CELEBRATION, FL--(Marketwire - December 24, 2008) - International Power Group, Ltd. (OTCBB: IPWG) today announced that it has received a letter of intent from a German corporation to procure funding in order to complete development of, and commercialize, the Company's waste-heat-to-energy AddPower Technology. The letter of intent calls for total funding of US$8 Million. The major points of the LOI are as follows:

        1. The company will introduce to IPWG funding sources that will
           invest up to US$8 Million in return for an aggregate share of
           51% ownership in an entity to be established to market AddPower
           units.

        2. Subsequent to the funding, IPWG will retain AddPower marketing
           rights for North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean,
           along with a 49% ownership interest in with the AddPower entity
           to be formed; and

        3. The US$8 Million in funding will be used to complete development
           of AddPower waste-heat-to-energy units ranging in capacity from
           250 Kilowatts to 4 Megawatts.

In addition, International Power Group has also received a second LOI from a British corporation. Unfortunately, due to non-disclosure agreements currently in place, the names of both companies cannot yet be released. IPWG Board of Directors is currently considering both opportunities.

John Benvengo, the Company's CEO and COO, indicated that, "While the letter of intent is not a binding agreement, we are very confident in the ability of both of these companies in providing IPWG with needed funding to bring our exciting AddPower Technology to market as a commercially viable product."

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