TAMPA, FL--(Marketwired - December 13, 2017) - MagneGas Corporation ("MagneGas" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MNGA), a leading clean technology company in the renewable resources and environmental solutions industries, announced today an amendment to the previously announced $500,000 consulting agreement with a European partner. The contract was increased to $750,000 for the purpose of accelerating the commercialization of MagneGas2® as a renewable cutting fuel for the European market. The Company anticipates initial product launch in the first quarter of 2018. The new consulting agreement also includes testing, technical validation, and commercialization responsibilities related to co-combustion.

"We continue to expand the scope of our European partnership, which reflects their strong confidence in both our technology and the addressable market opportunity," commented Ermanno Santilli, CEO of MagneGas. "We have been in constant dialogue with our European partners and are very encouraged by their progress. They have achieved significant milestones towards completing their financing, and they are making excellent inroads with some of the largest corporate consumers of cutting fuel in Northern Europe. The prospective customers for MagneGas2® are ready and waiting at scale, and we look forward to unveiling the full opportunity in the coming weeks. In addition, the executive team for our European partners has excellent relationships within the utility industry. We see significant opportunities to accelerate the commercialization of our coal co-combustion technology, starting in Germany and leading to a broader European roll-out."

"We remain highly confident in the prospects for this European partnership and look forward to closing and funding the joint venture in the first quarter of 2018, subject to completion of a few remaining items," commented Scott Mahoney, CFO of MagneGas. "As a result of this latest contract expansion, we plan to devote additional resources towards accelerating the European opportunity, both for our proven and commercialized MagneGas2® product, as well as the potential to unlock our co-combustion technology at scale."

About MagneGas Corporation

MagneGas® Corporation (MNGA) owns a patented process that converts various renewables and liquid wastes into MagneGas fuels. These fuels can be used as an alternative to natural gas or for metal cutting. The Company's testing has shown that its metal cutting fuel "MagneGas2®" is faster, cleaner and more productive than other alternatives on the market. It is also cost effective and safe to use with little changeover costs. The Company currently sells MagneGas2® into the metal working market as a replacement to acetylene.

The Company also sells equipment for the sterilization of bio-contaminated liquid waste for various industrial and agricultural markets. In addition, the Company is developing a variety of ancillary uses for MagneGas® fuels utilizing its high flame temperature for co-combustion of hydrocarbon fuels and other advanced applications. For more information on MagneGas®, please visit the Company's website at http://www.MagneGas.com.

The Company distributes MagneGas2® through Independent Distributors in the U.S. and through its wholly owned distributor, ESSI (Equipment Sales and Services, Inc). ESSI has four locations in Florida and distributes MagneGas2®, industrial gases and welding supplies. For more information on ESSI, please visit the company's website at http://www.weldingsupplytampa.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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