U.S. Department of Energy Approves STWA, Inc. for Testing of New Oil Pipeline Technology

Full-Scale Tests of Company's AOT™ Product Prototype to Be Conducted at DOE's Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve #3 (NPR-3)

SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwire - July 21, 2010) -  STWA, Inc. (OTCBB: ZERO) ("STWA" or the "Company"), an innovative company with technologies focused on energy efficiency and fuel economy, announced today that it has been approved by the Department of Energy (DOE) to test a product prototype based on its Applied Oil Technology (AOT™) at the U.S. Naval Petroleum Reserve #3 (NPR-3) Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC).

The Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) has reviewed the subject Proposal and has agreed to participate as a team member once a grant that is on the table from a leading petroleum industry organization is awarded to STWA. Should funding be secured prior to the grant, regardless of source, and the prototype completed to specification, the RMOTC has also agreed that it will initiate testing at the earliest possible time.

RMOTC's in-kind contribution will be:

"We are excited that this is finally able to be made public," said Mr. Cecil Bond Kyte, Chairman and CEO of STWA, Inc. "Being able to test our technology with the Department of Energy at The Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center will help provide the validation we seek to move forward. Government testing of our technology will provide credible results as to the effects and benefits our technology can have on increasing efficiencies. This is a solid step towards widespread commercialization. We anticipate further developments with some of the major partners from both the oil and oil services industry that are assisting in this effort as we advance toward commercial application of our technology."

About STWA, Inc. 

STWA, Inc. (OTCBB: ZERO) is an innovative company creating technology focused on energy efficiency of large-scale energy production and improved fuel economy for diesel fleets. The Company's Patented and Patent Pending technologies, including AOT™ (Applied Oil Technology), under development with Temple University, and ELEKTRA™ (for Improved Diesel Engine Efficiency), provide efficient and cost-effective means of improving the efficacy of crude oil transport and diesel engine efficiency to assist in meeting global increasing energy demands and emission quality standards. Applications include: (AOT™) Crude oil extraction & delivery systems, including oil platforms, oil fields and pipeline transmission systems, and (ELEKTRA™) Diesel trucks, trains, marine vessels, military fleets and jet turbines.

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About the RMOTC

The Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC) is an energy testing center that partners with industry to test new ideas and products that lead to increased recovery or reduced operating costs. RMOTC's test site is a 10,000-acre U.S. Department of Energy facility located within Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 3 (NPR-3), also known as Teapot Dome Oil Field, about 35 miles north of Casper, Wyoming. The RMOTC serves as a testing center for Independent Oil Producers, inventors, environmental companies, national laboratories, and government organizations. For more information on the RMOTC, please visit http://www.rmotc.doe.gov/

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Released July 21, 2010