Albert G. Grigonis Appointed General Counsel of Fuel Tech

Fuel Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTEK) today announced that Albert G. Grigonis, formerly Assistant General Counsel of Fuel Tech, has been elected Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Fuel Tech, effective immediately, replacing Charles W. Grinnell, who is retiring after 21 years of service to the Company. Mr. Grinnell will remain an employee of Fuel Tech during a transitional period ending January 31, 2009 as Vice President, Legal Affairs. Mr. Grinnell will continue thereafter to serve on the Board of Directors.

Mr. Grigonis, 58, joined Fuel Tech in 2003 following four years as a Legal Director for the 3Com Corporation, a high technology computer electronics firm, and over 16 years in a variety of legal roles as an attorney for the Motorola Corporation. Mr. Grigonis received his law degree from Northern Illinois University College of Law.

John F. Norris Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "For over 20 years, we have been blessed to have a General Counsel with the legal skills and practical experience of Charlie Grinnell. Charlie has been a mainstay of Fuel Tech, helping to guide the Company during a period of tremendous growth and expansion. Although we will sorely miss his daily counsel on a wide variety of business and legal issues, Charlie will remain a Director of Fuel Tech and, as appropriate, will be available to advise on key issues affecting the Company.”

Mr. Norris concluded, "While it is never a good time to have a seasoned General Counsel retire, we are most fortunate to have such a capable individual as Al Grigonis step into this key position. In his five years at Fuel Tech, Al has impressed his colleagues with his wide ranging legal skills and knowledge across a broad array of legal subject matter areas affecting the Company’s operation and growth, and has been a key participant in formulating all major agreements, including those relating to acquisitions and new international initiatives. I can think of no one else who would be better qualified for this critical role.”

About Fuel Tech

Fuel Tech is a leading technology company engaged in the worldwide development, commercialization and application of state-of-the-art proprietary technologies for air pollution control, process optimization, and advanced engineering services. These technologies enable customers to produce both energy and processed materials in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner.

The Company’s nitrogen oxide (NOx) reduction technologies include the NOxOUT^®, NOxOUT CASCADE^®, NOxOUT ULTRA^®, Rich Reagent Injection (RRI) and NOxOUT-SCR^® processes. These technologies have established Fuel Tech as a leader in post-combustion NOx control systems, with installations on over 450 units worldwide, where coal, municipal waste, biomass, and other fuels are utilized.

The Company’s FUEL CHEM^® technology revolves around the unique application of chemicals to improve the efficiency, reliability, fuel flexibility and environmental status of combustion units by controlling slagging, fouling, corrosion, opacity and acid plume, as well as the formation of sulfur trioxide, ammonium bisulfate, particulate matter (PM_2.5), carbon dioxide and NOx. This technology, in the form of a customizable FUEL CHEM program, is being applied to over 95 combustion units burning a wide variety of fuels including coal, heavy oil, biomass, and municipal waste. A breakdown of the nature of these customer units is posted on the Company’s website.

The Company also provides a range of services to help optimize selective catalytic reduction system performance, including catalyst management services and ammonia injection grid tuning. In addition, flow corrective devices and physical and computational modeling services are available to optimize flue gas distribution and mixing in both power plant and industrial applications.

Many of Fuel Tech’s products and services rely heavily on the Company’s exceptional Computational Fluid Dynamics modeling capabilities, which are enhanced by internally developed, high-end visualization software. These capabilities, coupled with the Company’s innovative technologies and multi-disciplined team approach, enable Fuel Tech to provide practical solutions to some of our customers’ most challenging problems. For more information, visit Fuel Tech’s web site at www.ftek.com.

This press release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature regarding future events. These statements are only predictions and actual events may differ materially. Please refer to documents that Fuel Tech files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.