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About Hy Stor Energy

Hy Stor Energy is facilitating the transition to a fossil-free energy environment by developing and advancing renewable hydrogen at scale. Its large, fully integrated projects will produce, store and deliver carbon-free renewable energy, providing customers with cost-efficient, and reliable renewable energy on-demand. Developed as part of a scalable integrated hub, these projects are the solution to 24/7, dispatchable renewable energy and long-duration energy storage of carbon and methane free energy. Made up of a team that has deep knowledge and significant long-term experience in infrastructure development and the energy sector and led by energy storage industry and hydrogen technology expert Laura L. Luce, Hy Stor Energy is a pioneer in the renewable hydrogen revolution. For more information, please visit

www.hystorenergy.com

Trailblazing the development of the green hydrogen economy will require innovation and collaboration among industry first movers, and Hy Stor Energy is leading the charge in the production, storage and delivery of green hydrogen for emission-free manufacturing, transportation, and energy solutions. By pairing Nel’s technology with the Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub project, we're ready to deliver tangible results for our customers,” Luce added.

April 26, 2024 - Oslo, Norway) Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL) partners with Hy Stor Energy on the Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub (MCHH) and receives a capacity reservation for more than 1 gigawatt of alkaline electrolysers.

“We are thrilled to partner with Hy Stor Energy on the Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub. This project can enable significant carbon emission reductions and leave in its wake a blueprint for successful, large-scale green hydrogen projects,” said Nel’s President and CEO, Håkon Volldal.

As Hy Stor Energy’s exclusive electrolyser partner for phase one of the MCHH, Nel will provide alkaline and PEM technology at scale and contribute with its hydrogen expertise and experience. The parties signed a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) contract in December, and today Hy Stor Energy has entered into a capacity reservation agreement with Nel to secure more than 1 gigawatt of alkaline electrolyser capacity for the project. Pending final investment decision, electrode production at Nel’s state-of-the-art plant at Herøya, Norway is expected to run through 2025, 2026, and the first part of 2027. In line with Nel’s accounting standards, the capacity reservation will not be considered as order intake or backlog until a firm purchase order has been received.

“Without ambitious pioneers, decarbonization at scale will not happen. Pioneers aim to do today what most people say can’t be done in years. To me, Hy Stor Energy is such a bold pioneer, and it makes me proud that the company has chosen Nel as its electrolyser partner on this game-changing project,” Volldal commented.

The Mississippi Clean Hydrogen Hub project will be the largest zero-carbon, off-grid hydrogen production and salt cavern storage hub in the U.S. With extensive storage and expansion capabilities, the MCHH project will help drive the growth of the domestic and global hydrogen economy to accelerate renewable hydrogen adoption at scale. Under a previously announced and recently extended exclusive Letter of Intent (LoI), Hy Stor Energy has agreed to supply zero-carbon renewable hydrogen from the MCHH in a direct offtake partnership to support production of green steel in the U.S. (reference is made to https://hystorenergy.com/hy-stor-energy-partner-steelmaker-ssab-selected-by-department-of-energy-for-award-negotiation-to-accelerate-industrial-decarbonization/). Schneider Electric has also entered into an LoI with Hy Stor Energy under which it will exclusively provide automation, electrical, and digital energy management solutions to be incorporated into the MCHH.

“Nel Hydrogen has proven electrolyser technologies and an automated manufacturing capability that fit perfectly with Hy Stor Energy’s plans to produce and deliver green hydrogen reliably and cost-effectively,” said Laura L. Luce, CEO and Founder of Hy Stor Energy.

In total, Nel has secured close to USD 170 million in accumulated support from the State of Michigan and the Department of Energy for its planned Michigan facility.

“The support we secured this quarter increases the attractiveness of investing and expanding our capacity and capability in the US,” says Nel’s President and CEO, Håkon Volldal.

The expansions of Nel’s existing electrolyser manufacturing facilities at Herøya and Wallingford are also moving ahead according to plan.

“We have a large pipeline of prospective projects that continues to mature, and we are ready and well positioned to scale up production capacity significantly as soon as the demand picks up,” says Volldal.

As communicated in the previous quarterly presentation, Nel has initiated a process to explore and prepare for a potential spin-off and separate listing of its Fueling division. These preparations are moving forward according to plan.

The first quarter 2024 report and presentation are enclosed and available on newsweb.no (Ticker: NEL) and nelhydrogen.com. The presentation will be a virtual event only, followed by a Q&A session, and can be accessed on the company’s website www.nelhydrogen.com/quarterly-presentation/ or by following this link. A recording of the presentation will be made publicly available following the event.

April 17, 2024 - Oslo, Norway) Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL) reported revenues of NOK 387 million in the first quarter of 2024, up 14% from NOK 341 million in the same quarter of 2023. Order intake was NOK 459 million, down 2% from NOK 467 million the previous year. At the end of the first quarter, the order backlog was NOK 2437 million, down 1% from the previous quarter. The cash balance was NOK 3 260 million at quarter end.

Quarterly highlights

Nel ASA (Nel) reported revenue in the first quarter 2024 of NOK 387 million, up 14% from the first quarter 2023 (Q1 2023: 341). Revenue was positively impacted by payments related to the renegotiation of the Nikola supply agreement and negatively impacted by a lack of major milestones on alkaline electrolyser customer projects in the quarter.

EBITDA in the quarter was NOK -16 million (Q1 2023: -121). The quarter included a positive impact of NOK 96 million from renegotiation of Nikola supply agreement.

Net loss was NOK -22 million (Q1 2023: -192). The improvement from the same quarter last year was mainly explained by the improved EBITDA and the same quarter last year included NOK -69 million fair value adjustment from shareholdings in Everfuel.

Order intake in the quarter amounted to NOK 459 million (87% from electrolyser), in line with the corresponding quarter last year (Q1 2023: 467).

Order backlog was NOK 2 437 million (87% related to electrolyser) at the end of the quarter, down 13% from the first quarter of 2023 and down 1% from previous quarter.

Cash balance was NOK 3 260 million at quarter end (Q1 2023: 4 621).

Subsequent to the quarter:

April 4th: Nel awarded up to USD 41 million in investment tax credits from DoE, bringing the total support for a Michigan expansion up to about USD 170 million

The first quarter 2024 results show that the company is on the right path towards a positive EBITDA, and the Alkaline electrolyser division achieved an important milestone reaching a positive EBITDA of NOK 106 million. The good results can partly be explained by Nel’s renegotiated supply agreement with Nikola.

“Our revenues and EBITDA continue to improve, showing that the business model works with scale,” says Nel’s President and CEO, Håkon Volldal.

In February, Nel announced that Fortescue had taken over Phoenix Hydrogen Hub from Nikola, including electrolyser stacks already delivered by Nel.

“I am happy we managed to renew our relationship with Nikola and that we are partnering up with Fortescue on their Phoenix Hydrogen Hub, which will become one of North America’s largest electrolyser systems,” he says.

In March, Nel was awarded USD 75 million from the US Department of Energy (DoE) and the State of Michigan to fund its planned electrolyser facility in Plymouth Charter Township, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. After the first quarter of 2024, Nel was awarded an additional USD 41 million in investment tax credits as part of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Tax Cred