Acumentrics Corporation is a part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solid-State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) industry program. As part of this program, participants will be required to supply NETL with a working SOFC system sometime in 2006. NETL is developing a facility to perform this testing. The Acumentrics unit, though not the same as the unit that will be shipped in 2006, will be used to help NETL start up its test facility and will be the first unit supplied to NETL by a SECA team member. Over the next 6 to 12 months, the Acumentrics SOFC system will be tested at NETL to shake down their facility and testing procedures.

"This shipment further illustrates the progress of the Acumentrics team in developing actual systems based on SOFC technology." said Gary Simon, the CEO of Acumentrics. "Our systems will be compatible with this country's existing fuel infrastructure as well as the potential hydrogen infrastructure of the future." 

About Acumentrics: Acumentrics Corporation, a privately owned company founded in 1994 and based in Westwood, Massachusetts. It is a leading solid oxide fuel cell developer of 1 to 10 kilowatt residential and industrial distributed electricity and heat generation products. Acumentricsí unique and patented high temperature tubular solid oxide fuel cell generation units are designed to run directly from natural gas, propane and other hydrocarbon fuels (such as coal-derived hydrogen based fuels) at standard delivery pressures. This unique and distinguishing feature is based on a highly simplified in-tube fuel reforming method that negates the need for complex external or co-packaged high-cost reformation systems. Acumentricsí fuel cells produce essentially zero harmful emissions, noise or vibration, and are being designed for outdoor long-term continuous duty as well as cyclical use. Acumentrics investors and distribution partners include ChevronTexaco (NYSE:CVX), Northeast Utilities (NYSE:NU), General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), NiSource (NYSE:NI), and Sumitomo (TSE: 8053, OTC:SSUMY), Connecticutís Clean Energy Fund, and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.