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AFC Energy Plc
28 January 2021
REACH: Non-regulatory announcement
28 January 2021: 7am
AFC Energy plc
("AFC Energy" or the "Company")
Extreme E and AFC Energy Unveil Pioneering Hydrogen Fuel Cell
System for 2021 Championship
AFC Energy (AIM: AFC), a leading provider of hydrogen power
generation technologies, is pleased to unveil its new, zero
emission power generator to be featured in the inaugural Extreme E
electric SUV racing series that begins in April 2021.
Highlights
-- Extreme E's radical new all electric off-road racing series
aims to highlight the impact of climate change on some of the
world's most fragile ecosystems.
-- In July 2020, Extreme E and AFC Energy entered a world first
collaboration to power Season 1 race vehicles through adoption of
the Company's proprietary, zero emission, hydrogen fuel cell
technology.
-- Following six months of collaborative engineering and design,
AFC Energy's Hydrogen power generator has been successfully
commissioned, on schedule, and is to be handed over to Extreme E
this week.
-- Inspected in person by Extreme E's Engineering team, the fuel
cell system has been configured to operate across desert, arctic
and high-altitude locations. It will power all of the
Championship's ODYSSEY 21 electric SUVs in its inaugural season of
racing.
-- Extreme E and AFC Energy's partnership will showcase to a
worldwide audience of over 200 million the potential for Hydrogen
to afford a viable alternative to polluting diesel generators.
-- The fuel cell system will now be transported to Extreme E's
floating centrepiece, St. Helena, for shipment to the
championship's first race in AlUla, Saudi Arabia for the Desert
X-Prix scheduled for the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of April.
Today, Extreme E and AFC Energy unveil the Hydrogen fuel cell
power system that will be used to sustainably charge the
Championship's ODYSSEY 21 electric SUVs in its inaugural season of
racing.
The AFC Energy designed and built system will highlight to
Extreme E's global audience the vast potential for today's newest
clean power technologies to displace polluting diesel generators,
to which a large quantity of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions can
be attributed.
Engineered to withstand some of the world's harshest
environmental conditions, AFC Energy's specially modified fuel cell
system will power vehicles across five continents in Extreme E's
first season, including race locations in the Arctic, Amazon
Rainforest, Sahara Desert and the heights of Tierra del Fuego in
Argentina.
Following six months of collaborative engineering with Extreme
E's utilities team, the fuel cell system has undergone a month of
intensive commissioning in January at AFC Energy's Surrey assembly
facility, alongside battery management systems and vehicle charging
infrastructure testing. Following inspection by its Engineering
team, it is now set for handover to Extreme E's logistics team for
shipping to the Season's first race in Saudi Arabia.
Race organisers and teams, including teams run by current
Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton (X44), former Champions
Nico Rosberg (Rosberg Xtreme Racing) and Jenson Button (JBXE),
alongside high profile well-established teams including Andretti
United and Chip Ganassi Racing, will charge their ODYSSEY 21
vehicles using electricity generated by AFC Energy's fuel cell
power system. This in turn will inspire people, companies, and
governments to consider how clean power generation, such as that
found in fuel cell technology, can be utilised to urgently respond
to the challenges brought on by climate change.
With broadcast deals in place with Sky and BBC (UK), Discovery
(Europe), Fox Sports (US, Canada and the Caribbean) and a host of
others, the series will have an estimated global TV audience of
over 200 million people to highlight the environmental challenge
and to showcase the technology used by the series.
AFC Energy will now move to the integration and delivery of
Extreme E's upstream green hydrogen fuelling solution which will be
delivered to the championship over the forthcoming months.
The system will be transported for shipping via the St . Helena,
ahead of its first race, the Desert X-Prix in AlUla, Saudi Arabia,
on the 3(rd) and 4(th) of April. A small number of AFC Energy staff
will travel to the first race in early April to monitor and
maintain the performance of the H-Power system over the race
weekend. The system will then subsequently be deployed to its four
other races across the remainder of the year, including Dakar,
Senegal (29-30 May), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (28-29 August),
Santorem, Brazil (23-24 October) and Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
(11-12 December).
Alejandro Agag, Founder and CEO of Extreme E, said:
"Hydrogen fuel cell charging in the world of motorsport is truly
ground breaking, and Extreme E is the first event of its kind to
utilise this technology. The product from AFC Energy offers an
end-to-end emission free solution for running our electric vehicles
and I hope it will inspire other organisations to investigate
sustainable low emission alternatives when running their
events.
"The sign-off from the team is a real milestone for Extreme E,
and I'm looking forward to seeing the hydrogen fuel cell in action
at our first race in Saudi Arabia in just a couple of months' time.
It has not been easy to get where we are today, but the team has
been more determined than ever to make Extreme E a reality because
the climate crisis isn't on hold for anyone or anything."
Adam Bond, Chief Executive Officer at AFC Energy, said:
"Hydrogen continues to gain momentum as a viable worldwide
platform that affords a key solution to the decarbonisation of
sectors where electrification and grid infrastructure is absent.
Extreme E's vision to use motorsport as a platform to introduce new
technologies, such as fuel cell technology, to support this goal is
to be congratulated and AFC Energy is very proud to be associated
with such a landmark initiative.
"The past few months have delivered many new challenges in
meeting the robust specifications of the first Extreme E season to
account for the range of conditions in each of its five rounds, and
today's unveiling reflects a strong collaborative effort from both
organisations. Our collaboration with Extreme E provides an
incredible global platform to highlight the deployment of our
robust, innovative zero-emission system that will ultimately
support the decarbonisation of incumbent off-grid power systems
across a number of global industries including maritime, rail and
construction.
"I look forward to Extreme E and AFC Energy's teams working
closely together to make the championship a success in 2021 whilst
properly highlighting the climate change challenges faced by
different ecosystems to encourage global decarbonisation."
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For further information:
AFC ENERGY AND ADVISORS
+44 (0) 14 8327 6726
AFC Energy plc Investors@afcenergy.com
Adam Bond (Chief Executive Officer)
Iain Thomson (Head of Communications and Stakeholder Management)
Tuva Partners - Public Relations
Alex Brooks
EXTREME E AND ADVISORS
+44 (0) 7900 205 460
Extreme E
Julia Fry, Head of Communications
MPA Creative - Public Relations +44 (0) 7778 108754
Carla Corbet +44 (0) 7944 077440
About AFC Energy plc
AFC Energy plc is commercialising a scalable alkaline fuel cell
system, to provide clean electricity for on and off grid
applications. The technology, pioneered over the past twelve years
in the UK, is now deployable in electric vehicle chargers, off-grid
decentralised power systems and industrial gas plants as part of a
portfolio approach to the decarbonisation of local electricity
needs.
Afcenergy.com
About Extreme E
Extreme E is a radical new racing series, which will see
electric SUVs competing in extreme environments around the world
which have already been damaged or affected by climate and
environmental issues. The five-race global voyage highlights the
impact of climate change and human interference in some of the
world's most remote locations and promotes the adoption of electric
vehicles in the quest for a lower carbon future for the planet.
To minimise local impact, Extreme E races will not be open to
spectators, with fans instead invited to follow the action through
live TV broadcast, and on social media.
The St. Helena, a former passenger cargo ship, has undergone a
multi-million Euro refit to minimise emissions and transform her
into Extreme E's operations hub. The ship will be used to transport
the championship's freight and infrastructure, including vehicles,
to the nearest port, minimising Extreme E's footprint, as well as
being used to facilitate scientific research through its on-board
laboratory.
Extreme E is also pioneering hydrogen fuel cell technology which
will enable its race fleet to be charged using zero emission
energy. This innovative solution from AFC Energy uses water and sun
to generate hydrogen power. Not only will this process emit no
greenhouse emissions, its only by-product will be water, which will
be utilised elsewhere on-site.
Season 1 Calendar:
Desert X Prix: AlUla, Saudi Arabia
3-4 April 2021
Ocean X Prix: Lac Rose, Senegal
29-30 May 2021
Arctic X Prix: Kangerlussuaq , Greenland
28-29 August 2021
Amazon X Prix: Para, Brazil
23-24 October 2021
Glacier X Prix: Patagonia, Argentina
11-12 December 2021
extreme-e.com
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