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Regulatory Filings • Apr 11, 2018

H2Station® achieves UL certification as the First Hydrogen Fueling Station Product in the World

H2Station® achieves UL certification as the First Hydrogen Fueling Station Product in the World

(Oslo, 11 April 2018) H2Station® from Nel Hydrogen has successfully achieved the

world's first UL system certification of a hydrogen fuel dispensing system

station. The certification sets the new industrial norm and benchmark for safety

level and legal compliance for hydrogen fueling stations, and enables a faster

and more streamlined installation and permitting process in the United States.

The hydrogen fuel dispensing system having achieved UL certification is designed

and manufactured in accordance with all the applicable standards for safety. UL

certification, carried out by a National Recognized Testing Laboratory, is

renowned as the most trusted and thorough third-party certification achievable

in the U.S. and exemplifies the high level of safety of the H2Station®.

"We are proud that our H2Station® is the world's first standardized hydrogen

fueling station to achieve third-party certification by a renowned National

Recognized Testing Laboratory, such as UL. Pioneering this advancement for

hydrogen fueling in California and the U.S., as well as our investments into

high-volume manufacturing, underlines our commitment to enable a widespread and

cost-effective deployment of hydrogen fueling," says Jon André Løkke, Chief

Executive Officer of Nel Hydrogen.

Historically, hydrogen stations in the U.S. have featured customized designs

with a limited field evaluation certification, completed at each site after

installation. The H2Station® stands out as a fully standardized hydrogen fueling

product, where the UL hydrogen fuel dispensing system certification is achieved

for the product design as part of the manufacturing process, greatly reducing

the time and cost needed for extensive technical assessments and tests at site

during installation. The UL system Certification also helps to provide

assurances of product safety, enabling significantly faster permitting process

for Local Authorities Having Jurisdiction.

"The standardized and now UL Certified H2Station with its streamlined

manufacturing, installation and permitting processes will be crucial to the

continued expansion and volume ramp-up of hydrogen fueling station deployments

across California and the US," says Løkke.

Milan Dotlich, VP of Operations for Energy and Power Technologies at UL adds:

"I'm pleased to support Nel Hydrogen as the first to proactively receive UL

system certification for their H2Station. This paves the way for hydrogen

fueling equipment to be more safely deployed across the globe."

The standardized H2Station® product is the result of focused and substantial R&D

efforts, high-volume, lean manufacturing processes, and the achievement of

higher levels of safety and product quality. H2Station® are currently

manufactured at the world's largest factory for hydrogen fueling stations, which

has a capacity of up to 300 stations per year at full capacity.

ENDS

For additional information, please contact:

Jon André Løkke, CEO, +47 907 44 949

Bjørn Simonsen, VP Market Development & Public Relations, +47 971 79 821

Eddy Nupoort, Project Director, North America, +1 (916) 841 7262

About Nel Hydrogen | www.nelhydrogen.com

Nel Hydrogen is a global, dedicated hydrogen company, delivering optimal

solutions to produce, store and distribute hydrogen from renewable energy. We

serve industries, energy and gas companies with leading hydrogen technology.

Since its foundation in 1927, Nel has a proud history of development and

continual improvement of hydrogen plants. Our hydrogen solutions cover the

entire value chain from hydrogen production technologies to manufacturing of

hydrogen fueling stations, providing all fuel cell electric vehicles with the

same fast fueling and long range as conventional vehicles today.