LARGO, Fla. , April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Maxine Pierson EVP of GDT Tek, Inc., (OTC: GDTK), announced today that GDT TEK, Inc., is now a member of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer [SBIR/STTR] organization. Both the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are part of the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research, Research and Development that has the potential for commercialization. Through a competitive award process, SBIR enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from commercialization. By including qualified small businesses in the nation's research and development (R&D) arena, high-tech innovation is stimulated, and the United States gains entrepreneurial spirit as it meets its specific R&D needs.

The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program expands funding opportunities in the federal innovation arena. Central to the program is the expansion of the public/private sector partnership to include joint venture opportunities between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. The unique feature of the STTR program is the requirement for the small business to formally collaborate with a research institution in Phase I and Phase II. STTR's most important role is to bridge the gap between performance of basic science and commercialization of resulting innovations .

The SBIR/STTR website can be accessed through the following website; http://www.epa.gov/ncer/sbir/

Ms. Pierson stated, "There are many programs available through the Federal Government that can be accessed by companies similar to GDT TEK, Inc. This is one of the reasons that my knowledge of the public sector will be beneficial to the Company. I plan on accessing as many of the government programs as possible to benefit the growth of GDT TEK."

About GDT Tek, Inc .: is a Florida -based publicly traded company (OTC: GDTK) focused on renewable and sustainable energy technologies. The company has licensed patented waste heat to electric power generation technology and is driving its adoption by power plants, landfills and other waste-heat generating industries. GDT Tek's waste heat to electricity systems are powerful enough to serve as a primary energy source, highly efficient, immediately cash-flow positive when installed under a Power Purchase Agreement and are scalable with system sizes from 150 KW/Hr. to 5000 KW/Hr. currently available. The GDT Tek system has been proven through a long-term five year installation at a San Jose, California -area landfill. Waste heat captured from landfill-generated methane gas generator engine exhaust and radiator jacket coolant systems is used by the GDT Tek system to generate electricity which is then sold to the grid. GDT Tek's heat to power conversion technology solution is proven to be the most reliable, versatile, efficient, lowest emissions, and overall cost-effective solution available in today's changing world market.

RTR Global Investments, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of GDT Tek, Inc. Its holds projects, contracts, and power purchase agreements for its parent company GDT Tek, Inc.

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