Proton Mtr Pwr Regulatory News (PPS)

13 Aug 2007 07:00

Proton Power Systems PLC13 August 2007 13 August 2007 Proton Power Systems plc ("Proton Power" or "the Company") Change of Financial Public Relations Consultant Proton Power Systems plc (AIM:PPS), a leading designer, developer and producerof fuel cells and fuel cell-electric hybrid systems for the "back to base"market, has appointed Abchurch Communications Limited as financial publicrelations and corporate communications consultants with immediate effect. This announcement follows Proton Power's appointment on 25 July of Noble &Company Limited as the new Nominated Advisor and Broker. Felix Heidelberg, CEO of Proton Power, says: "The appointment of Abchurch ispart of Proton Power's strategy to provide additional impetus to the business.We look forward to working with both Abchurch and Noble to further grow ourCompany." - Ends - For further information:Proton Power Systems plcFelix Heidelberg, CEO Tel: +49 (0) 89 1276265 0f.heidelberg@proton-motor.de www.protonpowersystems.com Noble & Company LimitedGraeme Bayley Tel: +44 (0) 20 7763 2200graeme.bayley@noblegp.com www.noblegp.com Media enquiries:Abchurch Communications LimitedJustin Heath / Franziska Boehnke Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7704franziska.boehnke@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com Notes to Editors Proton Power Systems plc, through its wholly owned subsidiary Proton Motor FuelCell GmbH, has developed and produced a fuel cell module running on hydrogen andintegrated with an energy storage system to create a hybrid electric-fuel cellsystem. The system harnesses the excess power generated by the fuel cell duringlow power demand and the recovered brake energy (such as stop-start operations)and uses the stored energy in peak demand times.The system thus boasts lowerfuel consumption and more consistent levels of power delivery than conventionalcombustion engine or fuel cell-only systems, in addition to producing zeroharmful emissions. Proton Power's market focus lies in industrial applications where 'back-to-base'refuelling occurs at the end of each shift or work period, such as in thematerials handling and mass transportation sectors. The Company's protonexchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells can replace batteries, and the systems arealready deployed in city buses and forklift trucks. The company has alsoidentified secondary market opportunities in stationary backup applications suchas UPS and APUs. Proton Power was admitted to trading on AIM on 31 October 2006. It is based inPuchheim, near Munich, Germany. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange