Lumberton Permit Public Comment Period Extended

Active Energy Group Plc / EPIC: AEG / Sector: Alternative Energy

20 March 2020

Active Energy Group Plc

('Active Energy', 'AEG' or the 'Company')

 Construction and Air Permit Public Comment Period Extended

Active Energy, the international biomass based renewable energy business, announces that the public comment period for its construction and air permit (the "Permit") for the Company's CoalSwitch™ plant at the Lumberton site has been extended to 27^th March 2020. The Division of Air Quality will then take final action in relation to issuance of the Permit.

This extension is in response to the cancellation of the public meeting, which was originally scheduled for the 16^th March 2020, to avoid a public gathering based on guidance to the current situation regarding COVID-19.

The Division of Air Quality has published the following video in relation to the public meeting: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/air-quality/air-quality-permitting/wood-pellet-industry-permitting-actions-and#active-energy-renewable-power.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014.

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About Active Energy Group:

Active Energy Group plc is a London listed (AIM: AEG) renewable energy company that has developed a proprietary technology which transforms low-cost biomass material into high-value green fuels.  Its patented product CoalSwitch™ is the world's only drop-in biomass fuel that can be mixed at any ratio with coal or completely replace coal in existing coal-fired power stations without requiring plant modification. Active Energy Group's immediate strategic focus is the production and commercialisation of CoalSwitch™ and a low emission CoalSwitch™ blend that utilises other waste materials.