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May 2009 - British Gas confirms Alpha CHP product testing successfully completed. Ceres Power announces the successful design, build and testing of 1kW grid-connected Combined Heat and Power ("CHP") products meeting all of the deliverables under the Alpha phase of the CHP programme in conjunction with British Gas .
March 2009 - Mother Plant facility secured. Ceres Power announces that it has secured a facility for the volume manufacturing of its fuel cells. The facility is located in Horsham, South East England and includes an existing building which is well suited to Ceres’ production requirements.
March 2009 - Ceres Power Holdings Interim Financial Report year ended 31st december 2008.
February 2009 - Ceres Power to Respond to Government Consultation on Heat
and Energy Saving Strategy Ceres Power
will respond to the UK Government consultation process on the Heat and Energy Saving
Strategy.
February 2009 - New CHP contract secured. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted alternative energy company, today announces that it has signed a major new agreement (the ‘Agreement’) with Calor Gas Limited (‘Calor’) for residential combined heat and power (‘CHP’) products operating on liquefied petroleum gas (‘LPG’).
November 2008 - Ceres Power Holdings plc Annual Report 2008.
September 2008 - Fuel Cell Module milestone achieved. Ceres Power announces that it has successfully built and tested a 1kW Fuel Cell Module meeting the performance, size and weight requirements under the Alpha Phase of the CHP programme with British Gas.
September 2008 - Ceres Power Holdings plc Preliminary Results 2008. A copy of the analyst presentation is available here.
June 2008 - Key technical milestone achieved on contract with British Gas and independent confirmation of core CHP technology performance. Ceres Power give a presentation for analysts updating them on the recent progress on its CHP technology, achievements on the residential CHP contract with British Gas and providing a roadmap of its development programme through to mass market roll-out. A copy of the presentation is available here.
March 2008 - Ceres Power Holdings plc Interim Financial Report year ended 31st December 2007.
February 2008 - New Director Appointments. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alan Wood and Sir David Brown to its Board as Non-Executive Directors. Together they bring extensive experience in innovative consumer products and building high technology based businesses in rapidly developing global markets.
January 2008 - Ceres Power and British Gas enter development, supply and distribution agreement for UK residential CHP. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, today announces that it has signed a major new agreement with Centrica (trading as British Gas) including a funded trialling programme and a volume forward order for residential combined heat and power products (‘CHP’). Click here for the Shareholder Circular.
December 2007 - Ceres Power and British Gas jointly win new clean energy award. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, and British Gas, the largest energy supplier in Britain’s domestic market, have jointly won the Rushlight Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Award, a major new award for clean energy innovation.
September 2007 - Preliminary results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2007. There has been major progress in all aspects of the business during the year. The Group has made substantial technical advances and expanded its commercial relationships.
September 2007 - Integrated CHP Demonstration. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, today demonstrates an integrated, wall-mountable combined heat and power unit (‘CHP Unit’). Click here for the presentation
July 2007 - Wall-mountable Fuel Cell CHP Unit Demonstration. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, announces that it has designed and built an integrated, wall-mountable combined heat and power unit (‘the CHP Unit’) which will form part of an up-coming demonstration at the Company’s headquarters.
May 2007 - Ceres secures regional development agency funding for fuel cell manufacturing process development. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, today announces that it has been successful in securing a £0.5 million Exceptional Development grant from SEEDA, the South East England Development Agency.
March 2007 - Ceres secures funded development contract with EDF Energy Networks to design, build and evaluate domestic power products. Ceres Power, (‘Ceres’, 'Ceres Power' or the 'Company') the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, today announces that it has entered into a programme with EDF Energy Networks to design and build innovative power generation appliances to provide back-up electricity for the home.
March 2007 - Director Changes. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Count to its Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 2nd March 2007.
December 2006 - Technical Update: Key Performance and Durability Targets Achieved. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, is today providing an update on the progress achieved in the development of its unique patented fuel cell technology.
September 2006 - Ceres secures regional support to help drive manufacturing scale-up. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, today announces that it has secured a Grant for Research & Development from the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), funding one third of a £600,000 programme to support the scale-up of key processes for the manufacturing of its unique fuel cells.
September 2006 - Notification of Preliminary Results date. Ceres Power Holdings plc will announce preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2006 on Monday 25 September 2006.
September 2006 - Ceres appoints Finance Director. Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rex Vevers to its Board as Finance Director with immediate effect. He brings a wealth of deal making and operational expertise in sectors that have included high technology, engineering, manufacturing and FMCG.
July 2006 - Pioneering Fuel Cell Technology Underlines Ceres Power’s Receipt of Frost & Sullivan’s Excellence in Technology Award. Ceres Power is presented with the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Excellence in Technology Award in the European micro combined heat and power (CHP) market for developing a fuel cell technology that operates at lower temperature ranges compared to conventional solid oxide fuel cells.
July 2006 - Ceres Power secures third contract with BOC, advancing moves into off-grid power generation.
Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, today announces that is has secured a third contract with BOC, the global industrial gases group, as a continuation of a joint programme into the use of fuel cell technology to generate clean, silent, reliable off-grid power from a range of cylinder gases.
May 2006 - Ceres Power announces wall-mountable system design under British Gas CHP programme.
Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, today announces that it
has successfully achieved a significant milestone in the design of its
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) product as part of the £2.7 million
programme with Centrica (trading as British Gas). Design work by Ceres
engineers has established that the complete CHP system will be
sufficiently compact and lightweight to be wall-mountable. This feature
is a pre-requisite for installation into the majority of new or
existing UK homes as a replacement for standard gas boilers.
March 2006 - Ceres Power secures £2.7 million programme with British Gas.
"Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, announces it's entry into
a £2.7 million contract with Centrica (trading as British Gas),
part-funded by the DTI, to develop Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units
for the UK residential market. The programme will design, build and
evaluate fuel cell CHP units, delivering electricity, heating and hot
water, and substantially reducing both energy bills and CO2 emissions.
March 2006 - Key Technical Milestone: Compact, Lightweight 1kW Fuel Cell.
"Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell group, announces that it has
taken a major step in commercialising its technology with the
achievement of a critical milestone. The Company has successfully
designed, built and tested a 1kW fuel cell stack (the “Ceres
Stack”) generating sufficient power for the average home. Picture of fuel cell
January 2006 - Ceres Power selected to help shape UK's Energy future.
"Aim-quoted Ceres Power is pleased to announce its selection as the
only fuel cell company in the government's new Energy Research
Partnership."
December 2005 - Ceres Power wins local green business award.
"Sussex-based fuel cell group Ceres Power has won the Crawley Green
Business Award in recognition of its employees’ contribution to
environmental improvement."
December 2005 - Ceres Power takes another step towards mass production with new contract.
"Ceres Power has won a new contract that will accelerate its
mass-manufacturing capability and enable it to meet the rapid growth in
demand expected from its target markets."
September 2005 - Ceres annual results reflect commercial transformation.
"Ceres Power today announced that progress since its arrival on AIM
last November has transformed it into a commercially driven business
focused on creating finished power supply products for its target
markets".
September 2005 - Latest technical milestone marks fuel cell success with propane.
"AIM-quoted Ceres Power has passed another key technical milestone -
establishing that its world-leading fuel cell can be engineered into a
power generating system fuelled by bottled gas."
September 2005 - Second BOC contract moves Ceres fuel cell closer to market.
"BOC, the global industrial gases giant, is moving another step forward
with Ceres Power on fuel cell technology that generates electricity
from a range of cylinder gases. Following an initial programme started
last September and now successfully completed, BOC and Ceres have
entered into a second agreement to carry out pre-commercial testing and
development work".
August 2005 - British Gas signs deal with Ceres Power.
"British Gas is to work on a commercial development programme with
Ceres Power to provide domestic boilers that produce electricity as
well as heat. Powered by fuel cells, the revolutionary new boilers have
the potential to dramatically reduce household energy bills and cut
carbon dioxide emissions."
May 2005 - Ceres’ fuel cell sets new world standards in performance tests.
"The fuel cell being prepared for use in homes and industry by Ceres
Power, the AIM-quoted company, has set a series of record-breaking
world-firsts in new performance tests just completed at its Sussex
operating base."
May 2005 - Ceres Power hosts G8 Energy Delegation.
"An international delegation from as far afield as China, Canada and
Brazil visited the Sussex headquarters of AIM-listed Ceres Power today
to learn about the company’s world leading fuel cell technology."
May 2005 - Larger fuel cells cheaper to produce and easier to assemble.
"AIM-quoted Ceres Power has succeeded in making its world-beating fuel cell four times larger."
April 2005 - Major technology award confirms Ceres Power as leader in fuel cell race.
Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell company, has won the UK materials
industry's top accolade. It has been awarded the prestigious 2005 Gold
Medal from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in
recognition of its "significant contribution to the industrial
application of materials".
February 2004 - Ceres takes lead role in £1.9 million government contract.
"Ceres Power, the AIM-quoted fuel cell company, has won a £1.9
million contract from the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) as
part of the UK government’s commitment to drive the development
of low-carbon technologies."
February 2005 - Dunlop joins programme to commercialise fuel cell power generator.
"Dunlop Aerospace is joining the programme to commercialise the world-leading fuel cell developed by Ceres Power."
December 2004 - Major US patent granted as Ceres reaps first commercial revenues.
"Ceres Power plc, the AIM listed fuel cell company, has been granted a landmark patent in the US"
November 2004 - Shares in “world-leading” fuel cell company admitted to AIM.
"Ceres Power, the Sussex-based company that has developed a fuel cell
which generates electricity from natural gas and LPG, floated on
London’s Alternative Investment Market this morning."
November 2004 - Admission Document
October 2004 - BOC trial uses LPG to generate electricity with Ceres fuel cells.
"BOC, the global industrial gases giant, has entered an agreement to
run development trials on fuel cell technology that generates
electricity from LPG."
September 2004 - Tony Blair, during Climate Change Speech, describes Ceres as a "world Leader".
"Ceres Power based in Crawley and utilising technology developed at
Imperial College have developed a new fuel cell that has unique
properties and is a world leader"