Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, a leading system integrator for fuel cells, today announced the delivery of a 32 kW fuel cell system for operation in a hybrid midi-bus owned by the city of Barth in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Heliocentris designed and built this 32 kW bus integration unit based on two 16 kW fuel cell units from Hydrogenics. It is used in a midi-bus, a small public transport bus for up to 22 people or tourists. The aim of the pilot project in the city of Barth is to construct and operate a fuel cell hybrid bus operated with hydrogen for tourist traffic - low noise and emission free. Dr Henrik Colell, CEO of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG comments: "This project underlines our expertise in the field of application integration. This project has shown that our project team can deliver customer-specific special purpose solutions not only for stationary applications but also in the field of mobile applications." Mr Hellwig, Project Manager of the city of Barth adds: "We are happy to have gained Heliocentris as a partner for our bus project. Even with tight deadlines, Heliocentris delivers on schedule and reliably." Please contact us for further information: Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG
Dr András Gosztonyi (CFO)
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E-mail: investorrelations(at)heliocentris.com About Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG: Heliocentris is a leading provider and system integrator of fuel cells. Educational institutions, universities, research facilities and companies in over 50 countries are among its more than 10,000 clients. These customers already use over 50 items from among Heliocentris' eight product lines today. Worldwide, Heliocentris ranks as one of the market leaders in the field of educational and R&D systems for fuel cells. The width of the offering ranges from educational systems for instruction and studies to integrated laboratory equipment for research and development as well as industrial applications tailored to the client. Fuel cells are considered to be a key technology for the supply of energy by means of renewable energy sources. Fuel cells are environmentally friendly electrochemical energy converters which transform chemical energy directly into electricity and heat with a high level of efficiency. As a pioneer in its field, Heliocentris possesses a wealth of long-time experience in the development, production and marketing of this significant technology of the future. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. A subsidiary in Vancouver, Canada, serves the American market. Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current assumptions and forecasts of the management of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the forward-looking statements given here and the actual development, in particular the results, financial situation and performance of our Company. The Company assumes no liability to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments. The information in this press release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States or any other country. Read MoreBerlin, Germany, Mar 19, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Berlin - 19 March 2008. Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, a leading fuel cell system integrator, announces that the company has been selected to be the technical partner for the Hy-Tech-Challenge.08 fuel cell competition.
Hy-Tech-Challenge.08 is a competition devoted entirely to the issue of hydrogen and fuel cells, and is under the patronage of Dr Annette Schavan, the German Education and Research Minister. Educational institutions and companies from all over Germany will provide teams to compete against one another with their hydrogen-fuelled, remote controlled model vehicles.
Organising the competition are the Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellen Initiative Hessen, the Hessen Agentur and H2 in Praxis, an initiative of ConActivity KG, Frankfurt.
The teams are provided with pre-qualified fuel cell systems. The fuel cell set, which is provided by Heliocentris is based on a 50 watt fuel cell platform which has been well established in the market for years. As technical partner, Heliocentris will be responsible for configuring and delivering these systems. In addition, Heliocentris will hold introductory workshops for the participants, as well as being available as on-site technical contact. Linde AG will be responsible for hydrogen logistics.
Mr Martin Weiss from ConActivity explains: "We opted for Heliocentris as technical partner because their systems are robust and reliable. Heliocentris is one of the market leaders in systems for education and R&D. Heliocentris' years of experience in this sector will be a great help to the teams."
Dr András Gosztonyi, CFO of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, adds: "We are pleased that we will participate in this exciting competition as its technical partner. This confirms our leading position in the field of technical education. Using fuel cells in real applications like in this competition fits well with our concept of commercialising fuel cell systems, which we have been practicing for many years."
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About Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG: Heliocentris is a leading provider and system integrator of fuel cells. Educational institutions, universities, research facilities and companies in over 50 countries are among its more than 10,000 clients. These customers already use over 50 items from among Heliocentris' eight product lines today. Worldwide, Heliocentris ranks as one of the market leaders in the field of educational and R&D systems for fuel cells. The width of the offering ranges from educational systems for instruction and studies to integrated laboratory equipment for research and development as well as industrial applications tailored to the client. Fuel cells are considered to be a key technology for the supply of energy by means of renewable energy sources. Fuel cells are environmentally friendly electrochemical energy converters which transform chemical energy directly into electricity and heat with a high level of efficiency. As a pioneer in its field, Heliocentris possesses a wealth of long-time experience in the development, production and marketing of this significant technology of the future. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. A subsidiary in Vancouver, Canada, serves the American market.
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Stock Identifier: GER.H2FG Read MoreBerlin, Germany, Feb 29, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - Berlin - February 29, 2008. Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, a leading system integrator for fuel cells, announces that Mr. Uwe Ahrens will leave the Supervisory Board effective February 29. Mr. Thomas Philippiak has been appointed the new member of the Supervisory Board. He will become Mr. Ahrens' successor on February 29. The confirmation of Mr. Philippiak shall be given at the next Annual General Meeting on July 10, 2008.
Mr. Philippiak, who has also become a shareholder of Heliocentris in the private placement in December, 2007 is a managing partner of ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG. ebm-papst is regarded as a leading global manufacturer of innovative and highly efficient motors and fans. Ventilators are a central component in fuel cell systems as efficient air supply and cooling are among the most important processes in system integration.
Dr. Henrik Colell, CEO of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG, added, "We are grateful to Mr. Uwe Ahrens for his commitment and support in the past. Having Mr. Philippiak in the Supervisory Board we have gained a personality from an industrial environment that is highly important to the company. The connection with ebm-papst as a global market leader for fans is an enormous opportunity for us and the development of our fuel cell systems."
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About ebm-papst:
The ebm-papst group is the world's leading manufacturer of innovative and highly efficient motors and fans. With a turnover of 1.045 billion EUR in Fiscal 06/07, the company, based in Mulfingen in Germany's Hohenlohe region, surpassed the billion mark for the first time. It employs just under 10.000 people (of which 4.600 are outside Germany) at 17 production facilities (including those in China and the USA) and 57 sales offices. ebm-papst products are represented in many industries, including ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration technology, household appliances, heating engineering, in IT/telecommunications applications as well as those in automotive and commercial vehicle engineering.
About Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG:
Heliocentris is a leading provider and system integrator of fuel cells. Educational institutions, universities, research facilities and companies in over 50 countries are among its more than 10,000 clients. These customers already use over 50 items from among Heliocentris' eight product lines today. Worldwide, Heliocentris ranks as one of the market leaders in the field of educational and R&D systems for fuel cells. The width of the offering ranges from educational systems for instruction and studies to integrated laboratory equipment for research and development as well as industrial applications tailored to the client. Fuel cells are considered to be a key technology for the supply of energy by means of renewable energy sources. Fuel cells are environmentally friendly electrochemical energy converters which transform chemical energy directly into electricity and heat with a high level of efficiency. As a pioneer in its field, Heliocentris possesses a wealth of long-time experience in the development, production and marketing of this significant technology of the future. The company is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. A subsidiary in Vancouver, Canada, serves the American market.
Disclaimer This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current assumptions and forecasts of the management of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the forward-looking statements given here and the actual development, in particular the results, financial situation and performance of our Company. The Company assumes no liability to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.
The information in this press release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States or any other country.
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Stock Identifier: GER.H2FG Read MoreBerlin, April 12, 2007. Heliocentris, a leader in the distribution of fuel cell and hydrogen technology to education, scientific and demonstration markets has signed a distribution agreement with Parker Energy Systems. The agreement encompasses the "TekStak™" fuel cell program of Parker. The particular strength of the "TekStak™" is that the fuel cell stacks can be assembled as a stack of one, five or ten fuel cells, and are durable enough to be repeatedly built, operated, disassembled and rebuilt. This expands Heliocentris´ product portfolio towards universities and research institutes. Dr. Henrik Colell, CEO of Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG states: “We are happy to have Parker Energy Systems, a globally well positioned and renowned company, as our partner. The "TekStak™" product program complements our fuel cell system product portfolio in an optimal manner.” Furthermore, Heliocentris and Parker are evaluating further cooperation on other products based on the "TekStak™" platform.
About Heliocentris Fuel Cells AG:As a pioneer in the fuel cell industry, Heliocentris has over ten years experience in the production of fuel cell products. Heliocentris focuses on Education and Science markets worldwide with more than 10,000 end customers in over 50 countries. Heliocentris is one of the global leaders in this field. Clients can choose from over 50 products divided into 8 product lines ranging in complexity from basic fuel cell kits to complete lab equipment. Heliocentris plans continued growth through innovative new product development for the education market as well as through fuel cell systems designed for industrial applications. Heliocentris is headquartered in Berlin, with a subsidiary located in Vancouver, Canada for coverage of the North American market. For more information please visit: www.heliocentris.com
About Parker Energy Systems Parker is well positioned to advance the commercialization of fuel cells with cathode air compressors, hydrogen circulators, flexible stainless steel tubing, filtration products, control valves, liquid pumps, pressure regulators, PEM fuel cell stack components, seals, manifolds, fittings and tubing. Additionally, Parker has the engineering resources to design and manufacture integrated subsystems through its Energy Systems Business Unit in New Britain, CT. For more information, visit the company's fuel cell site at www.parkerenergysystems.com. Note: TekStak™ is a trademark of Parker Hannifin Corporation.
About Parker Hannifin Corporation (NYSE:PH) With annual sales exceeding $9 billion, Parker Hannifin is the world's leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems, providing precision-engineered solutions for a wide variety of commercial, mobile, industrial and aerospace markets. The company employs more than 57,000 people in 43 countries around the world. Parker has increased its annual dividends paid to shareholders for 50 consecutive years, among the top five longest-running dividend-increase records in the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.parker.com, or its investor information site at http://www.phstock.com.
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