HFlame Achieves CE Certification

RNS Number : 8612D

ITM Power PLC

30 March 2011

 



30^th March 2011

ITM Power plc

("ITM Power" or "the Company")

HFlame Achieves CE Certification

ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce that it has achieved CE certification for its HFlame product.

A CE mark is a mandatory conformance mark for products placed on the market in the European Economic Area. As such, this achievement is an essential element of the Company's commercial drive as it enables commercial sales within the EU and is another significant product milestone for the Company. CE conformance certifies that a product has met EU consumer safety, health and environmental requirements. In the case of HFlame, CE requires conformance with the EMC and Low Voltage Directives.

HFlame is an alkaline electrolyser technology producing an oxy-hydrogen flame that is far superior to traditional technologies. It generates gas on-demand, providing a high temperature, focused flame from electricity and water. This removes the need to store large amounts of flammable gas and reduces the costs of rental and delivery of gas bottles.

HFlame produces gas that can be used in most applications where oxygen, acetylene, propane or natural gas is employed. It has been designed to replace standard gas and oxy-acetylene systems for a variety of laboratory and workshop applications including heating, brazing/soldering, cutting, polishing of metal, plastic, glass and quartz.

Dr. Graham Cooley, CEO of ITM Power, commented: "We are delighted that HFlame has achieved CE certification, as this is essential for our sales drive in Hannover this month. The unit can be sold into many conventional and established industrial sectors and has many high value niche applications.  We look forward to the commercial launch of HFlame at the Hannover Messe next month."

For further information please visit www.itm-power.com or contact:

ITM Power plc Graham Cooley, CEO	0114 244 5111
Nomura Code Securities Limited Juliet Thompson / Dr Christopher Golden	www.nomuracode.com 020 7776 1200
Tavistock Communications Simon Hudson / Andrew Dunn	020 7920 3150

Notes to Editors

ITM Power designs and manufactures Hydrogen Energy Systems for Energy Storage and Clean Fuel production.

ITM Power is committed to clean sustainable energy solutions based around water electrolysis. Our principal motivation is to engineer zero-carbon hydrogen energy systems that provide energy security and independence from fossil fuels.

ITM Power's electrolyser and fuel cell technologies have the potential to become the cornerstones of a future hydrogen economy based on 'green' hydrogen. Our hydrogen systems are able to convert renewable energy to a clean fuel that can be indefinitely stored for use in transport, residential and industrial applications.

ITM Power has grown from its original platform of novel polymeric electrolytes (for water electrolysis and hydrogen fuel cells) to that of a technology provider. ITM Power now has both a strong base of intellectual property and engineering expertise for providing complete hydrogen solutions.

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