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HOPKINTON, MA — Hy9 Corporation (http://www.hy9.com), a leading manufacturer of hydrogen generators and hydrogen purifiers being deployed around the world for use in portable and stationary/backup power, industrial gas and transportation applications, is introducing its newly designed HPS family of palladium multi-membrane hydrogen purifiers. In industrial markets, these systems are used for hydrogen purification, recycling and generation for electric power generator cooling, glass and semiconductor manufacture and metal treating. In energy and transportation markets, Hy9’s purifiers are used in power generation, combined heat and power, backup power, vehicle refueling and powering fork lift trucks. These economic and scalable HPS purifiers are presently available for applications requiring hydrogen capacities ranging from 100 cc/min. to 100,000 scfh.”Hy9’s palladium membrane purifiers ensure reliable production of high purity hydrogen, eliminating the need for other less reliable, uneconomic or ineffective purification techniques. When coupled to fuel reformers and PEM fuel cells to generate power, our hydrogen generators and hydrogen purifiers contribute to significant efficiency and performance gains due to our industry leading purification technology,” states Brad Bradshaw, Hy9 CEO.

Economic — Hy9’s HPS hydrogen purifiers incorporate design changes focused on advancing the cost performance of hydrogen purification. Our systems are designed for manufacture, utilize standard materials and manufacturing processes, and are designed to achieve high throughput utilization. Our planar designs have been refined over many years to ensure the combination of robust performance while continuously improving economic performance.

Robust and Reliable Designs — Hy9 hydrogen purifiers employ planar palladium/copper alloy materials that are not subject to hydrogen induced metal fatigue during thermal cycles as are other palladium alloys. Hy9 has close to 1,000 hydrogen purifiers operating in customer facilities with approximately 3 million hours of operation over a period of nearly 9 years. The HPS purifier is an absolute barrier to contaminants, allowing only pure hydrogen to pass through the membrane. Customers no longer need be concerned with the potential damage that could result from impurities in the product stream.

About Hy9 Corporation

Based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts (USA), Hy9 Corporation designs, manufactures and sells low-cost, high-performance hydrogen generators and purifiers for the portable and stationary/backup power, industrial gas and transportation markets. Hy9 recently introduced our HGS family of hydrogen generators for backup and stationary power, targeting wireless telecommunications and combined heat and power applications. Hy9’s HGS family of hydrogen generators run on either methanol or natural gas, reliably, efficiently and cost effectively producing high purity hydrogen for PEM fuel cells. Hy9’s HPS purifiers give customers the assurance that they are consistently and reliably receiving hydrogen for their applications at greater than 99.9999% purity.

ANN ARBOR, MICH. –Adaptive Materials, the fuel cell company that is leading the portable power revolution, recently demonstrated its prototype 180-watt unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) power pod on an iRobot PackBot at Ft. Hood. Over the 3-day event, the power pod demonstrated that Adaptive Materials’ propane-powered fuel cells could reliably extend the mission duration of the PackBot in a realistic military environment.

Prior to the Ft. Hood event, Adaptive Materials demonstrated twelve hours of continuous PackBot run-time using the power pod.

“Adaptive Materials continues to prove that our fuel cells provide lightweight, portable and reliable power in real world scenarios,” said Michelle Crumm, chief business officer. “Our work not only helps soldiers be more effective in the field, but could also power unmanned vehicles to the front lines, helping to keep soldiers out of harm’s way.”

Adaptive Materials integrated the fuel cell power pod onto the existing iRobot PackBot platform, providing a bolt-on solution that can be installed in minutes. By providing additional power to complement the PackBot’s on-board battery system, Adaptive Materials demonstrated that its UGV power pod, which weighs 6kg with fuel, can enable longer mission durations.

Throughout the demonstration, Adaptive Materials’ UGV power pod fueled the iRobot PackBot across rocky, sandy and other terrain typical in the real world scenarios. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and TARDEC provided support for Adaptive Materials’ UGV power pod work.

In addition to highlighting the capabilities of the UGV power pod, Adaptive Materials discussed the status of ongoing development projects, including adaptation to JP8 fuel, a kerosene-based jet propellant. As a lightweight and flexible power source, Adaptive Materials’ fuel cells reduce soldiers’ weight burden, plus lighten the overall weight of a UGV, helping them to consume less power while traveling farther and accomplishing more mission-critical tasks.

About Adaptive Materials, Inc.

Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Adaptive Materials, Inc. is the leader in the development and manufacturing of portable power made from solid oxide fuel cell technology. Adaptive Materials is the first company to develop, demonstrate and deliver a portable, affordable, and fuel flexible solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system powered by lightweight and globally available propane. Adaptive Materials’ fuel cell system provides portable power to the United States Armed Forces as well as industries including leisure, remote monitoring, and medical devices. For more information, visit www.adaptivematerials.com.

Hungerford, Berkshire, United Kingdom – UPS Systems plc has completed the fuel cell installation for the Environmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC) in Rotherham, bringing this iconic, carbon-free building one step closer to completion.

UPS Systems has installed three 12kW Hydrogenics fuel cells into the Hydrogen Mini Grid System (HMGS), along with nine inverters, three 168Ahr batteries and supervisory software to control the system. Both the fuel cells and batteries have been mounted in matching racks to reduce the space they occupy and make the installation more aesthetically pleasing.

The HMGS has been developed by energy consultancy, TNEI Services Ltd and hydrogen specialists the Pure Energy Centre and is designed to produce and store ‘green’ hydrogen energy generated by a 225kW wind turbine to power the EETC and make it self sufficient.

The EETC is due to open in early 2010. Once complete its goal is to encourage the development and commercialisation of environmental energy technologies.

UPS Systems Managing Director Tom Sperrey said, “The creation of the Hydrogen Mini Grid System is an exciting development for fuel cell technology. Generating hydrogen onsite through renewable energy sources such as wind helps to make fuel cells a greener solution. Although this is not the first fuel cell installation where we have had to integrate multiple sources of energy, it raised several new technical challenges that our fuel cell technical team successfully addressed.”

Dr Jason Stoyel, Technical Manager at TNEI and HMGS project manager said: “In putting together the team to deliver this ground breaking project, we wanted to work with companies that could deliver innovative solutions and systems. UPS Systems has not disappointed and with the installation of the fuel cell we are one step closer to on-site generation of ‘green’ hydrogen.”

UPS Systems plc (upssystems.co.uk) is the UK’s largest independent supplier of standby power solutions. Through its independent position, allied to close working relationships with the world’s leading manufacturers, the company is uniquely able to offer impartial technical advice on the widest range of standby power solutions. An authority on fuel cell technology, UPS Systems implemented the UK’s first two hydrogen fuel cells providing ac standby power, and is currently working on projects where the technology will be used for the supply of backup or prime power to utilities, telecommunications, remote telemetry, portable signage and renewable energy applications.

The Advanced Manufacturing Park is a manufacturing technology park providing advanced solutions for organisations. The Environmental Energy Technology Centre located at the Park has a low-carbon life time design and unique energy system.

TNEI is an independent consultancy specialising in five key energy services: Energy Management; Power Systems and Technology; Planning and Environmental; Culture, Strategy and Sustainability and Software Development incorporating IPSA Power.

Yorkshire Forward is the Regional Development Agency charged with improving the Yorkshire and Humber economy. It is a business-led organisation that aims to help improve the region’s relative economic performance and reduce social and economic disparities by encouraging public and private investment.

Ceres Power announces that it has entered into a long-term supply agreement with Daalderop BV
(‘Daalderop’) for the volume boiler assembly of the Company’s residential Combined Heat and
Power (‘CHP’) programme with British Gas. Ceres will mass manufacture in-house, at its
facility in Horsham, fuel cells and assemble fuel cell stacks and fuel cell modules in volume. The
boiler assembly will be manufactured in volume by Daalderop, in accordance with Ceres
Power’s complete CHP product design.

Daalderop is a leading manufacturer of innovative, high-efficiency domestic heating appliances
including condensing boilers, heat pumps and water heaters. The company operates from its new
production facilities located at Tiel, in the Netherlands and has an overall production capacity of
200,000 units per annum across its product range. The company has extensive in-house product
engineering capabilities and is the market leader in water heaters in the Benelux region.
Daalderop has recently won awards in the Netherlands and the UK for its innovative hybrid
domestic heating appliances.

The agreement with Daalderop provides Ceres Power with access to a cost-effective volume
condensing boiler capability thereby avoiding the additional capital costs and risks of building an
in-house volume assembly capability. Daalderop brings innovative gas appliance engineering
expertise and a well-established volume global supply chain for standard boiler components.
Daalderop’s strong brand in the Benelux region, established market channels and experience of
bringing new products to market could further de-risk Ceres’ entry into the growing European
market.

Having completed the fit-out of its fuel cell mass manufacturing facility in Horsham in July
2009, Ceres Power has now installed all of the key manufacturing machinery for the initial
manufacturing line and is on track to begin initial low volume manufacturing operations in Q4
2009. The boiler assembly agreement with Daalderop together with other key supply chain
relationships now in place for balance of plant components allows Ceres to prepare for
production of Beta units for deployment in up-coming sheltered and commercial in-home field
trials.

Peter Bance, Chief Executive Officer of Ceres Power, commented:
“We are pleased to have secured this long-term relationship with Daalderop and look forward to
working with them to launch the Ceres Power CHP product in the UK market in partnership with
British Gas. Daalderop’s gas appliance expertise and volume assembly capabilities will enable
the manufacturability refinements identified in the Alpha phase to be incorporated in Beta.”

Bart Romeijin, Chief Executive Officer of Daalderop BV, commented:
“We are delighted to be working with Ceres Power on the launch of their fuel cell CHP product
in the UK market with British Gas. We believe that Ceres Power’s unique fuel cell technology is
a real breakthrough and their CHP product has the potential to deliver significant energy savings
and sustainable CO2 emissions reductions to millions of households throughout the UK and
Europe.“

Gearoid Lane, Managing Director of British Gas New Energy, commented:
“Ceres Power’s investment in its in-house fuel cell mass manufacturing facility together with this
agreement with Daalderop provides the platform for Ceres to launch its CHP product in volume
in the UK.”