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TOKYO, JAPAN – September 22, 2009: Today, at Grove Fuel Cell Symposium, Honda received the prestigious Grove Medal in recognition of the FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle. The FCX Clarity is a practical car with room for four people and luggage and it is ready for use on the road. Significantly, it has 2-3 times better fuel economy than its petrol equivalent and 1.5 times that of a petrol-electric hybrid. In addition to this excellent fuel economy the FCX Clarity produces no harmful gases, its only emission is water.

The award was accepted by Yuji Kawaguchi, Managing Director of Honda R&D Ltd. On accepting the award he commented; “We are honoured to accept this medal. At Honda we believe that the automobile holds the potential for limitless dreams and excitement in the future. The FCX Clarity represents the beginning of that future. We hope you will continue to look to Honda with anticipation and we will continue to strive to become a company that society wants to exist. ”

Honda was chosen for the award by the Grove Symposium Steering Committee. Each individual Committee member proposes one or more possible candidates for the Medal. They must write a supporting case detailing the scientific breakthrough and innovation of the particular development and its importance for the fuel cell industry. They also consider other developments or breakthroughs carried out by the individual or company and their ongoing commitment to fuel cells.

The candidates are then discussed in turn in the following Committee meeting and a vote is taken. A clear majority is required to award the medal. Honda’s FCX Clarity scored very highly in all categories.

The Grove Committee made the following comments regarding Honda’s achievement: “Honda’s commitment to fuel cells has been evident for a long time. The FCX Clarity shows not only scientific breakthrough but also styling that has captured the public imagination, and Honda’s move to small-scale automated production marks a watershed in the introduction of fuel cell vehicles. The Grove Committee was unanimous in its choice and is delighted to present this year’s medal to Honda.”

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.–Protonex Technology Corporation (LSE: AIM: PTX and PTXU), a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems today announced that it has received a $2.0 million contract award from the U.S. Army to build, test and deliver solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power systems. This program will focus on advancing the robustness of Protonex’ SOFC power systems operating on high-performance liquid fuels.

This 12-month contract builds upon a prior program with the U.S. Army and will focus on system integration and testing in order to develop a fully integrated liquid fuel generator system. At the conclusion of the program, Protonex is expected to deliver multiple liquid-fuelled SOFC power systems to the Army for further testing and evaluation.

There is growing military and commercial interest in the use of common liquid fuels, including alternative or renewable fuels to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Solid oxide fuel cells, with their low emissions and high efficiency, are well-suited to generate electricity from these high-energy-density fuel sources. Fuel-flexible generators capable of operating on both traditional and alternative liquid fuels can provide highly efficient electricity generation from both today’s transportation fuels and the biofuels of tomorrow.

Development of these small SOFC systems will provide the military with lightweight, extremely quiet and fuel efficient power systems that can be used as auxiliary power units (APUs), portable generators or field battery chargers. With further anticipated improvements, Protonex’ portable SOFC systems could save more than 60% of the weight of existing power solutions and when used to power equipment directly, the fuel cell systems offer potential savings of more than 80% of the weight burden of primary batteries.

“We are pleased to have received this significant award from the U.S. Army,” stated Dr. Jerry Martin, Vice President of SOFC Development for Protonex. “This additional program further validates the growing interest by the U.S. military to identify new power solutions for soldiers and vehicles. This program will allow us to accelerate the conversion of our SOFC systems to liquid fuels and further advance our leading-edge SOFC platforms for military and commercial markets.”

About Protonex Technology Corporation

www.protonex.com

Protonex Technology Corporation develops and manufactures compact, lightweight and high- performance fuel cell systems for portable power applications in the 100 to 1000-watt range. The Company’s fuel cell systems are designed to meet the needs of military, commercial and consumer customers for off-grid applications underserved by existing technologies by providing customizable, stand-alone portable power solutions and systems that may be hybridized with existing power technologies. The Company is headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts.

HENDERSON, NV — Energy Quest, Inc. (”EQI”) (OTCBB: EQST), an emerging leader in alternative energy and the development and production of hydrogen-enriched alternative fuels in an environmentally responsible manner, has a new application for its PyStR(TM) process.

Energy Quest’s hydrogen process, known as PyStR(TM) (Pyrolysis Steam Reforming), is a system that converts biomass and most any carbonaceous material into hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

PtStR(TM), pronounced “pie star,” technology involves the simultaneous pyrolysis and steam reforming of virtually any solid, liquid or gaseous fuel. Its products include separate high purity streams of hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) in a relatively low cost stainless steel or refractory lined vessel. More information on the PyStR(TM) is available on the EQI web-site: http://www.nrgqst.com/pystr.html.

Being able to create a pure separate stream of CO2 makes it a valuable product for many applications, such as injecting into depleted oil well to extract more oil (Enhanced Oil Recovery using CO2), coal bed methane extraction using CO2, food and beverage industries and a feed stock for growing algae.

Carbon dioxide, which is a key ingredient in growing algae, can by supplied from the PyStR(TM) process in a very controlled and efficient way. Providing ideal concentration levels of CO2 to the algae growing pods is important for achieving maximum growth levels over a given period of time.

EQI has been in discussions with a developer from the Cleveland area who has a unique strain of fast growing algae that require higher levels of CO2 than that provided from the ambient air.

The algae developer and EQI are very interested in pursuing the use of the PyStR(TM) process in the algae growing operations and are working towards entering into an arrangement which would be mutually beneficial to both parties.

“Algae oil (lipids) to bio-diesel has the potential of becoming a very large industry in the next few years. Energy Quest is pleased with being given the opportunity to participate in this exiting alternate bio fuels industry,” stated Wilf Ouellette, President and CEO of Energy Quest, Inc.

About Energy Quest

Energy Quest, Inc., a Nevada corporation, with its subsidiaries, WaveChem, Inc. (www.wavechem.com), and Syngas Energy Corp., is an emerging leader in the development and marketing of low-cost alternate fuels worldwide. Through superior technology, the Company is focused on becoming a GreenPowerhouse(TM). Record energy prices, combined with the global focus moving rapidly towards addressing pollution, has heightened the need for sustainable, zero emission energy. Energy Quest’s technology is based on clean, renewable energy, positioning it to benefit from global trends. Web-site: http://www.nrgqst.com/