ZBB Energy Announces $700,000 Tax Credit Refund for 2010 and 2011

MILWAUKEE, WI--(Marketwire - Jun 8, 2011) - ZBB Energy Corporation (NYSE Amex: ZBB), the leading developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms, announced today that ZBB Technologies Limited, the Company's wholly owned Australian subsidiary, is conducting core research activities in connection with flow battery cell research including activities under the Honam Collaboration Agreement. Also, as a result of the Company's continuing research activities in Australia and the implementation and expansion of research activities by ZBB Technologies Limited, the Company is eligible to receive up to $700,000 under the Australian government's R & D tax credits program for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The Company has received confirmation from the Australian Tax Office that the Company will receive approximately $600,000 on June 15, 2011 as the result of ZBB's eligibility for this tax credits program.