Excess Renewable Energy to be Stored as Hydrogen for Later Use 

Mississauga, Ontario, October 12, 2011 - Hydrogenics Corporation an Ontario-based developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, has been selected by the City of Herten, Germany to provide a wind-hydrogen energy storage solution.

Located in North Rhine Westphalia, Herten is recognized as a major German hydrogen cluster for electro-mobility as well as renewable energy projects.

Renewable wind energy is an ideal source of power for communities to offset the demand traditionally served by electricity from fossil fuels. Wind energy is also considered to have significant potential as part of Germany's announced commitment to phase out all nuclear power by 2020.

By incorporating a hydrogen energy storage system, excess wind power can be stored and redeployed when the wind is not blowing, ultimately supplying a greater percentage of the community's overall power requirements with improved stability and reliability. This is accomplished with zero carbon emissions.

To meet the project requirements, Hydrogenics will provide one HySTAT™30 hydrogen generation unit and a HyPM™ 50 kW fuel cell power system, to the City of Herten in 2012.

This combination will demonstrate the distinct advantage of hydrogen energy storage with its ability to be highly scalable and capable of storing significant amounts of energy for long periods of time with negligible loss. From storage, the energy will be redeployed through fuel cells as electricity to the grid, or be used to fuel zero carbon emission vehicles and other devices such as industrial equipment.

"Electrolyzing water into hydrogen using excess intermittent renewable energy is the optimal clean pathway to smart grid stabilization and energy storage capacity. It has real advantages over alternative energy storage solutions," said Daryl Wilson, President and CEO of Hydrogenics.

"We are very pleased that such a globally recognized hydrogen cluster as the City of Herten has awarded us the opportunity to demonstrate this capability."

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.