Development & Marketing Partnership With UltraCell
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Protonex Technology Corporation
28 July 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 28, 2009
PROTONEX AND ULTRACELL
PARTNER to develop and MARKET new portable power solutions
DATELINE: SOUTHBOROUGH, MA; Protonex Technology Corporation (LSE: AIM: PTX and
PTXU), a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems, today announces
that it has partnered with UltraCell Corporation, a producer of portable fuel
cell products, to cooperate in the development, marketing, demonstration,
commercialization, and sale of advanced fuel cell power solutions and fuels for
the U.S. Military.
Under the terms of the agreement, the companies plan to focus on three distinct
types of cooperative efforts:
1) collaboration on existing military
hardware, 2) development of a common fuel, and 3) joint sales and marketing
efforts. On the hardware side, the companies will integrate and test power
solutions using UltraCell's XX25 and XX55 fuel cell power sources with Protonex'
Soldier Power Manager (SPM) and Battlefield Power Manager (BPM) products.Both
companies will further develop and promote a new portable power plug-and-play
standard for the U.S. Military. The resulting power solutions are anticipated
to add significant customer advantages to deliver specific portable power
capabilities that are currently unavailable to the market.
On the fuel side, Protonex and UltraCell share a common methanol/water fuel
mixture in their portable power systems
as both systems are based on Reformed
Methanol Fuel Cell (RMFC) technology. A joint goal for both companies, and one
of significant value to military customers, will be to achieve a truly universal
fuel for both Protonex and UltraCell portable power systems through common
specifications, packaging/interconnections, extensive testing,
and supplier
qualification.
Finally, both companies intend to support each other in joint marketing and
sales for these specific power solutions.UltraCell's fuel cell products
currently provide power below the 100 watt range while Protonex' series of
products output between 100 to 1,000 watts of power, making UltraCell's XX25 and
XX55 watt products fully complementary with Protonex' M250-CX fuel cell system
operating at 250 watts and above. Protonex' SPM and BPM series of power managers
are compatible with a wide range of fuel cells and military hardware above and
below 100 watts. These Protonex power management products dramatically reduce a
soldier's logistics burden by minimizing the number and type of batteries and
other power sources a soldier must carry. Both Protonex and UltraCell offer
advanced power solutions that are designed to meet the stringent, rugged power
needs of demanding military and commercial applications.
"We are very pleased to be partnering with UltraCell to combine our robust power
solutions and to accelerate our sales and marketing efforts," stated Greg
Cipriano, Vice President, Military Development & Marketing for Protonex. "We
expect that our combined complementary product platforms to result in portable
power solutions that offer significantly enhanced capabilities for our military
customers. The U.S. Military has been searching for a universal portable power
solution and fuel for a long time, and we now have the combined team and work
effort that can deliver on that vision."
In July and in partial support of this effort, the United States Army awarded
Protonex an additional $345,000 contract. The purpose of this contract is to
continue work on advanced intelligent soldier portable power solutions,
including extensive interoperability testing between the UltraCell XX25 fuel
cell and the Protonex SPM and BPM power managers for a wide variety of field
applications.
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Enquiries
Protonex Technology CorporationTel: +1 508 490 9960
Scott Pearson, Chief Executive Officer
Margaret Dorsheimer, Director of Marketing
Redleaf Communications Limited Tel: +44 (0)20 7566 6700
Press and Investor Relations protonex@redleafpr.com
Samantha Robbins
Paul Dulieu
Piper Jaffray Ltd. Tel: +44 (0)20 3142 8700
Nominated Adviser
Michael Covington
James Steele
Notes to Editors
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.
About UltraCell
www.ultracellpower.com
UltraCell is a leading producer of fuel cell systems for mobile devices. With
an exclusive license with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories for
micro fuel cell technology, the company has developed new technologies and
intellectual property in the field of methanol-based fuel cells. Its
patented, award-winning portable fuel cell, the XX25(TM), achieved Technology
Readiness Level (TRL) 7 status, a significant U.S. Army milestone and
certification for military use and commercial production.
This announcement includes statements which are, or may be deemed to be,
"forward-looking statements". All statements other than statements of historical
facts included in this announcement, including, without limitation, those
regarding Protonex' financial position, business strategy, plans and objectives
of management for future operations (including development plans and objectives
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described in the Admission Document issued in connection with the Company's
admission to AIM.
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the date of this announcement and are subject to risks relating to future events
and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relation to Protonex' operations,
results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity.
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