RAC Joins Hydrogen On Site Tr

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ITM Power PLC

09 December 2010

 



9 December 2010

ITM Power plc

("ITM Power" or "the Company")

RAC Joins HOST

ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce that RAC has signed an agreement to participate in the Hydrogen On Site Trials ("HOST") of ITM Power's transportable high pressure refuelling unit ("HFuel").  The HFuel unit was built with support from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and launched at the Company's AGM on 15th September 2010. 

RAC has around seven million customers and is one of the UK's leading motoring organisations, providing services for both private and business motorists including roadside assistance, insurance, vehicle inspections and checks, legal services and up-to-the-minute traffic and travel information.  The RAC Roadside recovery and patrol fleet numbers some 1,700 vehicles.

Commenting for ITM Power, CEO Graham Cooley said:"Our agreement with RAC for them to join our HOST trial is a tremendous opportunity for us to demonstrate the benefits of HFuel and so demystify the proposition for fuelling today's modified vehicles with green hydrogen, in what could be a significant early adoption market."

Adrian McCarthy, Head of Technical Services, RAC, added: "As an organisation we are committed to reducing our operational emissions through our carbon management programme. We are therefore pleased to join ITM Power's hydrogen trials next year to enable RAC to appraise both the proposition for a zero carbon fuel and zero carbon emissions for patrol vehicles.  Importantly the trial will also provide our Roadside recovery and patrols with an invaluable insight into dealing with hydrogen fuelled vehicles at the roadside."

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

ITM Power plc Graham Cooley, CEO	0114 244 5111
Panmure Gordon & Co. Katherine Roe	020 7459 3600
Tavistock Communications Simon Hudson / Andrew Dunn	020 7920 3150

About HOST

HOST will begin in the first quarter of 2011, and comprises the operation and refueling of two Revolve Technologies hydrogen Ford Transit vehicles, with hydrogen produced on site at the point of use, at sites operated by participating companies and in the Gateway to London development area.  The list of trial partners, in order of publication, is as follows:

Organisation	Sector	Web Site
DHL Supply Chain	Logistics	http://www.dhl.co.uk/en
London Stansted Airport	Infrastructure	http://www.stanstedairport.com/
The Forestry Commission	Land Use	http://www.forestry.gov.uk/
Sheffield City Council	Local authority	http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/
London Borough of Camden	Local authority	http://www.camden.gov.uk/
Scottish Water	Utility	http://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
SSE (Scottish & Southern Energy)	Utility	http://www.scottish-southern.co.uk/
Vestas Wind Systems	Alternative energy	http://www.vestas.com/
Scottish Police Services Authority	Emergency Services	http://www.spsa.police.uk/
Center Parcs	Leisure	http://www.centerparcs.co.uk/
Southampton City Council	Local authority	http://www.southampton.gov.uk/
Tarmac Group	Construction	http://www.tarmac.co.uk/
The Commercial Group	Logistics	http://www.commercial.co.uk/
May Gurney Integrated Services	Infrastructure	http://www.maygurney.co.uk/
Enterprise	Public Services/ Utilities	http://www.enterprise.plc.uk/
VolkerHighways	Construction	http://www.volkerhighways.co.uk/
Amey	Public Services	http://www.amey.co.uk
RAC	Motoring Services	http://www.rac.co.uk

HOST provides each partner with a one week free trial of HFuel and the Revolve HICE transit vehicles, and an option to lease both HFuel and vehicles for additional week(s).  The demonstrations are 100% managed and operated by ITM personnel in liaison with site owners' operations and management.

As part of the HOST programme ITM Power is actively seeking both technical partners interested in storing renewable energy, and commercial partners seeking to trial zero carbon fleets.

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