Ceramic Fuel Cells Regulatory News (CFU)

1 Oct 2007 08:27

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited01 October 2007 1 October 2007 Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Granted another European Patent for Fuel Cell Design Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited ("CFCL"), a leading developer of solid oxide fuelcells (SOFC) for micro-combined heat and power units (m-CHP), has been grantedanother European patent for its innovative fuel cell designs. The patent is for a fuel cell assembly design, combining ceramic fuel cells andmetal interconnect plates. The design allows the cells to 'float' between themetal plates. This approach is designed to reduce the stresses on the fuelcells, thereby improving the performance and increasing the lifetime of the fuelcell stack. Lowering the stresses on the fuel cells also improves the ability ofthe fuel cell stack to be thermally cycled (turned on and off many times). The patent, already granted in Australia, New Zealand and the USA, has now alsobeen granted in the important markets of UK, Germany, France and Italy, and anapplication is pending in Japan. Ceramic Fuel Cells, which won the Industry Innovation Design award at the recentEAST awards, has developed a broad range of intellectual property, includingmore than 50 patents granted in international markets for 29 inventions. ENDS For further information please contact: Ceramic Fuel Cells Tel: +61 419 950 771Andrew Neilson Email: investor@cfcl.com.au Hogarth Partnership Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7357 9477Nick Denton / Sarah MacLeod About CFCL Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited is a leader in developing 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. CFCL is listed on the London StockExchange AIM market and the Australian Stock Exchange (code CFU). www.cfcl.com.au This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange