Osaka Gas residential testing of H Power cogeneration system

Hydrogenics gets German presence by buying EnKAT

Avista Labs, Aperion Energy agreement; Army system installed

Toronto-based

Inthe

with a strong

Et&AT US, Avista Labs has signed an agreemarket

solutions

small-scale

backup

using Avista’s Modular

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power

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also installed a 3 kWe fuel cell system for the completing

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first phase of its CERL contract. Aperion systems

will integrate with

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components,

solutions,

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commercial markets,

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cell system, whose cartridges shutting

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Contact: Avista Labs, 15913 E. Euclid Avenue, Spokane, WA 99216, USA. Tel: +l 509 228 6500, Fax:

in Europe,

test and in will

region

Bernd Pitschak, of E&AT. ability

strengths

within

cofounder

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is evolving

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new relationship

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agreed to lead Hydrogen&’ had

Hydrogenics

Germany, early

to develop

on

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technology

market

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and his

Dr Karl Klug,

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efforts within Europe. already

expressed

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a center of operations

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adopting

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gives us the

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recognition

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public and government

support.

Contact: Hydrogenics Corporation, 5985 McLaughlin Road, Mississauga, Ontario LSR 188, Canada. Tel: +I www.hydrogenics.com

with

stack.

including

a

Mechanical

micro

electronics,

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in place

fuel cells for

and an agreement

Canada

Partnership

subsidiary

Canada

with

to

develop

plates.

Contact: DuPont Fuel Cells, PO Box 80701, USA. Tel: +I 302 999

2644, Fax: +I 302 999 3415, www.fuelcells.dupont.com

Osaka Gas residential testing of H Power cogeneration system In Japan,

Osaka

residential

cogenetation

the Japanese

such as MEAs. The company

market.

the system

under

announced

agreement

with

H Power

a previously Mitsui

-

its

marketing partner in Japan - and Osaka Gas. The system steam

H Power, plant

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with

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fuel cell system for

residential

developed

constant

its product line to include fuel

long-term

trials of an H Power 500 We PEM

and

DuPont expands fuel cell offering to components

Gas has begun

operational

+49 209 933 12218, www.enkat.de

ro last one year,

to

continue

test

on improved

prototypes

this

Osaka

the number

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of a fuel cell

Or contact: US Army Corps of Engineers, Construction

stack can be made using its products,

Engineering Research Laboratories (CERL), PO Box

Fuel Cells aims to become a leading supplier

9005, Champaign, IL 61826-9005,

of

and

cell

cell

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Wilmington, DE 19880-0701,

power

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fuel

plates,

fuel

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other

PEM fuel cell technology,

conductive

connected,

estimates

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its DuPont

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cell components

Fuel Cells Bulletin

house

use in portable

Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Tel: +49 209 933 1220, Fax:

Suite 102, Jefferson City, MO 65109, USA.Tel: +I 573 636

developing

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experimental

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and

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is broadening

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cogeneration

Or contact: Aperion Energy Systems LLC, 398 Dix Road,

to fuel cell

director

capitalize

combining

and market

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commented

and managing

resources

principal,

very quickly

the North

of Germany,’

available

balance-of-

in an area of key importance

in particular

Westphalia

have

35 years,

and

testing

Hydrogenics’

which than

such as conductive

company

through

+I 509 228 6510, www.avistalabs.com

2825, Fax: +I 573 893 5342, www.aperionenergy.com

is also

Technology

telecoms,

industries.

DuPont components,

two

expertise

and

only

development

worldwide.

and in the

products

fuel cell R&D

technology

augment

offerings

heritage

commercial

equipment. system

together

similar

currently

membranes,

to be commercially

Technology

terms -

and

deliveries

additional in

the

provides

service

since 2001.

applications

and utility

runs

Avista Labs will operate

introduce for

utilizes

and

its total commercial

56 fuel cell systems will shortly

integration

brought

a

Both

optimization

plant

now

for delivering

commitment

Research

hydrogen,

to a generator

which

brings

designed

Corps

Engineering

PEM fuel cell, which

industrial-grade

service,

has with

based on strong

Cartridge

electrical

system

the merger - for undisclosed

companies

of

Program,

(CERL).

Modular

Through

fellow

The

the Department

Demonstration

Construction

Laboratory

a

Air National

Field in Spokane.

under

Cell

is managed

Engineers

and

capabilities, and extend its European reach.

momentum

down the whole system.

fuel cell was installed

which

to

Avista Labs has commissioned

facility

Defense

The

PEM fuel

3 kWe fuel cell at the Washington Guard

The

Its Nafion

developers

partnership

offerings

‘The fuel cell industry

1000’

is expected

Labs unit is a I kWe hydrogen-fueled

without

engines.

are

confidential

been used in fuel cells for more

to advance

initially

from Avista Labs in 2002.

of systems

increase

for fuel cells,

fuel cell commercialization.

agreement

purchase

company

in the design and

of test systems

significantly

up

to 10 kWe. The

agreements.

product

reformer

premium

requirements

a private German

and electrochemical

revenues

and utility

acquired

MEAs

through

combination will expand Hydrogenics’ existing

industry

efforts will focus on

in telecoms

needs or backup

manufacture

competencies.

eventually

high-efftciency

marketing

applications and

Labs’ fuel cell

has

reputation

Hydrogenics

Avista

Aperion’s patented

electronics.

power

other

fuel

Hydtogenics

GmbH,

reformers

I’EM fuel cells. Avista Labs has

US Army Corps of Engineers,

company’s

continue

ment with Aperion Energy Systems to develop and

The available

components

DuPont for

emerging global PEM fuel cell market.

the

Contact: Fuel Cell Project Research & Development Department, Osaka Gas Co Ltd, 6-I 9-9 Torishima, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-0051,

Japan. Tel: +81 6 6464

2059, Fax: +81 6 6464 2102.

June 2002