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http://www.4-traders.com/CERAMIC-FUEL-CELLS-LIMITE-10353847/news/Ceramic-Fuel-Cells-Limited-BlueGen-to-benefit-from-increase-in-UK-Feed-in-Tariff-14424950/ Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited : BlueGen to benefit from increase in UK Feed in Tariff 07/22/2012 | 07:28pm US/Eastern Market Announcement Monday 23 July 2012 BlueGen to benefit from increase in UK Feed in Tariff for Micro Combined Heat and Power Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (AIM / ASX: CFU), a leading developer of small generators that use fuel cell technology to convert natural gas into electricity and heat for homes and other buildings, welcomes the UK Government's announcement of an increase in the feed in tariff for micro combined heat and power products (m-CHP), including Ceramic Fuel Cells' BlueGen product. Following the closure of Phase 2B of the consultation on feed in tariffs for a range of technologies including m-CHP initiated in February 2012, the UK Government announced on Friday 20 July that to encourage the growth of m-CHP it will increase the m-CHP feed in tariff, from a total of 14.2 pence per kilowatt hour to 17 pence per kWh, comprising: • A generation tariff, increased from 11.0 pence to 12.5 pence for every kilowatt hour of electricity generated on-site; plus • An increase in the export tariff from 3.2 pence to 4.5 pence for every kilowatt hour of electricity exported to the grid. The first 30,000 m-CHP units will be eligible for the new rates with no degression. Customers installing BlueGen with a commissioning date of 1 December 2012 or later will be eligible for the new m-CHP tariffs. BlueGen is the first and currently the only fuel cell m-CHP product to receive certification under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme and be eligible for the UK feed in tariff. The new tariffs will make the benefits of BlueGen accessible to a greater number of homeowners, community energy groups, small businesses, housebuilders and social landlords than ever before. Ceramic Fuel Cells' Managing Director Brendan Dow said: "The increase in the feed in tariff demonstrates that the UK government recognises the environmental and financial benefits m-CHP can provide. The government previously stated that it welcomes the m-CHP industry's desire to see one million m-CHP units installed by 2020. Working with all our manufacturing and retail partners in the UK we look forward to leading the industry towards reaching this target and to playing an important role in the country's energy needs and meeting its environmental targets." Ceramic Fuel Cells' BlueGen product converts natural gas into electricity and heat for hot water for homes and other buildings. BlueGen delivers an electrical efficiency of up to 60 percent - the highest in the world. When the heat from BlueGen is used to produce hot water, total efficiency increases to up to 85 percent. More information: • Crest Nicholson, one of the UK's leading house builders, has installe

can be modulated up and down, making them ideal for use in the home as well as integration into virtual power plants. During the June quarter the company and its furnace supplier continued work to bring a large furnace into production at its volume manufacturing plant in Germany. This work is now expected to be finished in August and once this large furnace is operational, capacity will increase to about 1,500 BlueGen units per year, based on current operating procedures. Germany and the United Kingdom have recently announced increased feed in tariffs for mCHP products. Germany's CHP law will stimulate large scale deployment of mCHP by 2020. Several state governments in Germany have created market introduction programs for mCHP products and more programs are expected. North American product approval, due later this year, opens up another large market. BACKGROUND Ceramic Fuel Cells believes it is a world leader in commercialising Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) technology to generate efficient, low-emission electricity from widely available natural gas and renewable fuels. The company develops, manufactures, and market SOFC products for small-scale, micro-Combined Heat & Power (micro-CHP) and distributed generation applications that co-generate electricity and heat for homes and businesses. Its SOFC technology has the world's highest electrical efficiency from a small-scale generator (up to 60pc) and significantly reduces carbon dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds compared to coal fired electricity generation. The company has sales offices in Australia, Europe, and the UK. With sales in ten countries, its operating base is broadly international, with extensive R&D, testing and manufacturing facilities in Australia. It has a high-volume fuel cell assembly plant in Germany, and a ceramic powder production facility in the UK. Ceramic Fuel Cells has intellectual property which is protected with 27 patent 'families' - each family representing one innovation, with patents in multiple markets. Ceramic Fuel Cells is listed on both the London Stock Exchange AIM market (floated March 2006), and on the Australian Stock Exchange (floated July 2004). Its code on both exchanges is CFU. Copyright 2012 RWE Australian Business News Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved

http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/2012/07/13/ferret-s-stock-to-watch-ceramic-fuel-cells-limited.html CONSUMING POWER MORE EFFICIENTLY REDUCES CARBON EMISSIONS CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LTD ( ASX:CFU ) has focused on getting cash flow positive as soon as possible. It has a single technology, aiming at key markets as necessary and appropriate given current resources and funds invested. The company has many opportunities to generate value, either in-house or with new development partners. Ceramic Fuel is expanding more quickly in existing markets, e.g. USA and is developing products for new markets, including China, India, Brazil. In addition to developing products for new fuels, such as LPG, bio gas, it creates new applications, such as off-grid power, electric vehicle charging stations, on-site generation plus battery storage and larger power output units. There is a large global market for the company's world clean energy technology. Its aim is to minimise reliance on one single market by driving higher volumes and aggregating demand. The company then wants to leverage the end-to-end experience across the value chain, from raw materials (ceramic powder) to key components (fuel cell modules) to finished products (Blue Gen). Directors say they will achieve this by working with a diverse range of customers from utilities, appliance manufacturers, and distribution partners world-wide. Ceramic Fuel Cells has concentrated on small generators that use fuel cell technology to convert natural gas into electricity and heat for homes and other buildings. It reports strong revenue growth with revenue for FY12 expected to be about $6.5 million, an increase of around 75 per cent on FY11. Its order book doubled over FY11. Ceramic Fuel has received orders for 639 products (375 BlueGens plus 264 integrated mCHP units), a 108 per cent increase from the order book as at 30 June 2011. During the June quarter the company booked to revenue sales of 76 units, bringing the total sales for FY12 to 169 units. In total, 213 products are installed at customer sites, across nine countries. The company believes the sales outlook for the coming financial year is strong, particularly in Germany. Revenue has grown strongly but needs to increase faster to fund operating costs. Ceramic Fuel Cells is taking several measures to address this, including more aggressive sales pricing, reducing operating costs and pursuing several options to raise additional working capital. SHARE PRICE MOVEMENTS Shares of Ceramic Fuel Cells dipped 0.07c to 6.94c. Rolling high for the year is 18.8c and low 9.5c. The company has 1.3 billion shares on issue with a market cap of $94.2 million. The company's products have been proven in real world operation, with its products having achieved a combined one million hours of operation. Independent studies by customers have confirmed the products operate reliably with very high electrical efficiency and can be modulated up and down, making them ideal for use in t

UPDATE- Hambledon Mining quarterly production meets expectations; appoints new director 3:42 am by Ian Lyall adds broker comment at end Hambledon Mining (LON:HMB) said quarterly production from its Sekisovskoye mine in Kazakhstan was broadly in line with expectations as it unveiled a new member of the board. She is Sabine Anderson, who joins as a non-executive director and as an appointee of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which is helping finance the company’s growth plans. Chairman George Eccles said: “We are very pleased that Sabine will be joining our board. She brings a wealth of experience especially in the gold miningsector, and will ensure that EBRD’s high standards are adhered to at every level of the company.” In the three months to June 30, Hambledon produced 5,840 ounces of gold and 6,856 ounces of silver. Although in line with management’s expectations, output was held back as “remedial work” was carried out on one of the project’s tailings dams. The group also revealed that only “modest amounts” of ore were taken from the underground portion of Sekisovskoye. “The mining of ores from the underground was temporarily suspended in early June and re-scheduled until mid-July to take into account significant water in-flows that diverted equipment from ore mining to accelerate infrastructuredevelopment,” the company said. “This allowed continued development of the underground decline which acted as an additional temporary sump and the construction of an additional water chamber.” House broker Fairfax said the open pit at Sekisovskoye performed better than it expected, but the underground operations experienced teething problems and the significant water in-flow. The broker has trimmed its price target to 7.1 pence from 7.3 pence due to an expectation now of production of 21,300 ounces of gold this year against a previous forecast of 25,600 ounces. It may adjust its figures again as the mine starts to develop its next level and to recover production following the water ingress, it added. http://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/31927/update-hambledon-mining-quarterly-production-meets-expectations-appoints-new-director-31927.html

The main water pump station at the base of the shaft was augmented with new pumps. In addition the access to the next level of stopes below the 310mrl was commenced; this then allows two stopes to be worked at any one time providing flexibility in the deployment of men and machinery. INFRASTRUCTURE The remedial works associated with TD3 are well advanced and are expected to be completed in Q3, 2012. All site works are being supervised by onsite technicians and engineers employed by Golders Associates and SRK. The construction of the Tailings Dam 4 embankment is 85% complete. All design and construction supervision is being undertaken by Golders Associates (UK). Appointment of Non-executive Director The Company is pleased to announce that Mrs Sabine Franca Anderson (née Severin), aged 39, a Chartered Mining Engineer, has joined the Board of Hambledon as a Non-Executive Director on behalf of EBRD with effect from 10th July, 2012. Since 2011, Sabine has been a director and founder of Severin Mining and Development Limited, a company focusing on acquiring mineral exploration assets at various stages of development in Uganda and Ethiopia as well as other East African countries. Between 2005 and 2011, Sabine was employed by SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd. acting as Principal Consultant responsible for independent technical assessment of exploration and mining projects in support of acquisitions, debt and equity finance. She has project managed numerous multi-disciplinary due diligence commissions of exploration assets through to operating mines and has been involved in scoping studies, pre-feasibility studies and Independent Engineer roles. Sabine has experience in working with a range of commodities including precious, base and rare-earth metals, industrial and bulk minerals, diamonds and gemstones and has worked in numerous countries including Russia and the CIS, Western, Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe and South America. Sabine was responsible for the start-up of a small scale tantalite mine, the Tantalite Valley Mine in Namibia in 2000. The project was taken from exploration stage through to construction. She previously held positions in Australia and South Africa with BHP Coal and Randgold, and was a co-founder of GlobalCoal. Sabine has a Master of Engineering (Mining) degree from the Royal School of Mines, London and is a Chartered Engineer. She is also a Member of the Institute of Material, Minerals and Mining, sits on the Advisory Board of Women in Mining UK and is a member of the Association of Mining Analysts. Sabine will be a member of the Company's Technical and Health and Safety committees. George Eccles, Chairman of Hambledon, commented today: “We are very pleased that Sabine will be joining our board. She brings a wealth of experience especially in the gold mining sector, and will ensure that EBRD’s high standards are adhered to at every level of the Company” Additional informati

Hambledon Mining Plc (“Hambledon” or “the Company”) Activities Report for the Quarter Ended 30 June 2012 and Appointment of Non-executive Director Hambledon Mining plc (AIM: HMB), the Kazakhstan gold mining and development company, today provides its operational and corporate report for the three months to 30 June 2012. A copy of this report will be available on the Company’s website, www.hambledon-mining.com Production figures for the three months from 1 April – 30 June 2012: April May June Total Total milled tonnes (dry) 56,340 58,869 63,947 179,156 Gold grade (g/t) 1.46 1.18 1.22 1.28 Contained gold (gms) 82,521 69,437 77,865 229,825 Contained gold (oz) 2,653 2,232 2,503 7,388 Gold recovery % 77.26 80.73 79.12 79.03 Total recovered gold (oz) 2,049 1,802 1,980 5,840 Total recovered silver (oz 2,397 2,382 2,077 6,856 Of which: Underground mined waste (t) 9,568 8,168 12,182 29,918 Underground mined ore (t) 3,435 2,723 742 6,900 Underground milled tonnes (t) 6,254 0 0 6,254 Underground gold grade (g/t) 3.08 0 0 3.08 MINERAL PROCESSING FROM OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND Gold production for the quarter ended 30 June 2012 of 5,917 ounces was in line with management expectations, held back slightly by the constraint in tailings disposal from the process plant during Tailings Dam 3 (“ TD3”) remedial works. Mining activities were primarily from the main open pit, with small quantities coming from the north pit. There were modest amounts of ore extracted from the underground mine. These underground ores are for the time being stockpiled until the planned improvements to the mineral process plant are completed in early Q4 2012, this will allow the high grade ores to be processed once the plant recovery levels are consistently above 81% and not at the current 78-79% recovery levels. The process plant recovery continues to be below budgeted levels. The cause of this relates to an increased level of ore hardness and increased abrasiveness. Remedial works to modify the plant are on-going and are expected to be complete in early Q4, 2012; so that higher recovery levels can be attained and the stockpiled higher grade underground ores can be processed more efficiently. UNDERGROUND The mining of ores from the underground was temporarily suspended in early June and re-scheduled until mid-July to take into account significant water in-flows that diverted equipment from ore mining to a focus and accelerate infrastructure development. This allowed continued development of the underground decline which acted as an additional temporary sump and the construction of an additional water chamber. The main water pump station at the base of the shaft w

http://www.engineerlive.com/Power-Engineer/Maintenance/Ceramic_powder_for_fuel_cells/19263/ Ceramic powder for fuel cells Australian consultants Sinclair Knight Merz have placed an order with ELGA Process Water for a system to provide high purity water for manufacturing ceramic powders for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). The project is a new ceramic powder factory in Bromborough being built for Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd, which is developing and manufacturing SOFC products for small-scale, on-site micro combined heat and power and distributed generation units that co-generate electricity and heat for domestic use. Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd, formed in 1992 by Australia's Commonwealth Science and Industry Research Organisation and a consortium of energy and industrial companies, is a leader in developing solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology to provide reliable, energy efficient and low-emission electricity from natural gas and renewable fuels. ELGA Process Water’s system consists of duplex Selectron 30 softeners to remove hardness salts from the water and this is followed by a cartridge type activated carbon filter to remove particulate matter and free chlorine. The pre-treated water is purified in two stages: a MaxiRO 14-1000 ES reverse osmosis unit which removes about 95 per cent of dissolved salts before polishing by duty and standby C1040 nuclear grade deionisation cylinders and delivery into a 3000 litre tank with a distribution pump. The skid mounted system combines the economy of reverse osmosis with the convenience of ELGA Process Water’s cylinder exchange service to produce the required quality. Service exchange is a simple concept: partially treated permeate from the reverse osmosis unit is passed through a cylinder of mixed bed ion exchange resin. When the resin is exhausted, the whole cylinder is returned to the supplier in exchange for a recharged cylinder, so there is no on-site regeneration. The combined reverse osmosis and ion exchange process produces 2,400 litres per day of purified water with conductivity better than 1 µS/cm without the use of hazardous chemicals like acid and caustic soda, so it is safe as well as simple to use.

Sarantel very undervalued at current levels says broker 12:54 pm by Philip Whiterow Miniature antenna maker Sarantel's (LON:SLG) value is underpinned by its military contracts even before the possiblilty of consumer product orders, says broker XCAP. The house says that the use of Sarantel's GeoHelix GPS antenna by General Dynamics in the Rifleman radio for the US army could generate US$6mln in revenues over the life of the five-year contract. Production is being ramped up in batches after testing in the US and recently in Afghanistan. Wrinkles are ironed out by this process says XCAP. The current (third) batch of tests covers 6,000 units. The next build will be 13,000 units and then full production will begin. XCAP says so far all the tests have gone well. Each antenna sells for over $30 and it expects a gross margin of 50 per cent over the full $6m contract. Another contract, worth US$2 mln announced in February, is already 50 per cent shipped. Full delivery of the remainder is expected by February 2013. XCAP added it has also been told by the company that a £2mln loan facility from HSBC was helped by a guarantee from a military radio customer. "We had assumed it was simply secured against the order book. This is a powerful signal to the company’s importance to its customers," it added. The broker adds that while military timing is always “a little hazy”, it expects second half sales to rise to £2.3m, up from £0.9m, with Sarantel going cash positive next year. XCAP adds that even without a breakthrough in the consumer products arena, Sarantel is heading for profits and on a market cap of £3mln and sales next year of at least £4.9m "it is very easy to recommend the shares". "Otherwise you are effectively betting against a business guaranteed by the US Pentagon," it says. “The business is growing EBITDA by at least £1 mln per year, so even on a conventional basis the rating is modest. “We have an immediate price target of 1.6p. If consumer orders emerge, this figure will rise very rapidly," XCAP added. http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/44648/sarantel-very-undervalued-at-current-levels-says-broker-44648.html

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