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RNS Number : 2117O  AFC Energy Plc  08 February 2021

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8 February 2021

AFC Energy PLC

("AFC Energy" or the "Company")

 

Appointment of Chief Engineer and Product Officer

AFC Energy plc (AIM: AFC), a leading provider of Hydrogen power generation
technologies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Michael Rendall as
its new Chief Engineer and Product Officer, effective from 1st March 2021.

Dr Rendall joins AFC Energy from Dyson Technology Ltd where he was Head of
Engineering and Industrialisation for Dyson's Energy Storage team where he was
leading on several battery and energy storage programmes.

Prior to Dyson, Dr Rendall held the position of Chief Technology Officer at
Diverse Energy which prototyped the conversion of Ammonia into electricity
using novel gas reforming technology and fuel cells into a self-contained
power source marketed as the Power Cube.  The Power Cube utilised PEM fuel
cells with challenges associated with gas clean-up cost and system
economics.  Now, through the adoption of alkaline fuel cell chemistry, Dr
Rendall's specialist experience in the utilisation of ammonia as a fuel and in
ammonia cracking, will support AFC Energy to further leverage one of the
technology's core strengths as it explores the use of fuel cells in
stationary, maritime and transport related applications.

Dr Rendall's leadership in technology and development strategy for the scale
up and commercial realisation of new technologies has seen a significant
emphasis on the accelerated conversion of prototypes into marketable systems.
 This experience will support AFC Energy's corporate aspirations for the
fast-tracking of high-density alkaline fuel cell system development and
deployment over the next couple of years.

Of particular relevance to AFC Energy is Dr Rendall's track record in leading
Joint Development Agreements with development partners which ultimately led to
the scale up of initial manufacturing facility design, equipment
specification, procurement, installation and operations across the UK.

Commenting on his appointment, Dr Rendall, said: "The Hydrogen economy has now
gained broad acceptance as a key enabler of new zero greenhouse aspirations
and has the ability to grow into a significant global market for AFC Energy
and its peers. AFC Energy's alkaline technology brings with it many
advantages, not least its ability to function effectively on lower grade fuels
including Ammonia which I believe opens opportunities in stationary and mobile
applications.  I'm pleased to be joining AFC Energy at a point in time where
technology productisation and engineering is going to drive new opportunities
with the Company's partners and customers and I very much look forward to
being part of AFC Energy's success as a low cost provider of fuel cell power
systems."

Adam Bond, Chief Executive of AFC Energy, said: "We are delighted to welcome
Mike to AFC Energy and see tremendous value in his world class experience at
Dyson and Diverse Energy in delivering real world applications in
collaboration with industry partners in fulfilment of customer demand.  Mike
will strengthen our engineering and manufacturing scale up capability at a
time when our fuel cell technology continues to move into real world
applications.  In particular, the acceleration of the high-density anion
exchange membrane fuel cell into both stationary and transport-based
applications from prototype to commercial system will be materially enhanced
by Mike's contribution.

 

For further information, please contact:

 AFC Energy plc                                                     +44 (0) 14 8327 6726

 Adam Bond (Chief Executive Officer)

 Iain Thomson (Head of Communications and Stakeholder Management)

                                                                    +44 (0) 7900 205 460

 Tuva Partners - Public Relations

 Alex Brooks

About AFC Energy

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.

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