Acta S.p.A. Acta Power to Trial in Philippines (0175K)

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Acta S.p.A.

24 July 2013

Acta S.p.A.

("Acta" or "the Company")

Acta Power to Trial in Philippines

Acta S.p.A. (AIM: ACTA), the clean energy products company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with a new customer for a trial of its Acta Power back-up power system for telecommunications applications. The system is to be placed on trial with a major mobile telecoms company at a telecom base station located in the Philippines.

The Acta Power is a self-recharging back-up power system incorporating a fuel cell and low cost on-board hydrogen generation. It has been developed to meet the back-up requirements of telecom base stations in off-grid or bad grid locations, by avoiding the cost and logistical barriers of hydrogen delivery to base stations in remote or inaccessible sites.

The trial will be undertaken in partnership with SMS Global Technologies Inc. ("SMSGT"), a local technical support company and system integrator specialising in telecommunications equipment and solutions. SMSGT will be Acta's engineering and client services partner and responsible for the installation and technical management of the trial, as well as the commercial promotion of the installed system.

The trial unit is due to be shipped shortly and will undergo initial testing on site prior to the two-month live trial at a telecom base station. Subject to the successful outcome of the trial, the partners believe that a larger order will be placed by the mobile operator for Acta Power systems to be installed as an alternative to the methanol-based fuel cell systems currently being trialled which have been found to suffer problems of methanol logistics and theft.

Paolo Bert, Chief Executive of Acta, commented: "This is another positive step forwards for the adoption of the Acta Power system. Acta believes that this trial, with an important mobile operator in the Philippines, will demonstrate that the Acta Power can compete effectively not only with traditional diesel generator and battery solutions, but also with other fuel cell back-up power systems which lack the critical component of low-cost, on-site hydrogen generation from water. Such systems still rely on the logistics of bottled hydrogen or methanol and suffer the problems of fuel delivery and theft which the Acta Power has been designed to avoid."

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About Acta S.p.A.

Acta S.p.A. is a developer and manufacturer of a range of clean energy products. Based on its world-leading expertise in alkaline membrane technology, the Company has developed a unique range of low-cost, compact hydrogen generators (electrolysers) which produce pure, dry compressed hydrogen at high efficiency from renewable or grid power.

In April 2013 Acta launched the Acta Power, an integrated electrolyser and fuel cell system for use in back-up power and renewable energy storage applications. Best understood as a "Hydrogen Battery", the system converts energy from renewable or grid power when it is available and stores it in the form of hydrogen, and then converts the hydrogen back to electrical power when needed due to grid black-out or lack of solar / wind power.

This system has extensive application as a back-up power unit for telecommunications base stations, where it competes on cost against traditional battery and diesel solutions while offering a cleaner solution and better service. In particular the generation of hydrogen on site removes the cost and logistical barriers of fuel delivery, while also avoiding the theft risk associated with diesel, methanol and battery systems.

The supply of fuel cell back-up power systems for telecommunications base stations represents a large and fast-growing market, especially in extensively bad-grid and off-grid locations such as in Asia and Africa. Battery sales to the Chinese telecoms industry are currently valued at $4.7 bn to $7.8 bn per annum (Fuel Cell Today, China).

Acta holds a portfolio of patents and patent applications on its key technologies, manufactures its products through a combination of production, component subcontracting, and final product assembly and quality control, and has established distribution channels through partnerships in China, India, SE Asia, Australia, Africa, Middle East, Germany, UK, USA and South America.

Acta S.p.A. is based near Pisa, Italy, and was admitted to trading on AIM in October 2005.

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About the Acta Power

The Acta Power is a modular system available with a 2kW or 4kW power output and with a 500 L/h or 1,000 L/h hydrogen generator. It includes a flexible, wireless GSM communication module for remote management, control, alarm and assistance, and incorporates an award-winning fuel cell system. The Acta Power produces compressed hydrogen directly from renewable energy and is designed to replace diesel gensets which are traditionally used to provide back-up power at remote telecom sites.

Since up to 50% of a base station's operating cost is energy and in many emerging markets operators struggle with diesel theft and difficult access to remote sites, the system can offer a cleaner and more reliable back-up solution while saving money for the mobile operator.

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