Ceramic Fuel Cells Regulatory News (CFU)

30 Oct 2006 07:46

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited30 October 2006 30 October 2006 Ceramic Fuel Cells granted another patent for fuel cell system components CFCL has been granted another patent by the European Patent Office. Patent no. 1204778, 'Air-side Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Components', is for the useof aluminium-iron alloys for fuel cell system components. The alloys can be used in 'balance of plant' components of a fuel cell system,such as manifolds, base plates and heat exchangers, and in gas separator plateswithin the fuel cell 'stack'. The alloys are highly corrosion resistant and, importantly, inexpensive toproduce. The invention allows CFCL to continue its drive to reduce the cost ofcommercial appliances utilising solid oxide fuel cells. Patents have also been granted for this invention in Australia and South Africaand are pending in other countries. CFCL has an extensive patent portfolio, of 28 patent families, covering a broadrange of inventions, from ceramic powder processing and solid oxide fuel celltechnology, to balance of plant components and complete fuel cell systems. ENDS For further information please contact: Andrew Neilson +61 419 950 771Brendan Bilton +44 (0) 7798 554 191Ceramic Fuel Cells investor@cfcl.com.au Nick Denton / Sara Gelfand +44 (0) 20 7357 9477Hogarth Partnership Aamir Quraishi / Charles Goodfellow +44 (0) 20 7569 9650Libertas Capital NOTES TO EDITORS About Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL, www.cfcl.com.au) is a world leader indeveloping solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology which can provide reliable,energy efficient, high-quality, and low-emission electricity from widelyavailable natural gas and renewable fuels. CFCL is developing SOFC products forsmall-scale on-site micro combined heat and power (m-CHP) and distributedgeneration units that co-generate electricity and heat for domestic use. CFCL was formed in 1992 and is publicly listed on both the London Stock ExchangeAIM market and the Australian Stock Exchange (code CFU). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange