HANNOVER FAIR 2005 (11-15 April)

11th Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells, Hall 13

- Fuel Cells on their way to commercialisation
- Parallel to the Group Exhibit “H2/FC” International Conference on April 12th 2005

At the HANNOVER FAIR 2005 the world’s largest International Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells will show us that the future has already begun. In “Energy” Hall, 117 exhibitors from 21 countries present the value added chain from Hydrogen production, components and solutions for complete Fuel Cell systems - especially in functional applications. The Group Exhibit is owned and operated by Arno A. Evers FAIR-PR, Starnberg Germany, now for the 11th consecutive year.

The range of products comprises the entire Fuel Cell technology: such as “portable” applications (camcorder, external socket outlet, notebooks) and “mobile” applications (vehicles, fork-lifts). In particular this year, the progress of the decentralization of power supplies for residential and commercial applications will be at display. For instance, “stationary” applications will be presented in large scale operations such as in industrial firms and in hospitals as a producer for electricity, as well as heat and air conditioning.

At the HANNOVER FAIR 2005, Arno A. Evers will push the topic of commercialisation into the foreground: “We will see that the target to earn money with this technology is playing a more important role in this industry.” The technological progress of miniaturisation is also setting a technical trend, to providing electricity to equipment that presently relies on batteries. A further topic one could be anxious to see are the intelligent software solutions for Fuel Cell systems used for the control and invoicing of decentralized, “virtual” power plants. During the daily Forum placed at the center of the Group Exhibit, every 20 minutes, all exhibitors discuss the challenges of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen and their way to market maturity.

This years exhibiting program revolves around the theme of the international conference:
“Hydrogen + Fuel Cells on their way to commercialisation” this event will take place on April 12th, from 10am to 4pm at the convention center on the fairground. Speakers from Iceland, Japan, Canada, Korea, Norway, USA and China will be speaking. Dr. Seok Yeol Yoon, Vice President Corporate R&D Samsung SDI, Seoul Korea will be talking about the applications and the timeline needed towards mass production of portable Fuel Cells. Dinghuan Shi, a highly ranked government representative from China, presents China’s energy policies and the up-and-coming use of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, in the most populous country in the world. After the conference, all attendees will visit the Group Exhibit in Hall 13 as an integrated part of the conference program. Extensive information about the conference and the Group Exhibit can be found at www.hydrogenambassadors.com.

The Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells a “hotspot” for all international visitors of the “Energy”
Trade Fair. The growing response in this field is due to the participation of worldwide market leaders exhibiting, which attract increased qualified contacts, interest in early investment opportunities
(ie. IPO’s, stock exchange) and joint-venture possibilities.

Of big significance is the presence of many exhibitors representing leading manufacturing and consuming countries, such as the EU countries, Switzerland, Norway, Japan, Canada, USA and Taiwan as well as one exhibitor from Armenia, Turkey and from Malaysia. The participation of the Russian “Energy” exhibitors in Hall 13 will surely be an addition to the big interest.
Russian President Wladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder will mutually be opening the HANNOVER FAIR 2005 and the German-Russian Industry Day.

Contact:
Vera Sasse
Tel. +49 (0) 511 / 89-3 16 39
Fax +49 (0) 511 / 89-3 96 95
E-Mail: Vera.Sasse@messe.de