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For Immediate Release 25 August, 2006 5am
QuestAir H-3200 hydrogen purifier installed at
SunLine Transit hydrogen station
VANCOUVER, B.C. – QuestAir Technologies Inc. (AIM: QAR; TSX: QAR) announced today that one of its H-3200 hydrogen purifiers has been successfully installed at a hydrogen fueling station operated by SunLine Transit Agency (“SunLine Transit” or “SunLine”) in Thousand Palms, California.
QuestAir’s H-3200 is incorporated into a commercial on-site hydrogen generator supplied by HyRadix Inc., a Chicago-based company and a leading provider of on-site hydrogen generation systems and supply solutions. HyRadix’s commercial Adéo™ hydrogen fuel generator replaces a prototype Adéo™ system that has operated at the SunLine Transit hydrogen station since 2004. The new hydrogen generator provides hydrogen fuel for SunLine’s current hydrogen-powered vehicles, as well as supporting SunLine’s plans for future expansion of its hydrogen bus fleet.
Jonathan Wilkinson, President and CEO of QuestAir said that QuestAir has had a long association with the SunLine Transit hydrogen station, having supplied a hydrogen purifier to an earlier hydrogen generator installed at the station in 1998.
“We are extremely pleased with the successful start-up of the H-3200 as part of HyRadix’s Adéo™ hydrogen generator. The system performance has fully met expectations since installation, producing high purity hydrogen that meets the demanding purity specifications of the major fuel cell vehicle manufacturers.”
The H-3200 unit was supplied under the terms of a supply agreement with HyRadix announced in June 2005.
About QuestAir H-3200
QuestAir’s H-3200 purifies hydrogen-containing gas streams to high purity hydrogen for use in industrial processes, on-site hydrogen plants and hydrogen fueling stations. The H-3200’s optimized Pressure Swing Adsorption (“PSA”) process and proprietary rotary valve technology deliver higher efficiency than conventional PSA systems in a more compact, cost effective package. Since the product launch in 2003, QuestAir has sold more than 30 H-3200 systems to customers in Europe, Japan and North America.
About QuestAir Technologies Inc.
QuestAir Technologies, Inc. is a developer and supplier of proprietary gas purification systems for several large international markets, including existing markets such as oil refining, biogas production and natural gas processing, and emerging markets such as fuel cell power plants and fuel cell vehicle refueling stations. QuestAir is based in Burnaby, British Columbia and its shares trade on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange Plc. and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “QAR”.
About HyRadix
HyRadix is the leader in providing proven, on-site hydrogen generation systems and supply solutions. Based in Chicago, HyRadix serves the global market by providing dependable hydrogen solutions for industrial and consumer manufacturing processes and transportation refueling applications. Through its proprietary technology, HyRadix is meeting the rapidly growing global demand for lower-cost hydrogen. For more information, visit www.HyRadix.com.
Certain statements in this press release may constitute ‘‘forward-looking’’ statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, such statements use such words as “anticipate”, “believe”, “plan”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, ‘‘may’’, ‘‘will’’ and other similar terminology. These statements reflect current expectations regarding future events and operating performance and speak only as of the date of this press release. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties, should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results, and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such results will be achieved. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
For further information, please contact:
QuestAir Technologies Inc.
Andrew Hall
Director, Corporate Development
Phone: (001) 604-453-6967
Email: hall@questairinc.com
Web: www.questairinc.com
UK media contact:
Charles Ryland
Ben Willey
Buchanan Communications
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Canadian media contact:
Terry Foster
James Hoggan & Associates
Phone: (001) 604-739-7500 |
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