U.S. Army Announces First Fuel Cell Safety Assessment Report for UltraCell(R)

UltraCell Corporation, a leading producer of reformed methanol fuel cells (RMFCs) for mobile power applications, announced that the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center's (CERDEC) Army Power Division has approved a limited Safety Assessment Report (SAR) for UltraCell Corporation's XX25 Reformed Methanol Fuel Cell System. The Report certifies that the XX25, a 25 Watt mobile fuel cell system, is safe to use and may be worn by soldiers in the field and used to power portable devices. The SAR is necessary in order to qualify the unit in limited field trials this summer and approval of the SAR is a first across the fuel cell community.

"This unit has been thoroughly tested in regards to soldier safety and is now approved to be worn on soldiers and used for powering various soldier electronics including embedded computers, PDAs and ruggedized laptops," said Phil Klimek, Safety Engineer, C-E LCMC Directorate for Safety.

Beth Bostic, CERDEC Fuel Cell Team Leader and Program Manager for the UltraCell XX25 development effort, affirms, "This approval represents a significant step for the XX25 and allows testing in field environments which is an important accomplishment for fuel cell technology. CERDEC is committed to the development of soldier power fuel cell units for extended runtime missions and intends to see the technology through to deployment in the Military."

"The XX25 continues to receive a great deal of interest in worldwide military markets," said James Kaschmitter, CEO of UltraCell. "This latest approval will give UltraCell the opportunity to field the XX25 in various mobile power scenarios within the Military."

UltraCell's RMFC technology incorporates a revolutionary micro reformer that reforms a highly concentrated methanol solution to generate fuel cell-ready hydrogen. For a soldier in the field, the UltraCell system ensures more efficient, reliable mobile power for portable electronic devices anytime, anywhere.

About UltraCell

UltraCell is a leading producer of fuel cell systems for mobile devices. The company has an exclusive license with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories for micro fuel cell technology, and has developed new technologies and intellectual property in the field of methanol-based fuel cells. For more information, please visit: www.ultracellpower.com .

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