HyGen Industries
Renewable Energy Developers

P.O. Box 6911 Eureka, Ca. 95502	Ph: 707-667-5329 e-mail: h24u@hygen.com

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News Announcement:

June 15, 2006

Contact: Paul Staples: 707-667-5329

Santa Monica Unveils New Clean

Renewable & Sustainable Hydrogen

Fueling Station

City officials will be joined by, clean air agency representatives, project partners and participants, industry experts, supporters and dozens of Santa Monica residents in a ceremony to cut the ribbon on a new clean hydrogen fuel generation plant and vehicle fueling station located in the city’s fleet yard on Michigan Street.

The fueling station is a demonstration project by the City of Santa Monica, developed by HyGen Industries, and funded by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and other participants. The system will produce about 240 “standard cubic feet” of hydrogen per hour, which adds up to about 12 kilograms in weight of hydrogen per day, which is equivalent to about 4.5 gallons of gasoline. The fuel will be used to power 5 internal combustion hydrogen engine / electric motor Prius hybrids for a variety of City uses.

The hydrogen fuel is generated on-site through the electrolysis of water, which produces oxygen and hydrogen gas. The hydrogen is compressed and stored and the oxygen is vented safely to the atmosphere. In its end use as a vehicle fuel, the emission of hydrogen combustion is nearly pure water vapor. The fuel is considered clean because the fuel production system uses Santa Monica’s “green” electricity to run the process. Santa Monica pays a 2% premium to purchase green power for all its municipal electricity needs. The power is generated from sources such as wind, biomass and geothermal.

Mayor Bob Holbrook: “The opening of this station is an important milestone in our transition away from a fossil fuel-based economy, and marks the beginning of a new era for the City’s goals for sustainability,”

Project & Program Developers, HyGen Industries Chairman, Paul Staples: “HyGen is proud to have played a role initiating this effort. When we developed our business plan to deploy the renewable hydrogen economy five years ago, we saw Santa Monica as the keystone for its implementation. Santa Monica has long been on the cutting edge of pollution reduction and use of alternative clean technologies. This project is a culmination of three years of design and development work by HyGen Industries for the City, and Santa Monica is an important municipal member of HyGen’s Sustainable Hydrogen Infrastructure Partnership (SHIP®), which proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of renewable hydrogen energy technologies.

CalEPA, Former Secretary of CalEPA Dr. Alan Lloyd “If you look at the uncertainty with petroleum supply and cost, I think its prudent to pursue alternative technologies, so that’s why I’m wholeheartedly in favor of hydrogen as one of the pathways in the short term, and the ultimate pathway to get us where we need to be in the longer term. Santa Monica is again showing environmental leadership while making a wise investment in the near as well as for the future.”

Jan Perry, AQMD Governing Board Member “Santa Monica is one of an visionary group of five Southern California cities placing themselves ahead of the curve in meeting future energy needs and cleaner air standards. These vehicles drive and perform like regular gasoline cars and yet they emit no global warming gases and meet the state’s strictest standard for smog-forming pollutants.”

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Project Sponsoring Partners:

City of Santa Monica, Depart. Of Environmental & Public Works Management: Funding & Site Management & Hosting

South Coast Air Quality Management District: Funding

U. S. Department of Energy: Funding

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: Co-Funding and Fueling Station

Quantum Technologies, Inc.: Co-Funding and Toyta Prius Vehicle Conversions

Additional Project Participants:

Proton Energy Systems, Inc.: Electrolyzer Manufacturer

HyGen Industries: Program and Project Development

Matrix Engineers and Contractors: Facility Construction, and Installation

Clean Air Now: Public Education

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January 14, 2001

Contacts: Paul Staples, HyGen Industries -707-667-5329

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

HyGen Industries and Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International

Sign Agreement for

Renewable Hydrogen Generation and Vehicle Fueling Systems

LOS ANGELES, Calif., January 14, 2001 - HyGen Industries LLC and Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc., today announced an agreement to develop, demonstrate, deploy, commercialize and market renewable hydrogen generation and vehicle fueling systems.

This agreement provides HyGen exclusive marketing and distribution rights for all energy purposes throughout North America of Hamilton Sundstrand’s patented highly efficient SPEā Electrolysis Systems. Electrolysis is the key technology in making hydrogen fuel available through a safe, clean, and renewable process.

The agreement is a major step by the companies toward establishing the first commercially viable, renewable hydrogen economy in California. The companies aim to replicate this effort throughout the United States and then, eventually, worldwide.

"With this agreement we have launched the clean, renewable and secure energy system of the 21^st Century, namely - hydrogen," said Paul Staples, Chairman and CEO of HyGen Industries. He adds, "Hydrogen is the gold-standard of energy, and with a new economy based on this infinitely abundant source, the United States and the rest of the world can look forward to a safe, secure and environmentally sound economy for centuries to come. This is particularly important in light of the current power crisis in California and the Western U.S. With this process, a power generator, or an individual business, can store power, either renewable, or off peak fossil fuel power of our current energy system, and maximize its use at peak usage periods, thereby lessening or eliminating energy shortages."

"This is a very exciting opportunity to work with HyGen on a groundbreaking venture that will integrate our proven electrolysis technologies with clean renewable energy resources," said Ed Francis, President of Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International (HSSSI).

This partnership agreement builds on a solid track record of previous accomplishments, including the Clean Air Now (CAN) Solar Hydrogen Vehicle Project at the Xerox facilities in Southern California, the nation's largest and first commercially permitted solar hydrogen generation plant and vehicle fleet," said James Provenzano, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of HyGen. "The HyGen management and technical team is comprised of most of the same people who developed and deployed that project, he added. "This new venture with Hamilton Sundstrand, a United Technologies company, is a natural extension of that initial effort begun at Clean Air Now".

Long recognized by the scientific community as the ultimate efficient and pollution-free fuel, hydrogen is becoming more and more a household word as major advances in fuel cell technology have been made in the past few years. Several auto manufacturers have disclosed plans to introduce clean, hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles into the marketplace within the next five years. The question, however, is where will these fuel cell vehicles fill up?

This alliance provides an answer, Provenzano said. Hydrogen will be generated by water electrolysis using Hamilton Sundstrand’s SPEā high-efficiency electrolysis technology, which relies on renewable energy generated by the wind, sun, ocean and the earth.

When vehicles use electrolytically produced renewable hydrogen, their exhaust is pure water vapor and the process used to produce the hydrogen is similarly non-polluting. "The scenario of renewably generated hydrogen used in fuel-cell, combustion generation, and turbine applications for vehicles and buildings moves us toward the desired goal of a truly pollution-free and independent energy economy, "Provenzano adds.

Initially, the main power plants will be constructed at various locations in Southern California using solar and wind energy systems to generate renewable power. That power will be transferred via the existing electric power grid to distributed locations throughout the region, which will then be used to convert water to hydrogen and oxygen at fueling station generators provided by HSSSI. "One of the main criticisms of current zero emission vehicles (battery powered electric vehicles) is that they still need to recharge using energy generated at polluting fossil fuel or nuclear power plants, and that is a valid environmental concern," said Woody Hastings, Chief Environmental Officer for HyGen. "A system like this goes far above and beyond all existing environmental standards by creating a clean energy system from fuel production to tailpipe," he added.

For more information please call 707-667-5329, or go to our website at www.hygen.com.

SPEā is a registered trademark of United Technologies Corporation

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June 1, 2000

Contacts:

Paul Staples, HyGen Industries - 707-667-5329

Matrix Engineers Joins HyGen Alliance!

Matrix Engineers and Contractors joined HyGen Industries as a member of a Strategic Alliance that to date also involves:

United Technologies/Hamilton Sundstrand - Developers and Manufacturers of SPE^® Electrolyzers, the most efficient and durable commercial electrolyzer on the market and,

SeaPower and Associates, Developers of Wave Energy Generating Systems.

Matrix has over 30 years experience in installing volatile and inert gaseous systems for industries such as industrial gas producers (Praxair, Air Products, Air Liquide), and the petroleum industry.

Matrix was the sub-contractors that installed the Clean Air Now Solar Hydrogen Generating and Vehicle Fueling Facility at the Xerox Facility in El Segundo, California-The Worlds First Commercially Permitted Solar Hydrogen Facility and Vehicle Fueling Station of it's kind, which established a precedence for the standards and codes for the coming hydrogen economy.

HyGen looks forward to a long and prosperous relationship with Matrix over the coming decade.

For more information please call 707-667-5329, or the contact numbers listed above.

April 25, 1999

Contacts:
Paul Staples, HyGen Industries - 707-667-5329

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HyGen Industries and Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International

Sign Memorandum of Understanding for

Renewable Hydrogen Generation and Vehicle Fueling Systems
Agreement signifies major next step in clean fuel technologies

And serves as a vital link to Southern California's burgeoning hydrogen

infrastructure

LOS ANGELES, CA, April 2, 1999 - HyGen Industries LLC (HGI), a Southern California Company, and Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. (HSSSI), a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation, announce the signing of a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to develop, demonstrate, deploy and commercialize Renewable Hydrogen Generation and Vehicle Fueling Systems.

The companies intend to establish the first commercially viable Renewable Hydrogen Economy in California. This effort could eventually be applied throughout the United States and then, potentially, worldwide.

"This effort is one of the next steps in commercializing the technological capabilities that were showcased by the Clean Air Now (CAN) Solar Hydrogen Project at Xerox," says Paul Staples, Chairman of HyGen Industries. He adds, "The HGI management and technical team is comprised of most of the same people who developed and deployed the CAN Solar Hydrogen Vehicle Project at the Xerox Facilities in El Segundo, Ca., the nation's largest and first commercially permitted solar hydrogen generation plant and vehicle fleet."

The MOU Signing will offer the public a first glimpse of HyGen’s plan to commercialize state-of-the-art renewable hydrogen generating and fueling systems at fleet operations throughout Southern California.

Long recognized by the scientific community as a powerful energy carrier and efficient and pollution-free fuel, hydrogen will be generated by water electrolysis using HSSSI’s SPE^ā electrolysis technology, which relies on renewable energy generated by the wind, sun, ocean, and the earth. "We look forward to the opportunity to work with HyGen to integrate our proven electrolysis technologies with renewable energy resources," said Larry McNamara, Director of Business Development for HSSSI.

Initially, the main power plants will be constructed at various locations in Southern California using solar and wind energy systems to generate renewable power. That power will be transferred via the existing electric power grid to distributed locations throughout the region, which will then be used to convert water to hydrogen and oxygen at fueling station generators provided by Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International. "We hear a lot about alternative fuel vehicles in the news, but we don't hear as much about how these vehicles will fill their tanks or recharge. This agreement helps position us to establish the infrastructure needed for the most promising of the alternative fuels - hydrogen," said Woody Hastings, Chief Environmental Officer for HyGen.

One end-use application will be for vehicles converted to use hydrogen as their fuel, particularly hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. Many auto manufacturers have disclosed plans to introduce clean, fuel cell electric vehicles into the marketplace within the next 5 years. When these vehicles use electrolytically produced renewable hydrogen, their exhaust is pure water vapor and the process used to produce the hydrogen is similarly non-polluting. "The scenario of renewably generated hydrogen used in fuel-cell applications for vehicles and buildings moves us toward the desired goal of a truly pollution-free and independent energy economy," adds James J. Provenzano, HyGen's Executive Vice President.

"The commercial prospects of this venture is nothing short of phenomenal, and will move forward the coming hydrogen economy by leaps and bounds" says Ms. Yu-Yue Widrig, HyGen’s Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Widrig adds, "To answer the question the Salomon Smith Barney commercial asks "Will we fill up with hydrogen?", the answer is a resounding - YES, and we agree - "Let’s get to work."

For more information please call 707-667-5329, or go to http://www.hygen.com on the internet.

SPE^ā is a registered trademark of United Technologies Corporation