New patents secured

9 May 2006 07:00

Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited09 May 2006 Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited ("CFCL") CFCL secures patents for two new inventions Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited ("the Company") is pleased to announce that it hasbeen granted two new Australian patents relating to its fuel cell technology andhas applications in respect of the technologies pending in Europe, USA, Japan,China, Canada, India, and Norway. The first new patent relates to ceramic powders, which are a key material usedin the production of solid oxide fuel cells. The patent protects a continuousreactor process which produces chemical products of exceptionally uniformquality at high production rates. CFCL developed the process to produceconsistently high quality powders for its fuel cells, and the Company believesthere is significant potential for the technology to be applied outside the fuelcell industry. The second new patent is for a process of producing electricity using fuel cellsoperating with a fuel supply that includes hydrocarbons higher than methane, forinstance LPG and ethanol. CFCL's fuel cells can already use natural gas, syngasand hydrogen to generate electricity. CFCL believes this innovation can createadditional product and market opportunities by cost effectively expanding therange of fuels suitable for CFCL's fuel cell based power generators. CFCL has a portfolio of granted and pending patents around fuel cell technologyand associated balance of plant systems. CFCL now has a total of 48 patents in28 patent families, each family representing a single invention covered inmultiple jurisdictions. For further information, contact: Andrew NeilsonLegal and Commercial Manager (Company Secretary)Phone +61 3 9554 2300investor@cfcl.com.au www.cfcl.com.au Aamir Quraishi/Charles GoodfellowLibertas CapitalPhone: +44 (0)20 7569 9650 ENDS Ceramic Fuel Cells Ltd (CFCL) is a publicly listed company (ASX/AIM code: CFU)and world leader in developing solid oxide fuel cells. CFCL's fuel cells havethe potential to meet significant market demand in Europe, UK and Asia forclean, efficient and reliable electricity for use on site and sale back into thepower grid. With 100 skilled staff and extensive patented technology, CFCL ispursuing partnerships for manufacture, production and use of its fuel cells indelivering electricity in homes, offices and industry around the world. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange