levels compliant with MATS at a significantly lower cost and with less operational impact than currently used methods, while preserving the marketability of fly-ash for beneficial use. For more information, please visit www.midwestemissions.com.

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