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To: gg cox who wrote (771)	2/24/2004 10:31:16 AM
From: gg cox	of 14178

biz.yahoo.com Substantial completion of first commercial North American VRB Energy Storage System Monday February 23, 9:14 pm ET VANCOUVER, Feb. 23 /CNW/ - VRB Power Systems Inc. ("VRB Power") is pleased to announce the substantial completion of the first large scale North American commercial installation of a VRB Energy Storage System ("VRB-ESS") for PacifiCorp, in Castle Valley, Utah. ADVERTISEMENT The project consists of a 250kW X 8-hour (2000kWh) VRB Energy Storage System connected to an 85 mile 25kV rural feeder. The system will be used primarily as a load-levelling (peak-shaving) device. The VRB-ESS will typically be charged during the evening or off-peak hours and discharged during peak and high demand periods so as to provide voltage support and power flow control to the distribution grid. The system will also provide voltage sag compensation and continuous power factor correction on the feeder. PacifiCorp has chosen the VRB Energy Storage System as the best technical alternative which also assisted to defer capital expenditures of otherwise required infrastructure to support the long rural feeder. "The successful installation of VRB Power's VRB-ESS for PacifiCorp is a key milestone in the development and commercialization of the technology" states Timothy Hennessy, Chairman and CEO of VRB Power. "Through the successful implementation of this system, the true potential of applying large- scale storage in distribution systems is being demonstrated. The technology is no longer 'theory' but realizable in a commercial and repeatable form. Coupled to our subsidiary's success in the 800kWh King Island wind project announced November 17, 2003, the VRB technology is poised for significant growth." "PacifiCorp is pleased to be involved in the first installation of the VRB technology in North America. Utilizing the benefits of the VRB-ESS in terms of voltage support and power improvements for our customers in the area is welcomed and appreciated. It opens up many exciting possibilities for us and demonstrates PacifiCorp's continued commitment to our customers and for the environment," said Brad Williams, PacifiCorp director of power delivery business technology. The installation site is in an environmentally sensitive area of national parks in southern Utah, and the VRB installation is unobtrusive and flexible. A formal ribbon cutting ceremony and technical tours is expected to take place late in March, where the media, press, community leaders and other utilities will be invited to attend and view the VRB Energy Storage System. PacifiCorp provides reliable, efficient electrical service to more than 1.5 million customers. PacifiCorp operates as Pacific Power in Oregon, Wyoming, Washington and California; and as Utah Power in Utah and Idaho. As one of the lowest-cost electricity producers in the United States, PacifiCorp generates about 8,000 megawatts of energy from coal, hydro, gas-fired combustion turbines, geothermal and renewable wind power. The company's new plan seeks to add 1,400 MW of renewable resources, including new wind, into its generation portfolio during the next 10 years. PacifiCorp's green pricing program is ranked third in the nation for customer participation by the U.S. Department of Energy. (http://www.pacificorp.com and scottishpower.com) Based in Vancouver, B.C. Canada, VRB Power Systems Inc. is an electrochemical energy storage company that has commercialized the patented Vanadium Redox Battery Energy Storage System ("VRB-ESS"). The VRB-ESS is a new enabling technology that can effectively store electricity on demand. The VRB- ESS can provide direct economic benefits to utilities and end users in terms of improved power quality, reliability and energy efficiency. The VRB-ESS is particularly well suited to load levelling (peak shaving), electrical power arbitrage, grid stability enhancements, capital deferment and Remote Area Power Supply (RAPS) applications. It is primarily focused on stationary power sources such as utility substations, commercial buildings, production facilities, telecommunication operations, cellular radio sites, and renewable resource generation such as wind farms - creating the ability to provide "firm" capacity. As a "green" technology, the VRB is characterized by the lowest ecological impact of all energy storage technologies and is unlike most other conventional energy storage systems that rely on toxic substances such as lead, zinc or cadmium. Warning: The Company relies upon litigation protection for "forward- looking statements" "The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release" Vince Sorace President, VRB Power Systems Inc. newswire.ca For further information please contact: Global Link Capital Corp. at 604-531-9962 VRB Power Systems Inc. at 604-697-8820 Or visit the company's web site at: www.vrbpower.com

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To: ~digs who wrote (820)	3/3/2004 11:18:31 PM
From: ~digs	of 14178

Fuel Cell Technology Update – March 2004 TRANSPORTATION APPLICATIONS Hydrogenics to Develop Fuel Cell Delivery Van and Refueling Station. Purolator Courier Ltd. has contracted Hydrogenics Corporation to develop and deploy a fuel cell hybrid delivery van and an on-site hydrogen refueling system as part of their "Greening the Fleet" initiative to explore the use of clean transportation technologies. hydrogenics.com Hydrogenics Launches Commercialization Initiative For Off-Road Mobility. Hydrogenics Corporation announced a new initiative to develop fuel cell-based power trains for off-road light vehicles. Hydrogenics is seeking original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to partner within the development of a range of fuel cell vehicles in the sub-automotive power range for use in airport ground support, materials handling, underground mining, grounds maintenance and military applications. hydrogenics.com Consortium Unveils Conceptual Design of Fuel Cell Locomotive. The conceptual design of a fuel cell locomotive has been unveiled by an international consortium funded by the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command’s National Automotive Center, and headed by Vehicle Projects, LLC. The goal of the project is to develop a 1.2 MW locomotive, powered by eight 150-kW PEM fuel cells, for defense and commercial railway applications. vehicleprojects.com Hyundai to Display New Fuel Cell-powered SUV in Geneva. Hyundai plans to display a fuelcell-powered version of its Tucson compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) at the 74th International Motor Showin Geneva, Switzerland. The fuelcell Tucson is expected to be utilized in the U.S. by year's end as part of a small business-users fleet. STATIONARYPOWER GM and Dow Begin Largest Installation. The Dow Chemical Company and General Motors Corp. began the Phase 1 installation operations of a single fuel cell that will convert hydrogen into electricity for four to six months. More fuel cells and electrical generating capacity added during the summer months, and Dow and GM plan to ultimately install up to 400 fuel cells to generate 35 megawatts of electricity – enough power for 25,000 homes. dow.com IdaTech and RWE Fuel Cells Install FuelCell Systems in Germany. IdaTech and RWE Fuel Cells will install two 5-kW, combined heat and power fuel cell systems operating on natural gas at the representative office of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia in Berlin as part of a new energy technologies demonstration project. Together with a 28-kW microgas turbine, the fuel cells will augment the supply of electricity, heating and cooling used in the building. idatech.com PORTABLE/BACKUPPOWER Manhattan Scientifics Delivers Fuel Cell to U.S. Army. Manhattan Scientifics has delivered a 700-watt NovArs prototype fuel cell system to the U.S. Army for evaluation as a possible battery charger for tactical units. The contract was awarded as part of the Army's Communications-Electronics Command's (CECOM) competitive Foreign Technology Evaluation Program. mhtx.com Medis Develops Disposable Power Pack Fuel Cell. Medis Technologies, Inc. announced that its first fuel cell product will be a new disposable Power Pack scheduled to be in distribution channels by the end of the year. The disposable power pack is expected to have a suggested retail price of $14.99 and provide 15 hours of talk time. medistechnologies.com Millennium Cell and Protonex Sign Agreement. Millennium Cell, Inc. and Protonex Technology Corporation have signed a joint development and licensing agreement to commercialize compact, portable fuel cell power systems. The two companies will integrate the Millennium Cell Hydrogen on Demand™ system with Protonex’s fuel cell power technology to bring to market a clean, safe,durable system for portable power. millenniumcell.com FUELS/REFORMERS/STORAGE Stuart Energy Receives Orders for Hydrogen Stations. Stuart Energy Systems Corporation has secured orders for Hydrogen Energy Stations (HES) for the industrial utility market worth approximately CAN$5.0 million. These HES systems will reliably generate hydrogen for cooling generators and process requirements within power plants. Orders for these systems were received from companies in North America, Europe and Asia. stuartenergy.com Researchers Develop New Hydrogen Production Technology. The University of Minnesota developed a new reactor that utilizes ethanol to produce hydrogen which, when coupled with a hydrogen fuel cell, could potentially produce one kilowatt of power. ur.umn.edu CSA America to Help Develop New Hydrogen Standards. CSA America, Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to develop new standards for hydrogen gas dispensing systems and pressure relief devices for use on hydrogen fuel containers. Under the terms of the agreement, CSA America said it will work with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) as well as other standards developers to create new standards for composite containers for bulk hydrogen storage. DOE Announces New Hydrogen Education Tour. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Spencer Abraham announced plans to launch a six-city national tour, titled "Hydrogen Power: The Promise, The Challenge," to state and local officials who do not have technical backgrounds. The tour will provide information about hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, hydrogen safety and challenges to achieving the "hydrogen vision." energy.gov FUEL CELL COMPONENTS Maxwell, Hydrogenics Enter Into Strategic Alliance. Maxwell Technologies, Inc has entered into a strategic alliance with Hydrogenics Corporation to integrate Maxwell's BOOSTCAP ultra capacitors into Hydrogenics' fuel cell power systems in an effort to optimize system performance and reduce cost. maxwell.com REPORTS/MARKETSTUDIES Fuel Cells Industry Worldwide. Fuel Cells Industry Worldwide: A Market/Technology Report, from Materials Technology Publications, provides detailed information on commercially available fuel cells, as well as discussing the potential for those near commercialization and those with longer-term potential. For more information, email nick.dellow@ntlworld.com. Fuel Cells. Fuel Cells, a new study from The Freedonia Group, predicts that US commercial market for fuel cell products and services — including revenues associated with prototyping and test marketing activities, as well as actual product sales — will increase ten fold to $1.1 billion in 2008 and reach $4.6 billion in 2013. freedoniagroup.com REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS NIST Opens 2004 Advanced Technology Program Competition. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, has opened its 2004 Advanced Technology Program (ATP) Competition. ATP’s early stage investment is accelerating the development of innovative technologies that promise significant commercial payoffs and widespread benefits for the nation, including fuel cell and hydrogen projects. atp.nist.gov MISCELLANEOUS Clean Energy States Alliance Formed. Seventeen public funds from twelve states have agreed to support a new Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) to promote clean energy projects and companies. The funds expect to have about $3.5 billion collectively for these efforts over the next decade. cleanenergystates.org Avista Labs to Change Name to ReliOn. Avista Labs will begin doing business under the new name ReliOn avistalabs.com CONFERENCES 2ndFuel Cell Investment Summit. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund is holding the Second Annual Fuel Cell Investment Summit, March 14-16, 2004, at the Mohegan SunCasino in Uncasville, Connecticut. For registration, exhibitor and sponsor information, visit fuelcellis.com. 4th Annual FuelCell Investor. The 4th Annual Fuel Cell Investor will be held March 25-26, 2004, at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For conference information, please visit srinstitute.com Hannover Fair 2004. The Hannover Fair takes place April 19-24, 2004, in Hannover, Germany. Join more than 100 Exhibitors and Forum participants from all over the world presenting their latest H2/FC developments and products. Visit fair-pr.com or contact arno@fair-pr.com for more information. Click on virtual-fair.comto visit the virtual exhibits. IDEA04. The IDEA04 International Engineered Fabrics Conference & Exposition will be held April 27-29, 2004, in Miami Beach, Florida. For conference details, go to idea04.com. Fuel Cells Italia 2004. Conference Fuel Cells Italia 2004 willbe held May 11, 2004, in Milan, Italy. For more information, go to h2it.org. Ohio Fuel Cell Symposium. The 2004 Ohio Fuel Cell Symposium will be held at the Conference Center at North Pointe in Columbus, Ohio on May 24-25, 2004. To register, go to cesnet.org. Hydrogen & Fuel Cells 2004. The Hydrogen & Fuel Cells 2004 Conference and Trade Show will be held September 25-28, 2004, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For information, go to hydrogenfuelcells2004.com Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2004. Fuel Cells Science & Technology 2004 will be held October 6-7, 2004, at the Hilton Munich Park Hotel in Munich, Germany. For further information visit fuelcelladvances.com. _________________ Fuel Cells 2000 (http://www.fuelcells.org) is a non-profit, educational activity that seeks to promote the development, demonstration and commercialization of fuel cell technology.

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To: ~digs who wrote (820)	3/3/2004 11:36:33 PM
From: Stephen O	of 14178

Carmanah Technologies Inc. has a knack for showing up in world hot spots. The Victoria-based manufacturer of solar-powered, light-emitting diode lights has its product all over Afghanistan, Iraq and -- by week's end -- on the waters off Haiti. Carmanah's marine navigation lights will be bolted to buoys and bobbing in the Caribbean, lighting a path to Haitian ports for international aid, military and other marine traffic flowing into the embattled country. Rebel-led forces captured the capital, Port-Au-Prince, over the weekend after president Jean-Bertrand Aristide fled the country. Carmanah, which employs 55 at its Vic West plant, filled an emergency order from the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday morning. Workers programmed, packaged and shipped 43 lights in just over four hours, a process that normally takes a couple of weeks. Carmanah spokeswoman Mimi Drabit said a Fed-Ex flight delivered the order to a South Carolina coast guard depot. The lights will be loaded on cutters in Miami and installed in the coming days to mark routes for U.S. and other foreign ships supporting a United Nations stabilization force. The same lights, dubbed the 700 Series, are in use in more than 100 countries around the world, including Iraq's Khawr Abd Allah Waterway, a key navigation channel leading to the port of Umm Qasr, critical for post-war aid shipments and military traffic. Closer to home, the same lights are installed just off the Ogden Point Breakwater and in the harbour near the Songhees for floatplane and boat traffic. Carmanah's solar-powered lights have become a preferred product with the U.S. army, air force and naval groups because they require next to no maintenance and last up to eight years. The lights are solar-powered, so require no wiring, are self-contained and compact and instantly operational. Installation usually requires only a wrench and a couple of bolts. The U.S. air force has used Carmanah's lights extensively for its campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. The light-emitting diode technology has been getting a thumbs-up for safety from pilots who previously had to remove their night-vision goggles when landing between incandescent runway lights because of 'blooming' or blinding effects. Carmanah's aviation lighting division set a new sales record last month, selling 2,250 units and surpassing the $1 million mark in orders in the first 49 days of 2004. The latest batches -- 230 units -- went to the Japan Air Self-Defence Force -- a purchase based on feedback from the U.S. Air Force -- and a repeat order for 320 lights for a U.S. base in Kuwait, where more than 1,000 Carmanah units are now installed. Since Carmanah's foray into aviation lighting last April, more than 6,000 lights have been sold in 30 countries. Most are on runways at U.S. bases in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and North America, but major airports are using them, too. The world's busiest, Chicago's O'Hare, and others in Aukland and Milan have all lined runways with Carmanah lights in the last few months. "The magnitude of the orders, typically starting in the hundreds of units for a single airfield, is having a multiplier effect on our sales," said Carmanah CEO Art Aylesworth. "And with several thousand airports in the U.S. alone, we are confident the interest in our products will continue growing at a rapid rate." Trading in Carmanah Technologies (TSXV: CMH) stock was brisk Tuesday as shares rose five cents to $2.60.

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