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IRVINE, Calif. — Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., (Nasdaq: QTWW) today announced that it has supplied hydrogen refueling technology and key hydrogen infrastructure equipment for the Shell Hydrogen public re-fueling station in New York City, located prominently at the entrance to John F. Kennedy International Airport. This station is part of a cluster of hydrogen refueling stations opened by Shell in New York, in partnership with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the US Department of Energy and General Motors. The cluster of stations, located within approximately 30 miles of each other, is configured to provide New York drivers of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles with greater flexibility and convenience.

Quantum’s hydrogen infrastructure equipment and systems offer simple, yet safe and reliable refueling solutions, based on patented, proprietary underlying technology that was initially demonstrated in a series of mobile and portable refueling systems for hydrogen vehicles since 2001. The Quantum refueling systems use oil free gas compression technology to deliver hydrogen at high-pressure from a variety of sources, including high pressure cascade systems, industrial hydrogen bottles, bulk tube trailers, and electrolyzer hydrogen generating systems.

Key features of the Quantum hydrogen refueling systems include:

• Temperature-compensated 10,000 psi (700 bar) or 5,000 psi (350 bar) fast-fill options
• High pressure cascade storage up to 15,000 psi (1,000 bar)
• Available gas pre-chiller system to enable faster fills
• Compression capacity of up to 9.0 kilograms per hour
• Automated purge procedure for elimination of air and particle contamination
• Hydrogen sensors and safety systems including automated continuous monitoring.

“We are honored to partner with, and support Shell Hydrogen in their efforts to establish an effective foundation for a hydrogen fueling infrastructure”, said Alan P. Niedzwiecki, President and CEO of Quantum. “Hydrogen continues to be an integral part of Quantum’s business strategy. I believe that clean hydrogen fuel, produced from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind, has the potential to become an integral part of the energy mix for the 21st century”.

About Quantum:

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated alternative energy company, is a leader in the development and production of advanced propulsion systems, energy storage technologies, and alternative fuel vehicles. Quantum’s portfolio of technologies includes electronic controls, hybrid electric drive systems, hydrogen storage and metering systems and alternative fuel vehicle technologies that enable fuel efficient, low emission hybrid, plug-in hybrid electric, fuel cell, and alternative fuel vehicles. Quantum’s powertrain engineering, system integration, vehicle manufacturing, and assembly capabilities provide fast-to-market solutions to support the production of hybrid and plug-in hybrid, hydrogen-powered hybrid, fuel cell, natural gas, and specialty vehicles, as well as modular, transportable hydrogen refueling stations. Quantum’s customer base includes automotive OEMs, dealer networks, fleets, aerospace industry, military and other government entities, and other strategic alliance partners.

More information can be found about Quantum’s products and services at www.qtww.com.

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA; Protonex Technology Corporation (LSE: AIM: PTX and PTXU), a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems today announced that it has received a contract award of up to $1.0 million, through the University of South Carolina (USC) Research Foundation and WinTec Arrowmaker, to build, test and deliver solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) power systems to the U.S. Army.

Under the terms of this 12-month contract, Protonex will continue to develop a fully integrated liquid fuel generator system. As part of the program, Protonex will increase the specific energy of the system through advanced fuel cell and stack development, and will increase the lifetime and reliability through rigorous testing of the completed systems. At the conclusion of the program, Protonex is expected to deliver multiple liquid-fuelled SOFC power systems to the Army for further testing and evaluation.

There is growing military and commercial interest in the use of common liquid fuels, including alternative or renewable fuels to reduce dependence on foreign oil. Solid oxide fuel cells, with their low emissions and high efficiency, are well-suited to generate electricity from these high-energy-density fuel sources. Fuel- flexible generators capable of operating on both traditional and alternative liquid fuels can provide highly efficient electricity generation from both today’s transportation fuels and the biofuels of tomorrow.

Development of these small SOFC systems will provide the military with lightweight, extremely quiet and fuel efficient power systems that can be used as auxiliary power units (APUs), portable generators or field battery chargers. With further anticipated improvements, Protonex’ portable SOFC systems could save more than 60% of the weight of existing power solutions and when used to power equipment directly, the fuel cell systems offer potential savings of more than 80% of the weight burden of primary batteries.

“We are very pleased to have received another significant award to further evolve our SOFC systems,” stated Dr. Caine Finnerty, Director, SOFC Development for Protonex. “The U.S. military has shown much interest in advanced portable power solutions for military applications with even greater interest in systems that can operate on multiple liquid fuels. This program will allow us to develop further our liquid-fueled systems for military testing and enable us to accelerate the conversion of our leading edge SOFC systems for military and commercial markets.”

COPENHAGEN – A Parade of 14 vehicles featuring the latest innovations in fuel cell and hydrogen technology from the world’s main manufacturers has crossed the bridge between Malmö, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark, to demonstrate the potential of these zero-emission vehicles.

The Parade started at the hydrogen refuelling station in central Malmö and, after stopping at the recently-inaugurated Copenhagen refuelling station, finished at the Danish Parliament building. There, an Industry Update meeting was held where key players in the industry updated stakeholders on their work toward commercialisation of hydrogen vehicles and infrastructure. Panellists included leaders of the automotive industry, Europe’s major fuel and technology companies and representatives from

significant hydrogen projects in Europe.

The following hydrogen cars featured in the Parade:

• Fiat Panda Fuel Cells and H2/CNG Mixture

• Honda FCX Clarity

• Mercedes Benz B-Class F-Cell and A-Class

• Opel HydroGen 4

• TH!NK Hydrogen

During the COP15, the UN Climate Change Convention commencing on 7 December, these vehicles will be used to shuttle delegates around Copenhagen. The organisers are offering test-drives to interested participants and observers.

Aksel Mortensgaard, director of the Danish Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells commented: “The world’s energy security problem is critical for the transportation sector but the industry is working with very clear targets which perfectly complement the ones to be developed in Copenhagen. Clear support from COP15 delegates will boost this technology to a level which allows viable commercialisation.” Mr.

Mortensgaard added: “Just imagine: only clear drops of water coming out of your exhaust pipe and a fuel that can be produced from renewable energy!”

The message from the industry players at the Danish Parliament meeting was clear: the use of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies offer significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions and will play a major role in the transformation of the world’s energy and transport infrastructure based on fossil fuel to an electricity-based system.

Hydrogen and fuel cell technology supplements batteries in electric vehicles and therefore provides the same convenience as gasoline and diesel with regards to fast refuelling and a long driving range. Many companies worldwide are investing in this technology aiming for a market introduction by 2015.

VIDEO FROM THE HYDROGEN CAR PARADE

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Mercedes B-Class crossing the bridge

HyRaMP, in collaboration with Danish hydrogen supplier H2Logic, the European Hydrogen Association, EHA and the NEW IG, the Industrial Grouping of the JTI organised the Hydrogen vehicle bridge crossing from Malmoe to Copenhagen  on November 30.

HyRaMP chair Andreas Ziolek and Board members Silvana di Matteo, Iris Flacco and Sven Wolf attended the event in which “15 minus 1″ hydrogen and fuel cell cars crossed the bridge between Malmoe and Copenhagen.

The drive was kicked off at the Malmoe hydrogen station where a hydrogen Th!nk car was refuelled. A stop was made at the new Copenhagen hydrogen station developed by H2Logic.

Th!nk Hydrogen Car crossing the bridge

Silvana di Matteo drove one of the three Fiat Panda’s, sponsored by the Region of Lombardy, as the only female driver. Sven Wolf,  HyRaMP Board member for special projects, presented the Sandanivian Partnership at an industry press event afterwards that was moderated by EHA president Lars Sjunnesson.

Background:

Before and during the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (COP15) a number of hydrogen and fuel cell showcase and communication activities are under planning, to ensure visibility of the technology.

Honda FX Clarity refueling at hydrogen station

The aim is to exhibit a large fleet of hydrogenpowered vehicles and other fuel cell products and solutions and demonstrate their use in various transport and energy applications.

The initiative is organized by a task force consisting of representatives from the hydrogen & fuel cell Industry & Community and is lead by NEW-IG, together with the European Hydrogen Association.

The showcase will consist of three main elements:

1. Execution of a communication platform ensuring international visibility & strong communication

2. 30th Nov. 2009 FCH Vehicle Parade & Industry Update Meeting in Malmö and Copenhagen

3. Several showcase events before & during COP15 in December, among others use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

Official EHA Press Release:

Copenhagen– The European Hydrogen Association, EHA, in collaboration with Danish Hydrogen supplier H2Logic, HyRaMP, the European 30-member Regions and Municipalities Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, the Joint Undertaking for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (JU FCH) and its Industrial Grouping, NEW IG, is organising a Hydrogen Vehicle Parade that will be crossing the scenic bridge between Malmoe and Copenhagen today.

The tour will mark the coming of “commercial age” of hydrogen vehicles and their potential to significantly reduce transport emissions, next to battery electric cars

and second generation biofuelled vehicles. The Parade will be concluded in the Danish Parliament where executives of the main fuel cell vehicle and hydrogen infrastructure companies will present their plans for the future moderated by EHA president Lars Sjunnesson.

Daimler AG, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation/Opel, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, the alliance Renault SA and Nissan Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation, recently announced that they are anticipating that a quite significant number of electric vehicles with fuel cells, a few hundred thousand units over life cycle on a worldwide basis, could be commercialised from 2015 onwards.

EHA Industry members, Shell and Linde are among the partners of the “H2 Mobility” initiative established last month. Together with Daimler, EnBW, OMV,Total, Vattenfall and the NOW GmbH National Organisation for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology they are collaborating in evaluating options for an area-wide roll-out of hydrogen fuelling stations, starting in Germany, to support the introduction of series produced hydrogen powered vehicles.

Hydrogen, used as an energy carrier to power energy and electric transport systems, will play an important role to achieve the EU’s energy efficiency, renewable energy and CO2 emission reduction targets. The advantage of hydrogen over the other energy carrier, electricity, is that it can be stored in high quantities and distributed to urban areas to be used as a zero emission fuel in hydrogen vehicles. This makes hydrogen a strong partner of renewable energy and smart grid systems enhancing the uptake of the use of renewable sources in the coming decades.

The EHA therefore encourages the EU and the rest of the world to step up their efforts in Copenhagen to reach an international climate agreement to accelerate the deployment of clean energy and transport technologies, not only in industrialised countries. As many European companies are frontrunners in the development of these technologies, concrete and effective transfer of innovative technologies, like hydrogen and fuel cells, to the developing world, including India and China, as part of global, energy technology transfer framework, will facilitate widespread use and speed up the development of a truly global market for these technologies.

The EHA, promoting the use of hydrogen as a clean and efficient energy carrier for transport and stationary power applications, is representing fifteen national associations (BE, CH, CZ, DE, ES, F, H, IT, LV, N, NL, PT, PL, SE, UK) and the main hydrogen infrastructure development companies in Europe: Shell Hydrogen, ENI, StatoilHydro, Air Liquide, Air Products, the Linde Group.

A set of fuel cells were set up in downtown Seoul Tuesday in an attempt of Seoul City to promote production of “green” energy.

Fuel cell is a device that produces electricity from a tank of fuel, such as city gas, in electrochemical reaction without transformation of combusted energy to heat. It is generally called a hydrogen fuel cell as hydrogen is mainly used in the prevailing technology.

The device is composed of two 1kW cells at the Central Building in Seorin-dong, which is is capable of producing 1,440kWh of electricity one month and 400 liters of warm water 60 degrees Celsius an hour, a Seoul City spokesman said.

The fuel cells will be used as a test on how much well they produce electricity for two years as a project to monitor hydrogen fuel cell for home being carried out by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, he said

Citizens and dignitaries attending the ceremony also conducted a campaign to preserve energy at the main gate of the Central Building.

The Naval Research Laboratory’s Ion Tiger, a hydrogen-powered fuel cell unmanned air vehicle (UAV), has flown 26 hours and 1 minute carrying a 5-pound payload, setting another unofficial flight endurance record for a fuel-cell powered flight. The test flight took place on November 16th through 17th.

The electric fuel cell propulsion system onboard the Ion Tiger has the low noise and signature of a battery-powered UAV, while taking advantage of hydrogen, a high-energy fuel. Fuel cells create an electrical current when they convert hydrogen and oxygen into water and heat. The 550 Watt (0.75 horsepower) fuel cell onboard the Ion Tiger has about four times the efficiency of a comparable internal combustion engine and the system provides seven times the energy in the equivalent weight of batteries. The Ion Tiger weighs approximately 37 pounds and carries a 4- to 5-pound payload.

The Ion Tiger fuel cell system development team is led by NRL and includes Protonex Technology Corporation, HyperComp Engineering, and Arcturus UAV. The program is sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.

This latest flight test improves on Ion Tiger’s previous unofficial flight endurance record of 23 hours and 17 minutes that took place on October 9th and 10th.

NRL has now demonstrated that PEM fuel cell technology can meet or surpass the performance of traditional power systems, providing reliable, quiet operation and extremely high efficiency. Next steps will focus on increasing the power of the fuel cell to 1.5 kW, or 2 HP, to enable tactical flights and extending flight times to 3 days while powering tactical payloads.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Hydrogenics Corporation (Nasdaq:HYGS) (TSX:HYG), a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, today announced that the Company has been awarded a contract for two HySTAT electrolyzers for the Surgutskaya GRES-2 power plant in Siberia. The Russian facility, which provides electricity to roughly 40% of the region’s population, uses hydrogen as a cooling agent, and the systems are expected to be delivered during the first quarter of 2010.

“Once again, our world class electrolyzers have proven to be the most desirable in terms of quality and reliability,” said Daryl Wilson, President and CEO. “Given the sometimes harsh Siberian climate, the equipment needs to be fully compliant in temperatures as low as minus 60 degrees Centigrade, and Hydrogenics’ track record speaks for itself. The GRES-2 plant is currently being upgraded by the German energy conglomerate E.ON, which is aiming to expand power capacity from 4,800 MW to 5,600 MW by the end of 2010 — making it one of the world’s highest capacity power stations. We look forward to being a partner in this historic endeavor.”

ABOUT HYDROGENICS

Hydrogenics Corporation (www.hydrogenics.com) is a globally recognized developer and provider of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products and services, serving the growing industrial and clean energy markets of today and tomorrow. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Hydrogenics has operations in North America and Europe.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario– Hydrogenics (Nasdaq:HYGS) (TSX:HYG), a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, announced that V. James Sardo has resigned from his role as a director of Hydrogenics’ board of directors due to limitations on his availability because of other business activities and professional commitments. Mr. Sardo’s resignation is effective as of today, November 30, 2009. Mr. Sardo has been a member of the board of directors since May, 2003 and has been a member of the audit committee and human resources and corporate governance committee of Hydrogenics.

“Due to other commitments, Jim felt he could no longer devote the time necessary to serve the interests of Hydrogenics to the best of his ability,” said Daryl Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer. “On behalf of the company and its shareholders, I would like to thank Jim for all of his hard work and dedication to our board during his tenure as a director. We are grateful to have had his counsel and insights over the years.”

Commenting on his resignation, Jim Sardo added, “I want to thank the other board members as well as Daryl and the management team for their support and fine contribution to the company. These last seven years on the board have been highly rewarding, and I leave with the knowledge and confidence that the interests of the shareholders are in capable hands.”

Hydrogenics has no immediate plans to fill the vacancy in the board left by Mr. Sardo’s departure.

ABOUT HYDROGENICS

Hydrogenics Corporation (www.hydrogenics.com) is a globally recognized developer and provider of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products and services, serving the growing industrial and clean energy markets of today and tomorrow. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Hydrogenics has operations in North America and Europe.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Hydrogenics Corporation (Nasdaq:HYGS) (TSX:HYG), a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, today announced that Hydrogenics Europe N.V., its Belgium-based operating subsidiary (the “Borrower”), has secured a EUR 3.5 million operating facility from Dexia Bank S.A., a Belgium-based financial institution. The facility will be used to finance working capital requirements for Hydrogenics’ OnSite Generation business in 2010.

“This operating facility will provide increased working capital for our electrolyzer operations next year and speaks to the increased availability of attractive credit in our end markets,” said Daryl Wilson, President and CEO. “The facility will allow our European operations greater flexibility to more rapidly respond to customer orders and ship equipment in a more timely manner. Given our growth plans for 2010, we felt that now was the best time to take advantage of this opportunity.”

Pursuant to the terms of the credit facility, the Borrower may borrow a maximum of 75% of the value of awarded sales contracts, approved by Dexia Bank, to a maximum of EUR 2.0 million, along with a maximum of EUR 1.5 million for general business purposes.

The credit facility bears interest at a rate of Euribor plus 1.45% per annum. It is secured by a EUR 1.0 million first secured charge covering all of the assets of the Borrower, which may be increased to EUR 1.5 million in certain circumstances, and contains a negative pledge precluding the Borrower from providing security over its assets. Additionally, the Borrower is required to maintain a solvency covenant, defined as equity plus current account divided by total liabilities, of not less than 25% and ensure that its inter-company account with Hydrogenics Corporation does not decrease to less than EUR 5.0 million at any time. As of November 30, 2009, the inter-company account was approximately EUR 5.1 million.

ABOUT HYDROGENICS

Hydrogenics Corporation (www.hydrogenics.com) is a globally recognized developer and provider of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products and services, serving the growing industrial and clean energy markets of today and tomorrow. Based in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Hydrogenics has operations in North America and Europe.