Ceramic Fuel Cells Regulatory News (CFU)

18 Sep 2007 09:24

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited18 September 2007 18 September 2007 CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LIMITED APPOINTS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited, a global leader in fuel cell development, hasappointed Mr Jeff Harding as Deputy Chairman. Mr Harding, aged 61, has extensive experience in the renewable energy sector.From 1995 to 2005 he was Managing Director of Pacific Hydro Limited. PacificHydro is Australia's largest renewable energy developer with wind and hydroenergy projects in Australia, Asia and Chile. During his tenure, Mr Hardingoversaw the international expansion of the business with growth in marketcapitalisation from A$5 million to over A$750 million and an increase in profitafter tax each year from 1996 to 2005, when the company was sold to IFMRenewable Energy. Mr Harding resides in Europe and Australia and is currently a director ofRenewable Energy Holdings Plc, an AIM-listed owner and operator of renewableenergy technologies. Previously, he was deputy chair of the Australian BusinessCouncil for Sustainable Energy. Mr Harding has Degrees in Civil Engineering and Economics, and a Masters Degreefrom Purdue University (USA). He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute ofCompany Directors. Julian Dinsdale, Chairman of Ceramic Fuel Cells, said: "We are delighted to welcome Jeff to the Board of Ceramic Fuel Cells. He has anoutstanding record of developing clean energy projects and is well respected forhis business successes. We believe that Jeff's sector knowledge combined withhis experience of the Australian and London capital markets will prove extremelyvaluable as we move towards the commercialisation of our combined heat and powerunits for homes and small businesses in Europe." Mr Harding's previous directorships or partnersips within the last five yearsare set out in the schedule below. There are no further disclosures requiredunder schedule 2(g) of the AIM rules. For further information please contact: Ceramic Fuel Cells Tel: +61 419 950 771Andrew Neilson Email: investor@cfcl.com.au Hogarth Partnership (PR for CFCL) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7357 9477Nick Denton / Sarah MacLeod /SarahRichardson Libertas Capital (NOMAD for CFCL) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7569 9650Aamir Quraishi / Andrew Hardy SCHEDULE Previous directorships or partnersips: Pacific Hydro LimitedPacific Hydro Finance Pty LtdEnergis Australia Pty LtdEnergy Pacific (Vic) Pty LtdFremantle Wind FarmPacific Hydro Holdings (Fiji) LtdPacific Infrastructure Pty LtdWhite Rock Ridge Wind Farm Pty LtdPacific Hydro Clements Gap Pty LtdPH Philippines Investments Pty LtdPacific Hydro Challicum Hills Pty LtdPacific Hydro Portland Wind Farm Pty LtdOrd Hydro Pty LtdNorth Western Energy Pty LtdPacific Hydro Investments Pty LtdPacific Hydro International Pty LtdPH Finance (NZ) Limited (NZ)PH New Zealand Limited (NZ)PH New Zealand Holdings Limited (NZ)Bakun Power Line Corporation (Philippines)Tagaloan Hydro Corporation (Philippines)Luzon Hydro Corporation (Philippines)Pacific Hydro Bakun Inc (Philippines)Pacific Hydro Tagaloan Inc (Philippines)Pacific Hydro Philippines Inc (Philippines)Hidroelectrica Cachapoal SA (Chile)Hidroelectrica La Higuera SA (Chile)Pacific Hydro Chile SA (Chile)Pacific Hydro Thailand (Thailand)Sustainable Energy Limited (Fiji) About CFCL Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited is a leading developer of solid oxide fuel cell(SOFC) technology which can provide reliable, energy efficient, high-quality,and low-emission electricity from widely available natural gas and renewablefuels. CFCL is developing SOFC products for small-scale on-site micro combinedheat and power (m-CHP) and distributed generation units that co-generateelectricity and heat for domestic use. Formed in 1992, CFCL is listed on theLondon Stock Exchange AIM market and the Australian Securities Exchange (codeCFU). www.cfcl.com.au This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange