Announcements

Altergy and Ron Roy Productions Receive Second Video Award

FOLSOM, California – September 5, 2006 – Altergy Systems and Ron Roy Productions have been recognized for excellence in the Tenth Annual Aurora Awards for Altergy’s corporate video “Hydrogen Fuel Cells - The Future Is Now!” The video recently received a national Aegis Award, making this the second major video award “The Future Is Now” has received this year.

The Aurora Awards is an international competition designed to recognize excellence in the film and video industries. Competitors are comprised of private and corporate production groups, advertising agencies and television stations throughout the country and abroad.

Additional information is available at: http://www.auroraawards.com.

“Hydrogen Fuel Cells – The Future Is Now!" was recognized for its outstanding production quality by a distinguished panel of judges comprised of working film and video professionals.

The video was created as a public relations tool to promote Altergy’s Freedom Power™ hydrogen fuel cell systems and the Company’s unique ability to provide robust and affordable fuel cell power.

“We’re honored to receive a Gold Award from Aurora Awards and appreciate this recognition from the international video community” commented Eric Mettler, Altergy President and CEO. “ With worldwide demand for power growing exponentially, alternative power generation capability is essential. This video has enabled us to inform many about Altergy’s affordable and clean fuel cell power solution.”

The video’s director, Ron Roy of Ron Roy Productions, remarked, "I'm pleased this work has received recognition from both the Aurora and Aegis awards organizations. It’s especially gratifying when projects addressing serious global concerns and industrially-oriented breakthroughs also earn professional recognition from peers.”

Ron Roy Productions specializes in video and television production. Since its founding in 1986, the organization has received numerous production excellence awards including the U.S. International Film Video Festival “Gold Camera” Award, five International Telly Awards, the New York / International Video Award, the Hollywood Angel Award, the Aegis Award, and a Recognition of Excellence by the American Film Institute and Billboard Magazine.

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About Altergy

Altergy Systems® engages in the design, manufacture, marketing and service of proprietary fuel cell power products that are changing the way the world gets its power.  Altergy's Freedom Power™ products are a solution to the serious global shortage of premium power and the growing demand for low cost, high quality power.  Altergy's Freedom Power™ products provide freedom from the grid, freedom from foreign oil, freedom from traditional energy solutions, freedom from batteries and freedom from pollution. 

Altergy’s unique design allows fuel cells to be manufactured in high volume at low cost, making widespread use feasible.  These rugged, fully integrated, modular, scalable and highly-efficient fuel cell systems generate power at the point-of-use, making low cost, distributed power generation a reality. 

For more information about Altergy Systems, visit http://www.altergy.com.

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This news release contains forward-looking statements that are not based on historical facts, but rather are based upon numerous assumptions about future conditions, including but not limited to deployment of fuel cell systems and other products, that may ultimately prove to be inaccurate. These statements should be used with caution and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the companies’ control. Actual events may materially differ from anticipated results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include unanticipated changes in the markets for fuel cell technologies, unanticipated changes in business relationships with customers and unexpected technical difficulties. We do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

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Media Contact:

Nancy Frank
916.768.7805
nancy.frank@altergy.com

Investor / Analyst Contact:

Jeremy Wolfe
916.960.5351
ir@altergy.com