Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Technology Update - December 2004
"Jennifer Gangi" <[email protected]> Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:42:13 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C4D7C4.B5D19DF3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fuel Cell Technology Update - December 2004 =20 For more information on the following stories, click on the provided link, = contact Jennifer Gangi at [email protected] or call (202) 785-4222, ex= t. 17.=20=20 =20 Need a holiday gift for your fuel cell enthusiast? Order the Eighth Editio= n of the Fuel Cell Directory - the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone invo= lved in or looking to enter the fuel cell industry. http://www.fuelcells.= org/directoryorderform.pdf =20 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS =20 Honda Leases FCX Fuel Cell Vehicles to New York, Delivers FCX to Chula Vist= a. American Honda announced the lease of two 2005 Honda FCX fuel cell vehicles= to the state of New York, the first state customer for Honda fuel cell tec= hnology and the first customer for a fuel cell vehicle in the Northeastern = U.S. New York will lease two hydrogen-powered 2005 FCX fuel cell vehicles = for a period of two years with delivery of the first vehicle scheduled to t= ake place in December, followed by the second vehicle in mid-2005. Honda a= lso delivered an FCX fuel cell vehicle to Chula Vista, California, for leas= e by the city for a period of two years, during which Chula Vista will oper= ate the FCX on a regular daily basis as part of its normal operations. http://world.honda.com/news/2004/4041116_a.html =20 Hydrogenics Receives Contract From German State for Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus. Hydrogenics Corporation has been contracted by the Ministry for Transport E= nergy and State Planning of the State North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany= , to develop a fully operational electric hybrid 'midi-bus'. The propulsio= n system of the 17-foot European-manufactured bus platform will be based on= Hydrogenics' HyPM=AE power module technology. Also under the terms of the= contract, Hydrogenics will supply full scale testing and select demonstrat= ions in NRW.=20 http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D148783 =20 Samsung Test Drives New Scooter. Samsung Engineering Co. has conducted a successful test-ride of a hydrogen-= powered motorcycle. The scooter, the result of a project sponsored by the = Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korea Institute of Science and T= echnology, can run up to 140 kilometers on 6 liters of hydrogen fuel and us= es a water-based solution of sodium borohydride, made from sodium borate, t= o produce the hydrogen gas.=20=20 http://au.news.yahoo.com/041118/3/rsg9.html =20 Nuvera Delivers Fuel Cell System to Toro. Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. has delivered an H2e(tm) power module to the Toro C= ompany. Toro plans to evaluate Nuvera's hydrogen powered fuel cell system f= or its potential use in professional grounds and turf care equipment. http://www.nuvera.com/news/pr_toro.php =20 NASA to Test Hydrogenics Fuel Cell Stack For Potential Uses In Space. Hydrogenics Corporation has sold a light weight 5-kW hydrogen/oxygen Proton= Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack to the NASA Glenn Research Center,= which will use it in an experimental closed cycle hydrogen-oxygen regenera= tive fuel cell. This type of system can be used for energy storage in plac= es where oxygen is not easily available, such as very high altitude, space = or underwater environments. NASA will use this stack as part of its resear= ch program to understand how the regenerative fuel cell will operate in fut= ure aerospace applications. http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D148245 =20 STATIONARY POWER =20 Ohio Installs Fuel Cell to Feed Power to Local Distribution System. Caterpillar Inc., FuelCell Energy, Inc., and the city of Westerville, Ohio = have reached an important milestone, bringing on-line one of the first util= ity-scale fuel cell power plants in North America that will feed power to c= onsumers from a substation. The 250-kW Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) unit is= manufactured by FuelCell Energy and distributed by Caterpillar through its= dealer Ohio Cat. The fuel cell is located at Westerville's electric substa= tion #2, and when fully operational it will produce enough energy to power = approximately 180 homes in Westerville. http://www.fce.com <http://www.fce.com/>=20 =20 Marubeni Announces Siting of Direct FuelCell=AE Power Plant at Tokyo 'Super= Eco Town' The Marubeni Corporation and FuelCell Energy, Inc. announced the siting of = a 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) power plant to operate on anaero= bic digester gas from a food recycling facility at the Tokyo "Super Eco Tow= n" Project in Japan. The DFC power plant will provide approximately 50 per= cent of the facility's base load electricity requirements, and the heat wil= l be converted to process steam for the recycling operations. Shipment is e= xpected in the first half of calendar 2005. http://www.fce.com <http://www.fce.com/>=20 =20 Plug Power, Honda Announce Successful Operation of 2nd Generation Home Ener= gy Station. Honda R&D Americas and Plug Power Inc. have began successful operation of t= he second-generation Home Energy Station (HES II) located at Plug Power's c= orporate headquarters in Latham, New York. HES II is the further evolution= of a joint development effort by Honda and Plug Power to produce a home re= fueling unit that provides hydrogen from natural gas for vehicle refueling,= heat for domestic hot water use and electricity for the home.=20 http://world.honda.com/news/2004/4041116_b.html <http://world.honda.com/new= s/2004/4041116_b.html>=20 =20 Dow and GM to Build One-Megawatt Fuel Cell Installation. Dow Chemical Company and the General Motors Corporation have launched the s= econd phase of their joint fuel cell demonstration project and will now bui= ld a one-megawatt fuel cell pilot plant and integrate it into Dow's Texas O= perations facility in Freeport, Texas. The system will be fueled with hydr= ogen that is produced as a byproduct at the chemical plant, and will feed p= ower into the plant's power distribution grid.=20 http://www.dow.com/dow_news/corporate/2004/20041129b.htm =20 Fuel Cell Technologies and Siemens Westinghouse Sign MOU. Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. (FCT) and Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporatio= n (SWPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the glob= al supply, sales and distribution of solid oxide fuel cell systems. The MO= U between the companies will allow for further expansion of introductory ma= rkets and positions the companies to form selected global business alliance= s that can be beneficial to the deployment of solid oxide fuel cell systems= for a variety of residential, remote power and selected niche distributed = generation markets.=20 http://www.fct.ca/index.php?pressid=3D36 =20 Powerco and CFCL to Conduct Field Trials in New Zealand. New Zealand's Powerco and Australian Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL) have= signed an agreement to conduct trials of fuel cell energy systems in New Z= ealand. CFCL's product for this trial is a fuel cell unit which converts n= atural gas to electricity delivering both 1 kW of electricity and hot water= sufficient for the average home. Powerco and CFCL have committed to two 1= 2-month New Zealand field trials for 2005, with the option to expand to fou= r. http://www.cfcl.com.au/Links/CFCL_EnergyDealAcrossTasman-041117.pdf =20 PORTABLE/BACKUP POWER =20 Hydrogenics Secures Order for 25 Fuel Cell Power Modules.=20 Hydrogenics Corporation has secured a follow-on order for 25 fuel cell HyPM= =AE 10-kW power modules. The modules will be incorporated into back-up pow= er products for one of the world's largest suppliers of uninterruptible pow= er. Hydrogenics expects to deliver two units in 2004 and the remainder thr= oughout 2005. http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D147922 =20 Air Liquide/Axane to Provide Fuel Cell to Bouygues T=E9l=E9com. Air Liquide and its wholly owned subsidiary Axane have entered into a contr= act with Bouygues T=E9l=E9com. Under the terms of the contract, Air Liquid= e and Axane will provide a 2-kW RollerPac(tm) fuel cell to continuously sup= ply a Bouygues T=E9l=E9com pylon located in Menville, near Toulouse.=20=20 http://www.axane.fr <http://www.axane.fr/>=20 =20 MTI MicroFuel Cells Recognized by Both Popular Science and Scientific Ameri= can.=20 MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. has received a 2004 "Best of What=B4s New" Award f= or its Mobion(tm) technology in an annual competition conducted by Popular = Science. One winner in each of the twelve categories is awarded the highes= t honor, Grand Award, in recognition of products representing a leap over e= xisting technologies. MTI Micro=B4s breakthrough Mobion(tm) micro fuel cel= l technology was selected as the Grand Award Winner in the General Innovati= ons category. MTI Micro has also been named by Scientific American magazi= ne as a Business Leader within the 2004 Scientific American 50 - the magazi= ne's prestigious annual list recognizing outstanding acts of leadership in = science and technology from the past year.=20 http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D195 http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D193 =20 FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE =20 Hydrogen Station Officially Opens in Washington, DC. Shell and General Motors have opened the first integrated gasoline/hydrogen= station in North America in Washington, D.C. The site will be used to ref= uel General Motors' fuel cell vehicles in the Department of Energy (DOE) Ve= hicle and Infrastructure Learning Demonstration and Validation Project.=20 http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D16868&BT_CODE=3DPR_PRES= SRELEASES&TT_CODE=3DPRESSRELEASE =20 Hydrogenics Corporation to Acquire Stuart Energy Systems Corporation Hydrogenics Corporation and Stuart Energy Systems Corporation have entered = into an agreement whereby Hydrogenics has agreed to make a share exchange t= ake-over bid to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of = Stuart Energy at an exchange ratio of 0.74 Hydrogenics shares for every one= Stuart Energy share. The total transaction value is expected to be approx= imately CAN$155 million (approximately US$129 million). http://www.hydrogen= ics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D147848 =20 H2Gen Announces Marketing Relationship in Japan. H2Gen Innovations, Inc. has entered into a commercial agreement with Itochu= Corporation of Japan. Itochu will serve as the exclusive sales agent for = H2Gen in Japan for the Company's HGM 2000 hydrogen generator. As a first s= tep, Itochu arranged for Tokyo Gas to lease one of the pre-commercial units= from H2Gen for testing.=20 http://www.h2gen.com/news/041103.html =20 FUEL CELL COMPONENTS =20 Conax Buffalo Offering Fuel Cell Components. Conax Buffalo Technologies is dedicated to supporting the fuel cell industr= y with effective and reliable means of temperature measurement and pressure= /vacuum sealing that improve fuel cell efficiency and profitability and hel= p fuel cell developers get their product to market faster. Conax Buffalo of= fers an extensive selection of standard and custom-engineered wire and prob= e seals, in various materials and mounting styles. The company also manufac= tures thermocouple and RTD temperature sensor assemblies for accurate tempe= rature monitoring from subzero temperatures to 4200=BA F (2315=BA C).=20 http://www.conaxbuffalo.com =20 REPORTS/MARKET STUDIES =20 Fuel Cells 2000's New Fuel Cell Directory is Here! The Eighth Edition of Fuel Cells 2000's Fuel Cell Directory is here, and at= 241 pages with 1,085 listings, it is the perfect tool for anyone involved = or interested in the fuel cell and hydrogen industry. Since the last editi= on in 2002, Fuel Cells 2000 added more than 500 new companies and updated c= urrent listings with new contacts and information. Fuel Cells 2000 has als= o deleted more than 300 listings. Entries include address, phone number, e= mail, company URLs, stock symbols, investor, sales, media and human resourc= e contacts, and the name of the President or CEO, as well as a description = of the company and current research projects. To make searching easier, th= e Directory is indexed by contact name, fuel cell type and company type. =20 The printed Eighth Edition of the Fuel Cell Directory costs $125.00. Non-p= rofit organizations, college and university libraries, and news outlets may= request a free PDF copy of the Fuel Cell Directory. Electronic versions o= f the Directory are available on CD-ROM in MSExcel or MSAccess format for $= 500.00 for unlimited use.=20=20 http://www.fuelcells.org/directoryorderform.pdf =20 New Surveys Available at Fuel Cell Today. Fuel Cell Today has several new surveys available at www.fuelcelltoday.com = <http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/> . The 2004 Fuel Cell Bus Survey, Small Sta= tionary Applications and Large Stationary Applications. =20 The Transportation Fuel Cell Supply Chain. ABI Research has released a new study, The Transportation Fuel Cell Supply = Chain: a Global Analysis of Materials, Components and Unit Shipments, that = forecasts a billion dollar supply chain for the automotive fuel cell indust= ry. http://www.abiresearch.com/reports/AFSC.html =20 MISCELLANEOUS =20 Palcan Opens Manufacturing Facility in China. Palcan Power Systems has opened its Shanghai manufacturing facility in the = Shanghai Tongji Nanhui Science and Technology Industrial Park. The new fac= ility enables Palcan a low cost, supply chain for China and opens up signif= icant opportunities for both further funding from the Government of China a= nd participation in the many fuel cell programs that are in various plannin= g stages throughout China. Palcan expects to begin manufacturing its fuel = cell stacks and power modules in March 2005. http://www.palcan.com/s/Home.asp =20 CONFERENCES =20 For a complete list of conferences, please go to http://www.fuelcells.org/n= ews/conf.html. =20 Emerging Fuel Cell Technology with Global Implications.=20 The Emerging Fuel Cell Technology with Global Implications conference will = be held January 10-11, 2005, at the MITRE Corporation in McLean, Virginia. = For information, please contact Gretchen Schneider Garcia at gschneider@mi= tre.org.=20=20=20 =20 Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference. The Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference 2005 will be held February 22-24, 2= 005, at La Quinta Resort, La Quinta, California. For details, please go to= http://www.calstart.org <http://www.calstart.org/> . =20 Asia Power 2005.=20 Asia Power 2005 will be held March 1-3, 2005, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in S= ingapore. For more information on Asia Power 2005, please visit http://www= .terrapinn.com/2005/ap%5FSG/. =20 Hydrogen Expo USA 2005.=20=20=20 Hydrogen Expo USA 2005 is being held in conjunction with the National Hydro= gen Association's Annual Conference from March 29-April 1, 2005, at the Mar= riott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. For more information, please go to h= ttp://www.hydrogenexpo.com/. =20 Hannover Fair '05.=20 The International Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Group Exhibit, Hannover Fair '05, w= ill be held April 11-15, 2005. More information is available at: http://ww= w.fair-pr.com/ <http://www.fair-pr.com/> or by email [email protected] <mai= lto:[email protected]> . =20 Lucerne FUEL CELL FORUM 2005. Two International fuel cell conferences, Fuel Cells for a Sustainable World= and the 3rd European Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Forum, will be held Jul= y 4-8, 2005, at the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern in Lucerne, Switzerl= and. For registration information, please visit http://www.efcf.com/. =20 Ninth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium. The Ninth Grove Fuel Cell Symposium will take place October 4-6, 2005, at = the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, London, UK. For det= ails, please go to http://www.grovefuelcell.com <http://www.grovefuelcell.c= om/> . =20 Renewable Energies China. Renewable Energies China including Hydrogen + Fuel Cells will be held Novem= ber 10-15, 2005, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, Pudong, Sha= nghai, China. For information, check out http://www.fair-pr.com/sif2005/in= dex.php. =20 #### =20 Want more fuel cell news? Want to support Fuel Cells 2000? Subscribe to the= Fuel Cell Quarterly - just US$25.00 (a bargain compared to other fuel cell= newsletters and publications). 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font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>For more information on the following stories, click on = the provided link, contact </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jennifer Gangi</span></font><= font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> a= t jennifer@</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>f= uelcell</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>s.= org or call (202) 785-4222, ext. 17. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Need a holiday gift for your f= uel cell enthusiast?=A0 Order the Eighth Edition of the Fuel Cell Directory = 211; the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone involved in or looking to enter the fuel cell industry.=A0=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.fuelcells.org/directoryorde= rform.pdf">http://www.fuelcells.org/directoryorderform.pdf</a></span></font= ></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>TRAN= SPORTATION APPLICATIONS</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Honda Leases FCX Fuel Cell Vehicles to = </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>New York</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>, Delivers FC= X to </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>Chula Vista</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.</span></fon= t></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>American Honda announced the l= ease of two 2005 Honda FCX fuel cell vehicles to the state of New York, the first state customer for Honda fuel cell technology and the first customer for a = fuel cell vehicle in the Northeastern U.S. </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New York<= /span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> w= ill lease two hydrogen-powered 2005 FCX fuel cell vehicles for a period of two years = with delivery of the first vehicle scheduled to take place in December, followed= by the second vehicle in mid-2005. Honda also delivered an FCX fuel cell vehicle to </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-si= ze:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Chula Vista</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Californi= a</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = for lease by the city for a period of two years, during which </span></font><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Chula Vis= ta</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> w= ill operate the FCX on a regular daily basis as part of its normal operations.<= /span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://world.honda.com/news/2004/4041116_a.ht= ml">http://world.honda.com/news/2004/4041116_a.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogenics Receives Contract From </sp= an></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>German</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></fo= nt></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>State</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> for Fuel Cell Hybrid Bus.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Hydrogenics Corporation has been contracted by the Minis= try for Transport Energy and State Planning of the State North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Germany</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, to develop a fully operation= al electric hybrid 'midi-bus'. =A0The propulsion system of the 17-foot European-manufactured bus platform will be based on Hydrogenics' HyPM=AE po= wer module technology. =A0Also under the terms of the contract, Hydrogenics will supply full scale testing and select demonstrations in NRW. </span></font><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D148783">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D148783</a></span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Samsung Test Drives New Scooter.</span>= </font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Samsung Engineering Co. has conducted a successful test-= ride of a hydrogen-powered motorcycle. =A0The scooter, the result of a project sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korea Institute= of Science and Technology, can run up to 140 kilometers on 6 liters of hydrogen fuel and uses a water-based solution of sodium borohydride, made from sodium borate, to produce the hydrogen gas. =A0</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://au.news.yahoo.com/041118/3/rsg9.html">= http://au.news.yahoo.com/041118/3/rsg9.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Nuvera Delivers Fuel Cell System to Tor= o.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. has delivered an H2e™ power module to the Toro Company. Toro plans to evaluate Nuvera's hydrogen powered fuel cell system for its potential use in professional grounds and turf care equipment.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.nuvera.com/news/pr_toro.php">http:= //www.nuvera.com/news/pr_toro.php</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>NASA to Test Hydrogenics Fuel Cell Stac= k For Potential Uses In Space.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Hydrogenics Corporation has sold a light weight 5-kW hydrogen/oxygen Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell stack to the </spa= n></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= NASA</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Glenn</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Research</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Center</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = which will use it in an experimental closed cycle hydrogen-oxygen regenerative fuel ce= ll. =A0This type of system can be used for energy storage in places where oxygen is not easily available, such as very high altitude, space or underwater environme= nts. =A0NASA will use this stack as part of its research program to understand h= ow the regenerative fuel cell will operate in future aerospace applications.</span= ></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D148245">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D148245</a></span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>STATIONARY POWER</span></font></u></b><= /p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'>&n= bsp;</span></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a name=3D"OLE_LINK1"></a><a name=3D"OLE_LINK2"></a><b= ><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>Ohio</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> Installs Fue= l Cell to Feed Power to Local Distribution System.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Caterpillar Inc., FuelCell Energy, Inc., and the city of Westerville, Ohio have reached an important milestone, bringing on-line one= of the first utility-scale fuel cell power plants in North America that will f= eed power to consumers from a substation.=A0 <font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>The 250-kW </span></font>Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE)<= /span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana= '> </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>unit is manufactured by FuelCell Energy and distributed by Caterpillar through its dealer Ohio Cat. The fuel cell is located at </span= ></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-= family:Arial; color:black'>Westerville</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>'s electric substa= tion #2, and when fully operational it will produce enough energy to power approximately 180 homes in </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Westerville</spa= n></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.fce.com/"><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.fce.com</span></fon= t></a></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Marubeni Announces Siting of Direct FuelCell=AE Power Plant at </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial= ><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Tokyo</span= ></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'> '</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Super</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fo= nt-weight: bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Eco</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fo= nt-weight: bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Town</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'>'</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Marubeni Corporation and FuelCell Energy, Inc. annou= nced the siting of a 250-kilowatt Direct FuelCell=AE (DFC=AE) power plant to ope= rate on anaerobic digester gas from a food recycling facility at the </span></font>= <font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Tokyo</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> &= quot;</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Super</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Eco</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Town</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&q= uot; Project in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-si= ze:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Japan</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. =A0The DFC power plant will = provide approximately 50 percent of the facility's base load electricity requiremen= ts, and the heat will be converted to process steam for the recycling operation= s. Shipment is expected in the first half of calendar 2005.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://www.fce.com/"><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.fce.com</span></fon= t></a></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Plug Power, Honda Announce Successful O= peration of 2<sup>nd</sup> Generation Home Energy Station.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Honda R&D Americas and Plug Power Inc. have began successful operation of the second-generation Home Energy Station (HES II) located at Plug Power’s corporate headquarters in Latham, New York.=A0 HES II is the further evolution of a joint development effort by Honda and Plug Power to produce a home refueling unit that provid= es hydrogen from natural gas for vehicle refueling, heat for domestic hot water use and electricity for the home. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a href=3D"http://world.honda.com/news/2004/4041116_b.= html"><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ht= tp://world.honda.com/news/2004/4041116_b.html</span></font></a></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><a name=3D8315><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Dow and GM to= Build One-Megawatt Fuel Cell Installation</span></font></b></a><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:= bold'>.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Dow Chemical Company and the General Motors Corporation = have launched the second phase of their joint fuel cell demonstration project an= d will now build a one-megawatt fuel cell pilot plant and integrate it into Dow's Texas Operations facility in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Freeport</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Texas</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. = =A0The system will be fueled with hydrogen that is produced as a byproduct at the chemical plant, and will feed power into the plant's power distribution gri= d. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.dow.com/dow_news/corporate/2004/20041129b.htm">http://ww= w.dow.com/dow_news/corporate/2004/20041129b.htm</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Fuel Cell Technologies and Siemens West= inghouse Sign MOU.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Fuel Cell Technologies Ltd. (FCT) and Siemens Westinghou= se Power Corporation (SWPC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the global supply, sales and distribution of solid oxide fuel cell systems. =A0The MOU between the companies will allow for further expansion = of introductory markets and positions the companies to form selected global business alliances that can be beneficial to the deployment of solid oxide = fuel cell systems for a variety of residential, remote power and selected niche distributed generation markets. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><a href=3D"http://www.fct.ca/index.php?pressid=3D36">http://www.fct.ca/index.p= hp?pressid=3D36</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Powerco and C= FCL to Conduct Field Trials in </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><s= pan style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>New Zealand= </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;fon= t-weight: bold'>.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New Zealand’s Powerco and Australian Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> (</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><sp= an style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>CFCL</span></font><font face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>)</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> have signed an agreement to c= onduct trials of fuel cell energy systems in New Zealand.=A0 CFCL’s product = for this trial is a fuel cell unit which converts natural gas to electricity de= livering both 1</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> <= /span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>kW= of electricity and hot water sufficient for the average home.</span></font><fo= nt face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>=A0 </span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Powerco and= CFCL have committed to two 12</span></font><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-family: Arial'>-</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:= 10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>month </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New Zealand</span></font><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> f= ield trials for 2005, with the option to expand to four.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><a href=3D"http://www.cfcl.com.au/Links/CFCL_EnergyDealAcrossTasman-041117.pdf= ">http://www.cfcl.com.au/Links/CFCL_EnergyDealAcrossTasman-041117.pdf</a></= span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>PORT= ABLE/BACKUP POWER</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <h3 style=3D'line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogenics Secures Order for 2= 5 Fuel Cell Power Modules. </span></font></b></h3> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Hydrogenics Corporation has secured a follow-on order fo= r 25 fuel cell HyPM<sup>=AE</sup> 10-kW power modules.=A0 The modules will be incorporated into back-up power products for one of the world's largest suppliers of uninterruptible power. =A0Hydrogenics expects to deliver two u= nits in 2004 and the remainder throughout 2005.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D147922">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D147922</a></span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Air Liquide/A= xane to Provide Fuel Cell to Bouygues T=E9l=E9com.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Air Liquide </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>an= d its wholly owned subsidiary Axane have entered into a contract with Bouygues T=E9l=E9c= om.=A0 Under the terms of the contract, Air Liquide and Axane will provide a 2-kW Roller= Pac™ fuel cell to continuously supply a Bouygues T=E9l=E9com pylon located in Me= nville, near </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.= 0pt; font-family:Arial'>Toulouse</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. =A0</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 color=3Db= lue face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>= <a href=3D"http://www.axane.fr/">http://www.axane.fr</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span>= </font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>MTI MicroFuel= Cells Recognized by Both Popular Science and Scientific American. </span></font><= /b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. has received a 2004 "Best = of What=B4s New" Award for its Mobion™ technology in an annual competition conducted by Popular Science. =A0One winner in each of the twel= ve categories is awarded the highest honor, Grand Award, in recognition of products representing a leap over existing technologies. =A0MTI Micro=B4s breakthrough Mobion™ micro fuel cell technology was selected as the G= rand Award Winner in the General Innovations category. =A0=A0MTI Micro has also = been named by Scientific American magazine as a Business Leader within the 2004 Scientific American 50 – the magazine’s prestigious annual list recognizing outstanding acts of leadership in science and technology from t= he past year.<font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'> </span></font></= span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href=3D"http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D195">http://= www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D195</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a href=3D"http://www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D193">http://= www.mtimicrofuelcells.com/news/article.asp?id=3D193</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE</span></font></= u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'>&n= bsp;</span></span></font></u></b></p> <h3 style=3D'line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogen Station Officially Ope= ns in </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Washington</sp= an></font></b><b><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>, </span></font= ></b><b><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>DC</span></fon= t></b><b><font size=3D2><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>.</span></font><= /b></h3> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Shell and General Motors have opened the first integrated gasoline/hydrogen station in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>North America</span></font><f= ont size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> i= n </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Washington</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= D.C.</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&n= bsp; The site will be used to refuel General Motors’ fuel cell vehicles in the Department of Energy (DOE) Vehicle and Infrastructure Learning Demonstration and Validation Project. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.energy.gov/engine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D16868&BT_CO= DE=3DPR_PRESSRELEASES&TT_CODE=3DPRESSRELEASE">http://www.energy.gov/eng= ine/content.do?PUBLIC_ID=3D16868&BT_CODE=3DPR_PRESSRELEASES&TT_CODE= =3DPRESSRELEASE</a></span></font></p> <h3 style=3D'line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></h3> <h3 style=3D'line-height:12.0pt'><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogenics Corporation to Acqu= ire Stuart Energy Systems Corporation</span></font></b></h3> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Hydrogenics Corporation and Stuart Energy Systems Corporation have entered into an agreement whereby Hydrogenics has agreed to make a share exchange take-over bid to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Stuart Energy at an exchange ratio of 0.74 Hydrogenics shares for every one Stuart Energy share. =A0The total transact= ion value is expected to be approximately CAN$155 million (approximately US$129 million). </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D147848">ht= tp://www.hydrogenics.com/ir_newsdetail.asp?RELEASEID=3D147848</a></span></f= ont></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>H2Gen Announces Marketing Relationship = in </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>Japan</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.</span></fon= t></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>H2Gen Innovations, Inc. has entered into a commercial agreement with Itochu Corporation of </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Japan</span></font><font siz= e=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.=A0 Itochu= will serve as the exclusive sales agent for H2Gen in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Japan</sp= an></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> f= or the Company’s HGM 2000 hydrogen generator. =A0As a first step, Itochu arr= anged for Tokyo Gas to lease one of the pre-commercial units from H2Gen for testi= ng. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dblue face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><a href=3D"http://www.h2gen.com/news/041103.html">http://www.h2gen.com/news/04= 1103.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FUEL CELL COMPONENTS</span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DIT style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Conax Buffalo Offering Fuel Cell Components.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Conax Buffalo Technologies is dedicated to supporting the fuel cell industry with effective and reliable means of temperature measure= ment and pressure/vacuum sealing that improve fuel cell efficiency and profitabi= lity and help fuel cell developers get their product to market faster. Conax Buf= falo offers an extensive selection of standard and custom-engineered wire and pr= obe seals, in various materials and mounting styles. The company also manufactu= res thermocouple and RTD temperature sensor assemblies for accurate temperature monitoring from subzero temperatures to 4200=BA F (2315=BA C). </span></fon= t></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DMsoHyperlink><u><font size=3D2 color=3Db= lue face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://www.= conaxbuffalo.com</span></font></u></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 2.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>REPO= RTS/MARKET STUDIES</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Fuel Cells 2000’s New Fuel Cell Directory is Here!</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Eighth Edition of Fuel Cel= ls 2000’s Fuel Cell Directory is here, and at 241 pages with 1,085 listi= ngs, it is the perfect tool for anyone involved or interested in the fuel cell a= nd hydrogen industry. Since the last edition in 2002, Fuel Cells 2000 ad= ded more than 500 new companies and updated current listings with new contacts = and information. Fuel Cells 2000 has also deleted more than 300 listings.= =A0 Entries include address, phone number, email, company URLs, stock symbols, investor, sales, media and human resource contacts, and the name of the President or = CEO, as well as a description of the company and current research projects. = ; To make searching easier, the Directory is indexed by contact name, fuel cell = type and company type.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The printed Eighth Edition of = the <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Fuel Cell Directory</span></i> costs $125.00.= =A0 Non-profit organizations, college and university libraries, and news outlets may reque= st a free PDF copy of the <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Fuel Cell Directo= ry</span></i>.=A0 Electronic versions of the Directory are available on CD-ROM in MSExcel or MSAccess format for $500.00 for unlimited use. </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.fuelcells.org/directoryorderform.pdf">http://www.fuelcel= ls.org/directoryorderform.pdf</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>New Surveys Available at Fuel Cell Today.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Fuel Cell Today has several new surveys available at <a href=3D"http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/">www.fuelcell= today.com</a>. =A0The 2004 Fuel Cell Bus Survey, Small Stationary Applications and Large Stationary Applications.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D3 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The Transport= ation Fuel Cell Supply Chain</span></font></b><b><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.</span></font></b><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br> <font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>ABI Research </span></font>= </span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'>ha= s released a new study, </span></font><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fo= nt-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The Transportation Fuel Cell Su= pply Chain</span></font></i><i><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Ari= al; font-style:italic'>: a</span></font></i><i><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'> Global Anal= ysis of Materials, Components and Unit Shipments</span></font></i><font face=3DA= rial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>, that f</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dbl= ack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'= >orecasts </span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:A= rial; color:black'>a b</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><sp= an style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>illion </span></fo= nt><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'>d<= /span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>ollar </span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'>s</span></font><font size=3D2 color= =3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'= >upply </span></font><font color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;color:black'>c<= /span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>hain for the automotive fuel cell industry.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D2 color= =3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'= ><a href=3D"http://www.abiresearch.com/reports/AFSC.html">http://www.abiresearc= h.com/reports/AFSC.html</a></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>MISC= ELLANEOUS</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Palcan Opens Manufacturing Facility in = </span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>China</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.</span></fon= t></b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><b= r> Palcan Power Systems has opened its </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Shanghai</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> manufacturing facility in the Shanghai Tongji Nanhui Science and </span></f= ont><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Technology</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Industrial Park</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10= .0pt; font-family:Arial'>.=A0 The new facility enables Palcan a low cost, supply = chain for </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0= pt; font-family:Arial'>China</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> and opens up significant opportunities for both further funding from the Government of China and participation in the many fuel cell programs that are in various planning stages throughout </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'= font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>China</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial>= <span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.=A0 Palcan expects to begin manufacturing its fuel cell stacks and power modules in March 2005.</span><= /font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.palcan.com/s/Home.asp">http://www.= palcan.com/s/Home.asp</a></span></font></p> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'><span style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></span></font></u></b></h1> <h1><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>CONF= ERENCES</span></font></u></b></h1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 12.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>For a complete list of conferences, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.fuelcells.org/news/conf.html">http://www.fuelcells.org/n= ews/conf.html</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D2 face=3DAri= al><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Emerging Fuel Cell Technology with Glob= al Implications. </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Emerging Fuel Cell Technology with Global Implicatio= ns conference will be held </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>January 10-11, 2005</span></f= ont><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = at t</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>he= MITRE Corporation in </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fon= t-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>McLean</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial= ><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Virginia<= /span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 For information, please contact Gretchen Schneider Garcia at <font color=3Dblue= ><span style=3D'color:blue'><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">gschneider@mit= re.org</a></span></font>.=A0=A0 </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D= 'font-size: 10.0pt'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference.</s= pan></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>The Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference 2005 will be hel= d </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt= ;font-family:Arial'>February 22-24, 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.= 0pt; font-family:Arial'>, at La Quinta Resort, La Quinta, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= California</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>. = =A0For details, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.calstart.org/">http://www.calst= art.org</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Asia</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:= bold'> Power 2005. </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Asia Power 2005 will be held </span></font><font size=3D= 2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>March 1-3= , 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = at the </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>Grand Hyatt Hotel in </span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blac= k'>Singapore</span></font><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial; color:black'>.=A0 For more information on Asia Power 2005, please visit </s= pan></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.terrapinn.com/2005/ap%5FSG/">http://www.terrapinn.com/20= 05/ap%5FSG/</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Hydrogen Expo USA 2005.=A0 =A0</span></= font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Hydrogen Expo USA 2005 is being held in conjunction with= the National Hydrogen Association's Annual Conference from March 29-</span></fo= nt><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:= Arial'>April 1, 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = at the </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Marriott</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Wardman</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Park</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> i= n </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Washington</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= DC</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 For more information, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.hydrogenexpo.com/">http://w= ww.hydrogenexpo.com/</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span>= </font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Hannover</sp= an></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fam= ily:Arial; font-weight:bold'> Fair '05. </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The International Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Group Exhibit, Hannover Fair '05, will be held </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial'>April 11-15, 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.=A0 </span></font><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial= '>More information is available at: </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.fair-pr.= com/"><span lang=3DEN-GB>http://www.fair-pr.com/</span></a></span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial= '> or by email </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'f= ont-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]"><span lang=3D= EN-GB>[email protected]</span></a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bo= ld'> </span></font></b></span></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:= bold'>Lucerne</span></font></b></span><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font= -size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'> FUEL CELL FORUM </spa= n></font></b></span><span class=3Df1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font= -size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>2005.</span></font></b= ></span><b><font face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><br> </span></font></b><span class=3Df5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DAria= l><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Two International fuel cell co= nferences, Fuel Cells for a Sustainable World and the 3<sup>rd</sup> European Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Forum, will be held </span></font></span><span class= =3Df5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10= .0pt; font-family:Arial'>July 4–8, 2005</span></font></span><span class=3D= f5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial'>, at the Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern in </span></font></span><span class=3Df5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Lucerne</span></font></span><span class=3Df5><font siz= e=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Ari= al'>, </span></font></span><span class=3Df5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Switzerland</span></font></span><span class=3Df5><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-fa= mily:Arial'>.=A0 For registration information, please visit </span></font></span><font size= =3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href=3D"http://www.efcf.com/">http://www.efcf.com/</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:12.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Ninth Grove F= uel Cell Symposium.</span></font></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2 face=3DAr= ial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Ninth Grove Fuel Cell Symp= osium will take place </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'fo= nt-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>October =A04-6, 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, at the Qu= een Elizabeth II Conference Centre, </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><= span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Westminster</span></font><fo= nt size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, = </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= London</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= UK</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 For details, please go to <a href=3D"http://www.grovefuelcell.com/">http://www.= grovefuelcell.com</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-siz= e:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Renewable Energies </span></font></b><b= ><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;f= ont-weight: bold'>China</span></font></b><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>.</span></fon= t></b></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Renewable Energies China including Hydrogen + Fuel Cells will be held </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-= size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>November 10-15, 2005</span></font><font size=3D2 face= =3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, at the </span></font><span class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Shanghai</span></font></b></= span><span class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></span><sp= an class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>New</span></font></b></span>= <span class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></span><sp= an class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>International</span></font><= /b></span><span class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></span><sp= an class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Expo</span></font></b></span= ><span class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'> </span></font></b></span><sp= an class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style= =3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Center</span></font></b></sp= an><span class=3Dbiggie1><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span style=3D= 'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>, Pudong, </span></font></b></= span><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= Shanghai</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>,= </span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>= China</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.= =A0 For information, check out <a href=3D"http://www.fair-pr.com/sif2005/index.php"= >http://www.fair-pr.com/sif2005/index.php</a>.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'layout-grid-mode:char'><font size=3D3 face=3D= Arial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:1= 0.0pt; 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