In today's world, with concerns about power interruptions from extreme weather, acts of terrorism, and failures of our aging electrical grid, there is a growing need for power backup for extended run time emergency situations. The Ovonic fuel cell technology is especially well suited for this growth opportunity in the multibillion dollar UPS/emergency power market. This program will enable Ovonic Fuel Cell Company to provide prototype fuel cell products to a variety of interested customers.

About Ovonic Fuel Cell Company LLC

Ovonic Fuel Cell Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. Its mission is to commercialize the proprietary and patented Ovonic metal hydride fuel cell technology, a fundamentally new approach to fuel cells invented by Stanford R. Ovshinsky, co-founder, president and chief technology officer of ECD Ovonics. More information about Ovonic Fuel Cell Company is available at http://www.ovonicfuelcell.com .

About ECD Ovonics

ECD Ovonics is the leader in the synthesis of new materials and the development of advanced production technology and innovative products. It has invented, pioneered and developed its proprietary enabling technologies in the fields of energy and information leading to new products and production processes based on amorphous, disordered and related materials. ECD Ovonics designs and builds manufacturing machinery that incorporates its proprietary production processes, maintains ongoing research and development programs to continually improve its products and develops new applications for its technologies. More information on ECD Ovonics is available at http://www.ovonic.com .