UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT Pursuant

to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August~~ 21February 28, ~~2013~~ 2014

ThermoEnergy Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

33-46104-FW	71-0659511
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10 New Bond Street, Worcester, Massachusetts	01606
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(508) 854-1628

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 18.01 ~~Entry~~Other ~~into a Material Definitive Agreement~~Events.

InOn ~~connection~~February ~~with the Loan Agreement~~28, ~~reported below in Item 2.03~~2014, ~~on August 21, 2013,~~ we entered into a ~~Letter~~Standstill Agreement (the “~~Blocker~~Standstill Agreement”), ~~dated~~with asThe ~~of August~~Roenigk 20Family Trust dated November 10, ~~2013~~2004 (“Roenigk”), ~~with~~Robert S. Trump (“Trump”) and Empire Capital Partners, L.P., Empire Capital Partners, Ltd., Empire Capital Partners Enhanced ~~Master~~ Master Fund, Ltd., ~~Scott A. Fine and Peter J. Richards~~ (~~all of whom are holders of our Common Stock~~collectively, ~~our~~“Empire” ~~Series B-1 Convertible Preferred Stock~~ and~~/or~~, ~~our~~together ~~Series~~with CRoenigk ~~Convertible Preferred Stock)~~ and ~~certain~~Trump, ~~of their affiliates (~~the “~~Holders~~Creditors”)~~, pursuant~~ towho ~~which~~hold promissory wenotes ~~agreed~~issued ~~that,~~by sous ~~long~~in asthe ~~our~~aggregate ~~Common~~principal ~~Stock~~amount ~~is registered pursuant to Section 12~~ of ~~the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~$5, ~~as amended~~877,217.12 we(the ~~will~~“Notes”). ~~not~~Our ~~effect~~obligations ~~any conversion, exercise or exchange into Common Stock of convertible~~under orthe ~~derivative~~Notes ~~securities~~ held by ~~any~~Trump ~~Holder,~~ and noEmpire ~~Holder~~are ~~will~~secured ~~have~~by ~~the~~a ~~right~~first topriority ~~convert,~~security ~~exercise~~interest orin ~~exchange~~substantially ~~any such~~all ~~convertible~~of orour ~~derivative~~assets ~~securities, to~~ (the ~~extent~~“Collateral”) pursuant ~~that,~~to ~~after~~a ~~giving~~Security ~~effect~~Agreement todated ~~such~~as ~~conversion,~~of ~~exercise~~August ~~or exchange~~22, ~~such~~ ~~Holder~~2013 (~~together~~the ~~with~~“Security ~~its affiliates~~Agreement”) ~~would beneficially own in excess of 4~~.~~99% of the number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion, exercise or exchange.~~

~~The~~Pursuant ~~Blocker~~to the Standstill Agreement, isthe ~~filed~~Creditors ~~herewith~~agreed asthat, subject ~~Exhibit~~to ~~10.~~certain exceptions, from the date of the Standstill Agreement until May 1, ~~and~~2014 (the “Forbearance Period”), notwithstanding the ~~foregoing~~maturity ~~description~~of any of ~~such~~the ~~document~~Notes isnor ~~qualified~~the occurrence or continuance of any Event of Default under any of the Notes or under the Security Agreement, none of the Creditors shall commence enforcement, collection or similar proceedings with respect to any of the Notes or the Collateral or exercise any other rights or remedies any of the Creditors may have under the Notes or the Security Agreement or otherwise, at law or in ~~its~~equity, ~~entirety~~with byrespect ~~reference~~to our obligations under the Notes or the Security Agreement. The Creditors have not waived any of their rights under the Notes or the Security Agreement and, during the Forbearance Period, interest will continue to ~~such~~accrue ~~Exhibit~~on the Notes in accordance with their terms.

~~Item~~The ~~2.03.~~Standstill ~~Creation~~Agreement ofis afiled ~~Direct~~herewith ~~Financial~~as ~~Obligation~~Exhibit or10.1 anand the ~~Obligation~~foregoing ~~under~~description anof ~~Off-Balance~~such ~~Sheet~~document ~~Arrangement~~is ofqualified ain ~~Registrant~~its entirety by reference to such Exhibit.

OnItem ~~August~~9.01 ~~22,~~Financial ~~2013,~~Statements ~~we entered into a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with a group of lenders identified below (the “Lenders”), all of whom are holders of our Common Stock~~ and ~~our Series B-1 and Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, pursuant to which the Lenders made loans to us in the aggregate principal amount of $4,000,000 (the “Loans”) as set forth below:~~Exhibits

Lender	Loan Amount
Robert S. Trump	$	2,000,000
Empire Capital Partners, L.P.	$	880,000
Empire Capital Partners, Ltd	$	520,000
Empire Capital Partners Enhanced Master Fund, Ltd	$	600,000

The proceeds from the Loans may be used solely in accordance with a plan to be approved by our Board of Directors and by Lenders whose Loans represent, in the aggregate, at least 66⅔% of the total principal amount of the Loans.

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	Standstill Agreement dated as of February 28, 2014 among ThermoEnergy Corporation, The Roenigk Family Trust dated November 10, 2004, Robert S. Trump, Empire Capital Partners, L.P., Empire Capital Partners, Ltd., and Empire Capital Partners Enhanced Master Fund, Ltd.

As evidence of our obligation to repay the Loans we have issued to the Lenders Promissory Notes due February 1, 2014 (the “Notes”). The Notes bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum; amounts unpaid following the occurrence of an event of default (as set forth in the Notes) or after maturity bear interest at the default rate of 18% per annum. The Notes may be prepaid, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, provided that all prepayments are made pro rata among all outstanding Notes in proportion to their then-~~outstanding principal balances.~~2-

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InPursuant ~~connection~~to ~~with~~ the ~~Loan~~requirements ~~Agreement,~~of ~~on August 22, 2013 we entered into a Security Agreement (~~the ~~“Security~~Securities ~~Agreement”)~~Exchange ~~with the Lenders pursuant to which we granted to the Lenders~~Act ~~a first-priority security interest in substantially all~~ of ~~our~~1934, ~~assets as security for~~ the ~~prompt~~registrant ~~and~~has ~~complete~~duly ~~payment~~caused ~~and~~this ~~performance of~~report ~~all~~to ofbe ~~our~~signed ~~obligations~~on ~~under~~its ~~the~~behalf ~~Loan~~by ~~Agreement,~~ the ~~Notes~~undersigned ~~and~~hereunto ~~the~~duly ~~Security Agreement~~authorized.

~~The~~Date: ~~Loan~~March ~~Agreement~~4, the Notes and the Security Agreement contain other, conventional terms, including representations and warranties regarding our business and assets and our authority to enter into such agreements, and provisions for acceleration of our obligations upon the occurrence of certain specified events of default.2014

~~The~~THERMOENERGY ~~Loan~~CORPORATION ~~Agreement,~~(Registrant) ~~the~~By: ~~form~~/s/ ofGregory ~~the~~M. ~~Notes~~Landegger ~~and~~Name: ~~the~~Gregory ~~Security~~M. ~~Agreement are~~Landegger ~~filed~~Title: ~~herewith~~Chief asOperating ~~Exhibits~~Officer ~~10.2, 10.3~~ and ~~10.4,~~Interim ~~respectively~~Chief ~~and~~Financial ~~the foregoing descriptions of such documents are qualified in their entirety by reference to such Exhibits.~~Officer

~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits~~-3-

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Letter Agreement dated as of August 20, 2013 between Empire Capital Partners, L.P., Empire Capital Partners, Ltd., Empire Capital Partners Enhanced Master Fund, Ltd., Scott A. Fine and Peter J. Richards and certain of their affiliates and ThermoEnergy Corporation.
10.2		Loan Agreement dated as of August 22, 2013 by and among ThermoEnergy Corporation and the Lenders party thereto.
10.3		Form of Promissory Note issued pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated as of August 22, 2013 by and among ThermoEnergy Corporation and the Lenders party thereto.
10.4		Security Agreement dated as of August 22, 2013 by and among ThermoEnergy Corporation, the Secured Parties party thereto and Empire Capital Partners, LP, one of the Secured Parties, as agent for itself and the other Secured Parties.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 27, 2013

THERMOENERGY CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Gregory M. Landegger Name: Gregory M. Landegger Title: Chief Operating Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer

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