E.ON Inaugurates Energy Storage Facility Using Hydrogenics PEM Technology
October 15 2015 - 6:30AM
Hydrogenics Corporation (NASDAQ:HYGS) (TSX:HYG) ("Hydrogenics" or
"the Company"), a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen
generation and hydrogen-based power modules, today announced that
the Company's 1.5 megawatt PEM electrolyzer energy storage system
was officially inaugurated at E.ON´s site in Hamburg, Germany. The
Hydrogenics electrolyzer produces "green" hydrogen using surplus
renewable energy produced primarily from wind sources. The hydrogen
will be fed into the natural gas grid of the city of Hamburg,
thereby providing local citizens with energy which would otherwise
be wasted. Power-to-Gas (P2G) applications such as this enable
surplus renewable energy, in the form of hydrogen, to be stored and
immediately transported via the natural gas grid to consumers.
Hydrogenics' PEM electrolysis technology represents a new, highly
efficient and ultra-power-dense manner to effect Power-to-Gas.
The unit in Hamburg, with its complete system residing in a
single 40-foot ISO container, stores up to 36MWh per day of
renewable energy. At the core of this P2G system is a single PEM
electrolyzer stack rated for 1.5 megawatts of continuous power. It
is the world's most power-dense stack for the generation of
hydrogen in a volume of less than 0.5 m3. This compact footprint
provides a cost-effective foundation for substantially larger
systems, scalable to energy storage in the multi-megawatt and even
gigawatt levels.
"Today our electrolyzers operate in over 100 countries with more
than 500 active installations," said Daryl Wilson, CEO of
Hydrogenics. "Hydrogenics has a pedigree for safety and reliability
that goes back to 1948. Our knowledge and experience as the world's
largest commercial manufacturer of industrial-grade electrolyzers,
coupled with our extensive background in PEM technology, give us
the ability to bring the world's most power-dense electrolyzer to
the German market. Our customer, E.ON, is a world leader in
adopting electrolysis for megawatt-scale energy storage and, since
2013, the company has commercially operated a P2G facility in
Falkenhagen, Germany using Hydrogenics alkaline technology. Now,
with our next generation PEM platform, E.ON is taking the clear
lead in demonstrating the viability of hydrogen as the most
suitable medium for multi-megawatt energy storage."
About Energy Storage in Germany
Germany is a key energy storage player in Europe thanks to its
leading position in terms of installed capacity of fluctuating
renewables. In 2014, power from renewable sources in Germany
accounted for 28 percent of total electricity generation. For the
country to attain its ambitious goals of getting a third of its
electricity from renewable energy by 2020 (and at least 50 percent
by 2030 and 80 percent by 2050), it must find a way to integrate
and store many gigawatt hours of energy. According to the German
Energy Agency (DENA), significant investments in energy storage
will be required for the country to meet its renewable energy
commitments. Power-to-Gas is the only energy storage solution which
can provide the capacity needed for large-scale renewable power
generation.
About Hydrogenics
Hydrogenics Corporation (www.hydrogenics.com) is a globally
recognized developer and provider of hydrogen generation and fuel
cell products and services, serving the growing industrial and
clean energy markets of today and tomorrow. Based in Mississauga,
Ontario, Canada, Hydrogenics has operations in North America and
Europe.
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Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and under applicable
Canadian securities law. These statements are based on management's
current expectations and actual results may differ from these
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including: our
inability to increase our revenues or raise additional funding to
continue operations, execute our business plan, or to grow our
business; inability to address a slow return to economic growth,
and its impact on our business, results of operations and
consolidated financial condition; our limited operating history;
inability to implement our business strategy; fluctuations in our
quarterly results; failure to maintain our customer base that
generates the majority of our revenues; currency fluctuations;
failure to maintain sufficient insurance coverage; changes in value
of our goodwill; failure of a significant market to develop for our
products; failure of hydrogen being readily available on a
cost-effective basis; changes in government policies and
regulations; failure of uniform codes and standards for hydrogen
fuelled vehicles and related infrastructure to develop; liability
for environmental damages resulting from our research, development
or manufacturing operations; failure to compete with other
developers and manufacturers of products in our industry; failure
to compete with developers and manufacturers of traditional and
alternative technologies; failure to develop partnerships with
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and other third parties; inability to obtain sufficient materials
and components for our products from suppliers; failure to manage
expansion of our operations; failure to manage foreign sales and
operations; failure to recruit, train and retain key management
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adequate manufacturing processes and capabilities; failure to
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testing of our products; failure to produce products free of
defects or errors; inability to adapt to technological advances or
new codes and standards; failure to protect our intellectual
property; our involvement in intellectual property litigation;
exposure to product liability claims; failure to meet rules
regarding passive foreign investment companies; actions of our
significant and principal shareholders; dilution as a result of
significant issuances of our common shares and preferred shares;
inability of US investors to enforce US civil liability judgments
against us; volatility of our common share price; and dilution as a
result of the exercise of options; and failure to meet continued
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CONTACT: Bob Motz, Chief Financial Officer
(905) 361-3660
investors@hydrogenics.com
Chris Witty
Hydrogenics Investor Relations
(646) 438-9385
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