[May 01, 2013] Hannover Fair results in Significant Utility Scale Power-to-Gas Enquiries Tweet May 01, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, announces a successful Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Fair at the Hannover Messe in April and the Company's first sales of products to South America and Hungary. The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Fair at the Hannover Messe took place from the 8th to the 12th April 2013. As last year, ITM Power had a significant presence at the Fair and once again provided its HFuel hydrogen refueling station to refuel the fleet of fuel cell electric vehicles at the event. The Company's products attracted a high level of interest, resulting in a large pipeline of leads which have been followed up. This year the quotations that have been issued are much larger in size than last year and are predominantly to international companies. Many enquiries were also directed to specific projects or live tenders rather than general information gathering and have resulted in significant corporate engagement. Utility scale energy storage applications in the form of both 'Power-to-Gas' and 'Power-to-Gas plus Methanation' dominated the enquiries and were the subject of dedicated discussions and presentations in the public and technical forums. The increased awareness of these energy storage techniques by major power, oil and gas companies is noteworthy. Separately, ITM Power announces the sale of two reference plant built on the HPac platform to South America and Hungry; these are the first sales to these territories and the Company notes the increased level of interest in its products from Eastern European countries. ITM Power CEO, Dr. Graham Cooley, commented: "We had another very good Fair at the Hannover Messe where our pipeline of enquiries was refreshed and extended. Power-to-Gas energy storage is seeing intense interest from European energy companies and ITM Power's technology is well positioned as a result of the Thuga contract win." Dr Graham Cooley will be presenting the Company's Power-to-Gas energy storage strategy and products at the Zeus Capital "New Energy Technologies" investor conference at 2pm tomorrow, May 2nd at Dartmouth House, 37 Charles Street, Mayfair, London. For further information please visit www.itm-power.com or contact: ITM Power plc Graham Cooley, CEO 0114 244 5111 N+1 Singer (Nominated Adviser & Broker) Shaun Dobson / Jenny Wyllie 020 7496 3000 Tavistock Communications Simon Hudson / Kelsey Traynor 020 7920 3150 About ITM Power ITM Power plc was admitted to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2004 and raised its initial funding of GBP10m gross in its IPO. Further funding rounds of GBP28.5m in 2006 and GBP5.4m in 2012 have been completed. The Company has now made the transition from a research and development company to a product manufacturer and technology provider. The Company has both a strong base of intellectual property and engineering expertise for providing complete hydrogen solutions. The Company has been successful in developing strategic industry partnerships in the following projects: Participation in North Sea Power-to-Gas Platform http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/participation-in-north-sea-power-to-gas-platform/ First Sale of 'Power-to-Gas' Plant in Germany http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/first-sale-of-power-to-gas-plant-in-germany/ First Sale in Russia http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/first-sale-in-russia/ First Sale in Japan http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/first-sale-in-japan/ Electrolysis to play a key role in Hydrogen Roadmap for UK http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/electrolysis-to-play-a-key-role-in-hydrogen-roadmap-for-uk/ CE Marking of Fuel Cell System for Materials Handling http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/ce-marking-of-fuel-cell-system-for-materials-handling/ EU Funding for Advanced Refuelling Project http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/e3-59m-grant-award-for-an-advanced-refueling-product/ AEG Power Solutions electrolyser integration with power electronics http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/rapid-response-electrolyser-power-systems-integration/ DECC Funding Award for the Production of Synthetic Methane http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/decc-funding-award-for-the-production-of-synthetic-methane/ EU Funding for PEM Fuel Cell Innovation -- IMPACT http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/eu-funding-for-pem-fuel-cell-innovation-impact/ Agreement with ABO Wind of Wiesbaden, Germany http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/agreement-with-abo-wind-of-wiesbaden-germany/ Letter of Intent signed with German Utility http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/letter-of-intent-signe-witdh-german-utility/ Shell and National Grid Join Gas Inject Project http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/shell-and-national-grid-join-gas-inject-project/ EcoIsland TSB Funding http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/news-events/news-archive/2012/july/ecoisland-progresses-tsb-grant-awarded-for-isle-of-wight-integrated-hydrogen-project 700bar Dispensing Collaboration in Germany http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/700bar-dispensing-collaboration-in-germany/ Marks & Spencer Pilot Materials Handling Fuel Cell Project http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/ms-agreement/ UKH2Mobility with leading auto OEM's, UK Gov't and industrial gas companies http://www.itm-power.com/about-itm/partners/ id=49 EcoIsland with Toshiba, IBM, Cable & Wireless, SSE and Southern Water http://www.itm-power.com/about-itm/partners/ id=46 Boeing Unmanned Aircraft System Refueller http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/agreement-with-boeing/ Electrolyser Distribution with Horizon Fuel Cells http://www.horizonfuelcell.com/fuel_solutions_hbox.htm CREO with Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and Johnson Matthey http://www.itm-power.com/about-itm/partners/ id=45 Exclusive European distribution rights for Materials Handling Fuel Cells http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/exclusive-european-distribution-rights-for-materials-handling-fuel-cells/ Sale of Equipment to EADS http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/sale-of-equipment-to-eads/ EU Grant Award for PEM Water Electrolysers Coupled to Renewable Power Sources http://www.itm-power.com/news-item/eu-grant-award-for-pem-water-electrolysers-coupled-to-renewable-power-sources/ ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. 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