Fuel Cells for Power Backup and Disaster Recovery

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1 Fuel Cells for Power Backup and Disaster Recovery All-Energy May 21, 2014 Fuel Cells Simply Powerful 2014 ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

2 Storms Happen Frequently UK Winter Source: Image Source: guardian.com ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

3 Worldwide Issues ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

4 Disaster Event Cycle Catastrophic Event - Network Down Network Vulnerability Service Provider Restore Service Budget Repurposed Government Discusses Regulations Memory of Catastrophic Event Fades Resistance to Regulations Voluntary Network Hardening ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

5 Fuel Cell Power System Battery Meter AC Panel Utility Feed Rectifier DC Bus Simple DC Bus Connection Connects on the Load Side of Meter Parallel to Battery and Rectifier Fuel Cell Dimensioned for Power Hydrogen Dimensioned for Energy Indoor or Outdoor Mounting Load Following Fault-Tolerant Fuel Cell LTE Equipment Load Efficiency and Power Reduction New technology in telecom gear More efficient power conversion Cooling solutions ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

6 Wireless Network Solutions Fuel Cell Solutions 10s to 100s of hours or autonomy Pico BTS Sites Macro BTS Sites BTS BTS 4G/LTE 4G/LTE BTS Hybrid Energy Site 4G/LTE 4G/LTE CLOUD CORE Pt to Multi Pt Hub DAS/RRU BTS 4G/LTE COW ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

7 Fuel Cell Strengths Customer Challenges & Industry Trends Frequency of grid outages Increased need for network reliability Regulations to curb hazardous emissions Corporate sustainability programs Off-grid and grid-supplement power solutions in developing markets New technology continues to reduce network power requirements Customers seeking a highly reliable, costeffective backup or grid-supplement power solution that is cleaner than a combustion generator Fuel Cell Strengths 99.7% field-tested reliability Environmentally-hardened Fault-tolerant architecture ensures continued power output Cost-competitive with incumbent power solutions Tax credits available Scalable power levels maximize current budget Simple maintenance Remote monitoring & control Clean power source Multiple fueling solutions for short and long-term runtime No emissions from our hydrogen-fueled products 95% reduction in CO, NOx and SOx from our methanol-fueled products and 20-50% reduction in CO 2 No particulate matter ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

8 Typical Fuel Cell Systems & Installations E-2500 fuel cell in 10kW configuration with 350 kwh runtime fuel storage E-1100v fuel cell 1,100W vertical-mount configuration E-2500 fuel cell in 7.5kW configuration E-1100 fuel cell in 4.4kW configuration ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

9 IC Generator (Diesel/Propane) Fuel Cell & Reformer (MeOH/Water) Fuel Cell Compressed Hydrogen Batteries Power Solutions: The Runtime Difference UTILITY POWER INTERRUPTED 2-4 Hours UTILITY POWER RESTORED REFILL REFUEL 8-96 Hours No emissions, simple systems, scalable, lower cost point 8-24 Hours REFUEL 8-100s Hours REFUEL (8-24Hr Window) 8-24 Hours REFUEL BATTERY BRIDGE 8-100s Hours TIME REFUEL (8-24Hr Window) ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

10 Bulk Hydrogen Supply Solutions High Pressure Gas Transport Modules 85 kg of H2 1,300 kwh of Hydrogen Storage Refill model or add-on storage 3 rd Party Service Providers Multipack Replacements 12/16/18 pack Low initial investment Delivered when required Simple picker truck Micro Bulk Truck 200 kg of H2 Bulk Refill Pressure Equalization Up to 400kWh storage ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

11 Conclusions Increased Customer and Government Pressure for Reliability and Resiliency Service Providers Ability to Cope with Network Disruption Improve with continued planning & implementation: Site categories with priority power solutions in problematic areas or those with critical traffic Sites will have lower power loads due to new technology Backup & Disaster Recovery Solutions Continue to Evolve Fuel Cell Systems provide power solutions that can meet the power needs of the individual sites and can also be used for both short and long term outages Provide fueling solutions allowing for long runtime / refueling in place PRIOR to a disaster outage ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.

12 Thank You For more information: Emma Connell Thank You For more information: Dieter Braechtken OR Joe Blanchard ReliOn, a Plug Power company. All Rights Reserved.