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RZ Significantly Adds to Its Oregon Geothermal Resource

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Raser Significantly Adds to Its Oregon Geothermal Resource Holdings with 37,000 Acres

15:30 03.02.09

PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: RZ) announced today that it has entered into a long-term lease agreement with private land owners covering 37,000 acres of geothermal resources in Southeastern Oregon. The terms of the lease agreement were not specified, but include surface and other rights necessary to build geothermal power plants. The property includes a number of hot springs and wells that indicate the presence of significant geothermal resources. Working with the University of Utahs Energy and Geoscience Institute, Raser has determined this area is one of the more significantly promising geothermal systems, stated Brent M. Cook, CEO of Raser. We believe this is a vast resource area of mid temperature binary potential.

Well logs of drilling in the area over the last few decades in combination with our work done during the past 13 months in this area reveals heat and flows of geothermal fluids indicating that this is potentially a significant resource for geothermal development, stated Richard Clayton, Rasers Executive Vice President. The land is ideally located in southern Oregon so that the power generated from the resource can be sold into either the Oregon or California renewable energy markets.

About Raser Technologies

Raser (NYSE: RZ) is an environmentally-focused technology licensing and development company operating in two business segments. Rasers Power Systems segment is seeking to develop clean, renewable geothermal electric power plants and bottom-cycling operations, incorporating licensed heat transfer technology and Rasers Symetron technology developed internally by its Transportation and Industrial Technology segment. Rasers Transportation and Industrial Technology segment focuses on extended-range plug-in-hybrid vehicle solutions and using Rasers award-winning Symetron technology to improve the torque density and efficiency of the electric motors and drive systems used in electric and hybrid-electric vehicle powertrains and industrial applications. Further information on Raser may be found at: www.rasertech.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, but not limited to, statements regarding: our beliefs about preliminary drilling results; our beliefs about the potential for geothermal power generation on our leased properties; our belief about our ability to exploit the available geothermal resources; our beliefs about the strength and enforceability of our agreements; our beliefs about our ability to successfully negotiate power purchase agreements; and our beliefs about the geothermal market generally. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, including, without limitation, the competitive environment and our ability to compete in the industry; our ability to adapt our technology for geothermal applications; our ability to secure necessary permits; the strength of our intellectual property; our ability to attract, train and retain key personnel; and such other risks as identified in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and all subsequent filings.

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