XNL Xethanol Corp.

Xethanol Corporation (AMEX: XNL), a renewable energy company, today announced that Tom Endres, Chief Operating Officer, joined the Board of Directors of The Beacon Institute for Rivers and Estuaries. Headquartered midway along the Hudson River Estuary in the City of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, The Beacon Institute is a not-for profit environmental research organization with a focus on rivers and estuaries. The Institute, which utilizes a three-pronged approach focusing on Science & Technology, Education and Policy, is developing a force of scientists, engineers, educators and policy experts whose collaborative work will focus on some of the most important and endangered bodies of water in the world. Mr. Endres commented, �I am pleased to join such an established and prestigious organization as the Beacon Institute, which is performing very important environmental work. My work with the Institute will enable us to extend the reach of Xethanol and the company�s goal of fostering environmentally sound energy alternatives.� About Xethanol Corporation Xethanol Corporation is a renewable energy company focused on alternate energy products and technologies as well as producing ethanol and other co-products. Xethanol is focusing on renewable energy and clean technology, including biomass gasification for electricity production, wind power, solar power, energy storage, energy infrastructure, energy efficiency, waste recycling and agricultural processes. Xethanol has research agreements in place, including several aimed at efficient production of cellulosic ethanol. The company is working with some of the nation�s leading scientific institutions, including the National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado; Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia; the USDA Forest Products Lab in Madison, Wisconsin; and the Energy and Environmental Research Lab in Grand Forks, North Dakota. For more information about Xethanol, please visit its website at http://www.xethanol.com.