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Plug Power Rises on $6.5 Million Investment From Air Liquide

By Justin Doom - May 8, 2013 10:29 PM GMT+0200.
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Plug Power Inc. (PLUG), a U.S. maker of fuel cells, rose the most in more than four years after receiving a $6.5 million investment from Air Liquide SA (AI) to help develop components for the European market.

The shares climbed 54 percent to 24 cents at the close in New York, the most since October 2008.




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Air Liquide, the French maker of industrial gases, will get stock, a larger stake in a joint venture and a contract for engineering services, according to a statement today from Latham, New York-based Plug.

Plug has raised $12 million in 2013 and this latest investment “will be instrumental in providing the liquidity we need for growth,” Chief Executive Officer Andy Marsh said in the statement. The company makes fuel cells that power industrial forklifts.

Last month, the company replaced its chief financial officer and was notified by the Nasdaq Stock Market that its shares don’t meet the minimum price of $1 and may be delisted. Plug has until Oct. 7 to regain compliance.

To contact the reporter on this story: Justin Doom in New York at [e-mail]

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Reed Landberg at [e-mail]

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Apr 16, 2013, 12:56pm EDT

Plug Power given more time to stay on Nasdaq



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Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq: PLUG) has been given a six-month reprieve to bring its stock into compliance with Nasdaq listing rules

The Latham, NY company, which makes the fuel cells that power the forklifts used in distribution centers, originally had until April 10 to get its stock over $1 a share and keep it there for 10 consecutive business days. That day, the stock closed at 17 cents. This morning, it is trading for about 17.5 cents.

But the letter the company received from Nasdaq April 12 said that under Nasdaq rules, it is eligible for an additional 180 days, or until October 7, to come up with a plan to improve the stock price. This is a full year after it was first warned of a possible delisting.

At the same time, Plug Power is attempting to raise at least $15 million to carry out its business plan and continue operating. CEO Andrew Marsh has said a sale of the company is a possibility.

Plug Power also announced that Gerry Anderson, its chief financial officer since July 2007, resigned April 12. Anderson has been replaced, on an interim basis, by David Waldek.

Waldeck has been a founding partner of CFO Advisory Group, LLC, a financial and business solutions advisory firm, since 2005. He previously was CFO of Albany Molecular Research Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRI), an Albany, NY-based held drug discovery and development company

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könnte wie bei Ballard Power und Fuel Cell Energy laufen.

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in über 80 Ländern mit über 40.000 Mitarbeitern tätig. Denke da können wir noch einiges erwarten.

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http://www.plugpower.com/News/CompanyNews/13-05-14/PLUG_POWE…
PLUG POWER ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2013 FINANCIAL RESULTS



LATHAM, NY – May 14, 2013 – Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today reported its financial results for the first quarter 2013.



Plug Power (the “Company”) business highlights in the first quarter of 2013 include product shipments to customers such as Lowes, P&G, and Sysco. The Lowes’ shipment was to support the opening of a brand new distribution center in Georgia. Also, the Company completed conversion of all the units at Walmart’s Washington Courthouse, Ohio, facility to fuel cell powered forklift trucks with over 250 units in operation. Plug Power, to date, has shipped over 4,000 GenDrive® units to over 23 different customers. These units consume more than 90% of the hydrogen fuel used to power fuel cell products in North America. This is a clear indication of Plug Power’s leadership position in the fuel cell industry.



A prime focus of Plug Power management in 2013 has been to strengthen its financial position to support all stakeholders. The Company recently announced a $6.5 million strategic investment from Air Liquide. An Air Liquide representative will also be joining the board of directors, which will provide the Company additional industrial insight. The Company also recently added Johannes Minho Roth, founder of 5T Capital, to the board of directors. Mr. Roth offers the Company financial depth and international experience.



“I am pleased with our business progress in 2013”, said Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug Power. “We have dramatically improved our quality, have added to our customer list, and have enhanced our financial position. The sales prospects and funnel remain strong for the rest of the year, and we expect that the business steps taken over the past six months will result in increased customer traction.” Marsh concluded. “I remain upbeat about the future of Plug Power.”





Financial Results



Operating loss for the first quarter of 2013 was $6.4 million compared to an operating loss of $7.8 million for the first quarter 2012.



Total revenue for the first quarter 2013 was $6.4 million compared to total revenue of $7.8 million for the first quarter of 2012. Product and service revenue for the first quarter 2013 was $6.0 million compared to $7.2 million for the first quarter 2012. Research and development contract revenue for the first quarter 2013 was $0.4 million compared to $0.5 million for the first quarter 2012.



Total cost of revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was $8.6 million, comprised of $8.0 million for cost of product and service revenue and $0.6 million for cost of research and development contract revenue. Prior year comparable numbers for the first quarter were $9.8 million for total cost of revenue, comprised of $9.0 million for cost of product and service revenue and $0.8 million for cost of research and development contract revenue.



Research and development expenses for the first quarter 2013 were $0.8 million compared to the first quarter of 2012 of $1.2 million.



Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses for the first quarter 2013 were $2.9 million compared to SG&A expenses in the first quarter 2012 of $3.9 million. Additionally, $0.6 million was expensed for amortization of intangible assets during the first quarter of 2013 and the first quarter of 2012.



Net loss for the first quarter of 2013 was $8.6 million. On a per share basis (basic and diluted), the loss for the quarter was $0.18. This compares with a net loss of $6.6 million, or $0.28 per share (basic and diluted), for the first quarter of 2012. Included in the net loss for the first quarter of 2013 is a $2.1 million non-cash charge for the change in the fair value of the Company’s common stock warrants. This non-cash charge compares to an increase to income (non-cash) of $1.2 million during the first quarter of 2012.





Cash and Liquidity



Net cash used in operating activities for the first quarter 2013 was $5.9 million compared to $3.5 million for the first quarter 2012. On March 31, 2013, Plug Power had cash and cash equivalents of $4.5 million and net working capital of $7.9 million. This compares to $9.4 million and $6.9 million, respectively, at December 31, 2012.



The accompanying financial information and reconciliation tables provide additional information on the Company’s year-to-date performance.







Conference Call

Plug Power has scheduled a conference call today at 10:00 am ET to review the Company’s results for the 2013 first quarter results. Interested parties are invited to listen to the conference call by calling 877.407.8291.



The webcast can be accessed by going directly to the Plug Power Web site (www.plugpower.com) and selecting the conference call link on the home page. A playback of the call will be available online for a period following the call.



About Plug Power Inc.

The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for Plug Power’s key accounts, including Walmart, Sysco and Coca-Cola. With more than 4,000 GenDrive units shipped to material handling customers, accumulating over 10 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow’s incumbent power solutions today. Additional information about Plug Power is available at www.plugpower.com.





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Plug Power Inc. Safe Harbor Statement



This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to Plug Power’s expected use of the net proceeds from the offering. These statements are based on current expectations that are subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties, any of which are difficult to predict, are beyond Plug Power’s control and that may cause Plug Power’s actual results to differ materially from the expectations in Plug Power’s forward-looking statements including statements regarding the risk that we may not have sufficient cash to fund our operations to profitability and that we may be required to seek strategic alternatives, including but not limited to a potential business combination or a sale of the Company, or reduce and/or cease our operations, other risks and uncertainties related to satisfaction of the closing conditions of the offering, the estimated proceeds from the offering and the anticipated use of proceeds from the offering, the risk that unit orders will not ship, be installed and/or convert to revenue, in whole or in part; the cost and timing of developing Plug Power’s products and its ability to raise the necessary capital to fund such development costs; the ability to achieve the forecasted gross margin on the sale of Plug Power’s products; the actual net cash used for operating expenses may exceed the projected net cash for operating expenses; the cost and availability of fuel and fueling infrastructures for Plug Power’s products; market acceptance of Plug Power’s GenDrive system; Plug Power’s ability to establish and maintain relationships with third parties with respect to product development, manufacturing, distribution and servicing and the supply of key product components; the cost and availability of components and parts for Plug Power’s products; Plug Power’s ability to develop commercially viable products; Plug Power’s ability to reduce product and manufacturing costs; Plug Power’s ability to successfully expand its product lines; Plug Power’s ability to improve system reliability for GenDrive; competitive factors, such as price competition and competition from other traditional and alternative energy companies; Plug Power’s ability to manufacture products on a large-scale commercial basis; Plug Power’s ability to protect its intellectual property; the cost of complying with current and future governmental regulations; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports Plug Power files from time to time with the SEC. Plug Power does not intend to, and undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events.



Media & Investor Relations Contact:

Gerard L. Conway, Jr.


Wieso entsenden Sie einen Mitarbeiter in das Board von Plug Power? Ob die wohl den ganzen Laden übernehmen wollen?

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This is how we think about Plug Power ($PLUG). Most of the descriptive material has been sourced at plugpower.com.

$PLUG is a company with real business products, revenues, and customer relationships. In addition, $PLUG is a technology company with huge potential future applications. While cash is an issue near-term, the revenues and growth are real and tangible. The current price looks cheap even for the revenue stream, and if you assign any value to the potential future applications, the stock looks like a great deal.

1. The Business

Plug Power is the Premier system integrator in rapidly emerging Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) based fuel cell market. PEM fuel cells use hydrogen to produce energy in a clean manner, with water and heat the only emissions. Potential PEM fuel cell applications are broad, and could one day power cars and trucks. However, without infrastructure in place (hydrogen fueling stations), it is not yet a viable fuel for today’s cars and trucks.

In the meantime, Plug Power has developed a commercial application for PEM fuel cells that is viable today. Forklifts in our nations warehouses and distribution centers use power constantly to move merchandise and load trucks. Most forklifts are powered by batteries, but Plug Power has created a PEM power alternative called GenDrive. Plug Power customers buy GenDrive to increase productivity, to lower costs, to implement green solutions, and for increased performance. Refueling stations within the distribution centers allow the trucks to minimize downtime and cut costs. $PLUG has to date deployed approximately 4,000 GenDrive units to some of the largest companies in the nation.

2. The Market

The company has a current addressable market of $4.0 billion in the U.S.A. and $4.0 billion in Europe, just in forklift truck applications. The company’s solution provides about 95% of the hydrogen powered forklift trucks in the USA annually. PLUG is the dominant player in this market.

In addition, the company is working on potential new applications that could come online in the next few years.

3. The Strategy

Plug Power is focused on the fork lift market because it is a market they can make money at it NOW. PLUG’s intention is to conquer new markets horizontally, as new markets emerge for PEM based power solution. For example, in early 2014 Plug will be demonstrating 15 ground support support units (flat trucks pulling containers on a tarmac) powered by fuel cell with Federal Express at the facility in Memphis. There are over 1,300 of these units at the Federal Express’s Memphis facility alone. This strategy allows the company to grow horizontally into new markets with minimal capital expenditures.

4. Clients

Here is a list of some of PLUG’s customers.





5. The Model

The company expects to be EBITDA breakeven around mid 2014 on an annual run rate of $55 million in revenues.

The cost of good sold are expected to be at 67% of revenues and SG&A at 12% to 15% (minimum of $12.5 million). The cost of good sold could be as low as 55% in our estimate.

The company had $26.1 million of revenues in 2012 and grew unit sold from 1,024 in 2011 to 1,391 in 2012, an increase of 36%.

The company needs an additonal $5 to $10 million of funding to get to EBITDA breakeven.

The company’s current manufacturing capacity is $200mm.

6. What went wrong?

The company has had its fair share of problems over a span of fifteen years. The situation has been going to zero fast. Investors have been attracted to this situation based on the promise of its technology but each time the company has been nearing the finish line, it has been pushed back.

In February 2013, the company raised money and the stock plunged on a botched financing attempt. The stock dropped to $.12.



The lead batteries manufacturers used this situation to point out to PLUG’s customers that the company was toast.

Customers decided to pull out their orders and demand for GenDrive dried up.

7. Catalyst.

On May 8, Air Liquide came to the rescue and invested $6.5 million in PLUG. We view the Air Liquide investment as the catalyst needed to reassure customers and bring back PLUG to its recent success track. The strategic investment from the worldwide producer of liquid hydrogen restored customer confidence in Plug.

Plug Power is currently trading at a market capitalization of $13 million. Never in my life have I seen a company with such a proven technology, a customer list that include the best and biggest companies in the world, with an addressable market that will easily surpass $10 billion in 5 years from now, and with a dominant position in the emerging power business. If you gave me $200 million, I could not build a Plug Power.

Let us know what you think.

Additional posts we wrote about Plug Power: Plug Power Ignition and The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.

Disclaimer: Bigger Capital, LLC, Bigger Capital Fund, LP, Bachelier, LLC and the Bigger family hold about 3% of Plug Power. We intend to increase our position if the company’s results track our benchmark.

Plug Power is a highly distressed situation and it is not suitable for the majority of investors. The likely outcome of an investment is a loss of principal.

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http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/plug/premarket

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so kann es ruhig weiter gehen. Nachbörslich gestern schon bei $ 0,49.

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Zitat von bmuesli: so kann es ruhig weiter gehen. Nachbörslich gestern schon bei $ 0,49.

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/plug/after-hours

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hier mal der 10 Jahres Chart. Noch eine Menge Potential vorhanden.

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Ballard Sees Positive Developments in Clean Energy Fuel Cell Material Handling Market

May 8, 2013
For Immediate Release

VANCOUVER, CANADA– Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP)(TSX: BLD) congratulates Plug Power on its recent announcement of a strategic investment from Air Liquide. Plug Power is the leader in providing fuel cell systems in material handling applications with their flagship product GenDriveTM, each powered by a Ballard fuel cell stack. Plug Power customers in grocery, retail, warehousing and manufacturing operations are recognizing productivity and environmental benefits available from fuel cell-powered material handling equipment, and are driving growth in the market.

The direct investment in Plug Power by Air Liquide, one of the leading industrial hydrogen fuelling solution companies, reflects a major commitment to the fuel cell material handling market. As such, it represents a positive and important development. Air Liquide’s investment in Plug Power is one of a number of strategic investments in the fuel cell sector announced recently, including Cummins Inc.’s investment in Relion and Anglo American Platinum’s investment in Ballard Power Systems.

In the material handling market, an increasing number of companies are re-ordering Plug Power GenDriveTM systems after experiencing financial savings from initial system deployments. For example, Walmart Canada deployed 95 fuel cell lift trucks at its sustainable refrigerated distribution centre in Alberta, Canada, reducing operating costs by $1.1 million over seven years, compared to the use of battery-powered forklift trucks. Walmart now has more than 500 fuel cell forklifts operating in three warehouses, including a freezer facility. Other Plug Power customers with GenDriveTM systems at multiple sites include: Procter & Gamble with 340 systems at 4 sites; Sysco with more than 600 systems at 7 sites; and Coca-Cola with 96 systems at 2 sites.

Plug Power is the leading hydrogen fuel cell supplier for material handling operations in North America, with over 90 percent market share. Ballard Power Systems is the exclusive supplier of liquid- and air-cooled fuel cell stacks for Plug Power’s suite of GenDriveTM power units serving the full range of Class 1, 2 and 3 electric forklifts.

Zero-emission fuel cell-powered lift trucks deliver economic, operational as well as environmental benefits, when compared to traditional battery systems operating in high-throughput distribution centre and warehouse environments. Advantages are a direct result of increased forklift productivity, driven by factors that include availability of constant power and minimal hydrogen refuelling time.

About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP)(TSX: BLD) provides clean energy fuel cell products enabling optimized power systems for a range of applications. Products deliver incomparable performance, durability and versatility. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.

This release contains forward-looking statements concerning market developments for our products and corresponding value propositions for our customers. These forward-looking statements reflect Ballard’s current expectations as contemplated under section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any such forward-looking statements are based on Ballard’s assumptions relating to its financial forecasts and expectations regarding its product development efforts, manufacturing capacity, and market demand.

These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Ballard’s actual results to be materially different, including general economic and regulatory changes, detrimental reliance on third parties, successfully achieving our business plans and achieving and sustaining profitability. For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors that could affect Ballard’s future performance, please refer to Ballard’s most recent Annual Information Form. Readers should not place undue reliance on Ballard’s forward-looking statements and Ballard assumes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward looking statements, other than as required under applicable legislation.

Further Information: Guy McAree +1.604.412.7919, [e-mail] or [e-mail]



ist zwar schon ein paar Tage alt aber dennoch sehr interessant.

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Linde provides hydrogen fueling systems for BMW materials handling expansion



Murray Hill and New Providence, New Jersey, USA, 16 April 2013 - BMW Manufacturing's plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has more than doubled its fleet of material handling equipment using hydrogen fueling systems provided by Linde North America. The 4.0 million square foot production facility now powers its entire hydrogen-fuel cell fleet of more than 230 units to service the plant's production and logistics functions, making it one of the largest fuel cell forklift sites in the world.

Linde North America is a member of The Linde Group, one of the world's largest hydrogen energy producers and a leader in developing alternative fuel technologies. BMW Manufacturing Co. is a subsidiary of BMW AG in Munich, Germany and is the global producer of the BMW X3 and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 Sports Activity Coupe.

In 2010, Linde supplied a hydrogen fueling system with six indoor dispenser stations to support more than 100 pieces of material handling equipment operating inside BMW's plant. The expansion more than doubled their fleet by adding two new higher-throughput compressors, new storage tubes and distribution piping, and eight new hydrogen dispensers. To date, there have been over 200,000 successful hydrogen fuelings at the site.

The lifts and trucks deliver process parts to assembly machines throughout the plant. The lead acid batteries that formerly powered lifts and trucks were replaced with hydrogen fuel cells from Latham, N.Y.-based Plug Power Inc., the leading provider of hydrogen based fuel cells in the material handling market. With over 3,500 units deployed in revenue generating service, Plug Power has supplied the largest motive fuel cell fleet in the world.

Mike Beckman, vice president of Linde's U.S Hydrogen Fueling team, said, "Linde is proud that BMW displayed the confidence in Linde to supply the hydrogen fueling systems for its expansion program. It proves that our technology can help advance sustainability and lower emissions while also helpi ng to improve the bottom line. Hydrogen already is one of the most promising alternative fuels. Because of the way it is produced, the hydrogen we supply to BMW is truly green, with only a small carbon footprint incurred during shipping." The hydrogen is a by-product of a sodium chlorate plant which Linde purifies, compresses and liquefies using electricity produced from renewable hydropower. "BMW's ongoing commitment to clean production is evident in our recent expansion of our hydrogen fuel cell program," said Duncan Seaman, BMW Group, Head of Market Operations, Americas. "We appreciate Linde's partnership in supporting the expansion, making our entire operation more sustainable." BMW is able to boost productivity in two ways: Refueling these trucks with hydrogen using Linde’s equipment takes an operator less than three minutes, compared with 15-20 minutes to change out a battery. Also, fuel cells do not degrade over time, as do lead-acid batteries when they begin losing their charge toward the end of a shift. BMW also is able to reduce its total electricity demand, since no battery recharging is required, and eliminate the environmental disposal costs for lead acid batteries.

Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug Power, said, "We are pleased BMW has selected Linde as the hydrogen provider at their new manufacturing facility. We are also thrilled to work alongside Linde, a leader in the safe production, handling and supply of hydrogen and it makes sense they would be chosen to work with BMW to help them achieve their sustainability goals."Linde is a leading supplier of hydrogen fueling systems, having equipped over 80 stations in 15 countries. In the U.S., Linde has supplied stations for fork lift trucks at distribution centers for large retail, soft drink and food service companies.

BMW is using Linde's Ionic Compressor fueling system, which is also being used extensively in Europe for cars and buses. "Linde is a technology company, not just a hydrogen supplier. It is nice to see that our fueling solution has allowed BMW to achieve significant benefits from choosing hydrogen as a reliable and clean fuel for their production facility," Beckman said.

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GM targets 20% increase in plug-in hybrid output this year

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Plug Power breaks new ground in automotive fuel cells
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n a significant achievement that brings highly efficient, zero-emission vehicles closer to commercialization, Plug Power announced today that it has demonstrated to Ford Motor Company an advanced automotive fuel cell system responsive to actual vehicle power requirements. Plug Power will be providing the system to the U.S. Department of Energy for further testing.

The development of this advanced proton exchange membrane (PEM) system is part of a $2.8 million joint program between Plug Power and Ford. Major funding for this program was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy.

This achievement represents an important move toward the creation of fuel cell systems capable of following the diverse power loads presented by a typical driving cycle. The Plug Power system performed exceptionally, closely replicating acceleration and deceleration conditions with sub-second responsiveness.

Plug Power's system comprised of auxiliaries needed to simulate operating an automobile exceeded its design specifications for power output during its test period, and provided maximum efficiency by adjusting its rate of fuel flow to required output levels.

In addition, the system attained 75 percent of its power in less than one-tenth of one second of operation, simulating the "cold start" capacity of a combustion engine.

"Ford, Daimler-Chrysler, GM and Toyota have, in total, committed more than $1 billion for development programs aimed at replacing the internal combustion engine with this clean and efficient technology," said Gary Mittleman, Plug Power's President and CEO. "Although fuel cells for automotive applications are a number of years away from commercial reality, they will clearly constitute a huge market. Our recent demonstration to Ford sing Plug Power's innovative technologies positions us as an industry leader in developing the automobile of the next millennium."

The U.S. Department of Energy funded the Ford/Plug Power program through its participation in the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV). PNGV is a public/private collaboration with the primary goal of developing an environmentally friendly automobile that is also more fuel efficient than today's midsize cars without sacrificing affordability, performance or safety. Ford Motor Company is also a member of PNGV.

Fuel cells have long been heralded as a solution to the environmental and fuel conservation challenges faced by the automotive industry. Fuel cells efficiently generate safe, reliable electricity through an electrochemical, rather than combustion, process. The commercialization of automotive fuel cell power generation systems will lead to zero emission vehicles that achieve at least double the fuel efficiency of today's cars. Major developments by companies such as Plug Power are bringing this technology to the forefront.

In parallel with its automotive fuel cell program, Plug Power is developing highly innovative PEM fuel cell systems for residential applications. Since June of 1998, the company has operated the world's first PEM fuel cell system to power a complete home. The residential system meets the energy demands of a 3,000 square-foot house even during peak energy-use hours without connection to a utility electrical distribution system.

Based in Latham, N.Y., Plug Power (http://www.plugpower.com) is a joint venture between DTE Energy Company, a diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services and parent company of Detroit Edison, Michigan's largest electrical utility, and Mechanical Technology Inc., an early developer of fuel cell technologies. Plug Power was formed to develop and manufacture fuel cells for electric power generation in residential and automotive applications. Formed in June 1997, Plug Power has grown from 22 to more than 150 employees, making it the largest PEM fuel cell company in the U.S. The National Energy Resources Organization awarded Plug Power the 1998 Research and Development Award for its fuel cell breakthroughs.

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The race to commercialize products using hydrogen for fuel has been running for several years now, with products ranging from generators for recreation vehicles to power plants for electric cars and buses to backup power for buildings.

From an investment point of view, the choices are limited, and profitability has been elusive. For most companies, the path to profitability has been slow and difficult. In some cases, the companies rely on the subsidization of governments, looking to use hydrogen fuel as a way to achieve environmental goals such as greenhouse gas reductions.

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One company, Plug Power (PLUG), is in the small group of companies that show the potential to reach profitability without government handouts, purely on the commercial viability of their products. They build a set of power modules which are used to replace the traditional battery pack used in fork lift trucks. On June 4th, Plug received the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) commercialization award at the 2012 World Hydrogen Energy Conference.

The company's products replace the traditional battery pack used in fork lift trucks. Significantly, the buyers of these products are not governments, but major companies such as Wal-Mart (WMT), Sysco (SYY), P&G (PG) and Coca-Cola (KO). These companies often have 100 or more lift trucks in a major distribution center.

By replacing battery packs with hydrogen power modules, these companies expect to save money, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the same time.

It is still early days, but some of these users have been through the learning experience of using hydrogen in one center, and are placing orders and rolling out additional centers with hydrogen powered lift trucks. As of June, the company had shipped over 2,200 fuel cell power modules.

Reaching for Profitability

Although orders and shipments have continued to grow, profitability is still an issue. PLUG took major steps to reduce its expense run rate. Still, product gross margin has remained negative. Power modules have been priced to be cost competitive against the battery pack alternative, however costs to manufacture the product are still high.

Partly it is a volume thing. The fixed costs of the manufacturing process had to be allocated over a small number of shipments in the early years. Gradually however this issue is being addressed as more units share the fixed manufacturing costs and shipments in 2011 were up 57% over the previous year.

Gross margins have already been improving and a major R&D focus of the company is further cost reduction. For example, they have been working on using an air cooled fuel cell stack (sourced from their development partner, Ballard Power Systems (BLDP), to replace the more expensive liquid cooled stack. Component costs can be reduced, and fewer components are needed. Labor costs should be lower as should be warranty/support costs.

It takes time to move the lower cost designs into their shipping units but the results are now becoming apparent. In 2010, the cost of sales of products was about 147% of revenue. In 2011 the cost of sales were about 132% of revenue. In Q4 of 2011 when shipping volumes hit a peak, and the lower cost designs were starting to ship, the cost of sales were just over 100% of revenue.

The company expects that it can reduce product costs by 15-20% per year. This year (2012) we should see positive gross margins for the first time. It is quite likely that we will see gross margins in excess of 10% by the end of 2012.

After a solid Q4 in which the company took record orders, and shipped record numbers of units, the Q1 period was disappointing. Shipments fell back to 299 units. With a backlog of over 2,000 units going in the quarter, investors may have been looking for more shipments.

However some shipments could not be recognized as revenue due to accounting rules, and customers continued to need a lot of time to implement these systems. It typically takes six months to a year from the time of order until the customers are ready to take shipment. This lengthy time delay should improve as the customers and the hydrogen gas suppliers get more experience with the equipment.

Also in Q1 the company raised more cash through a $15 million dollar institutional stock offering priced at $1.15. This offering was followed by an immediate drop in the stock price. From February to April the stock price dropped from the $2.40 range to the $1.20 range and has not recovered.

Investors may be concerned about the cash and that the company is still burning cash for operations. They had about $20 million cash on hand on March 31st, and had used about $3.5 million in the first quarter. It is quite likely that they will need to raise additional capital before reaching cash flow positive territory.

The Market

The market for fork lift trucks is huge, PLUG has seen very little competition to date, and PLUG is only tapping a tiny percentage of the market so far. Their joint venture with Air Liquide appears to be gaining momentum as a way to tackle the large European market. PLUG products compatible with European standards are already being built, with more coming to market in the next 12 months.

Profitability

Plug will likely need to reach revenues in the area of $80 million per year to be profitable. At current growth rates and gross margin projections profitability is a couple of years away.

Setting New Expectations

The majority of 2012 sales are already in the order backlog. For the full 2011 year, Plug Power received orders for $46.1 million from material handling customers; $18.1 million worth of those orders were received during the fourth quarter. Full year 2012 revenue of about $40 million seems likely, compared to $28 million in 2011.

Valuation

Plug is a speculative investment. We view the stock as a hold at current $1.15-$1.20 stock levels. Although Q1 sales and bookings were short of our expectations, one quarter is a short period of time. We were disappointed that PLUG had to issue new stock at the $1.20 "ish" level, as this apparently had a big dilutive effect.

We will look to see what progress the company can make in bookings, and in particular in reducing product costs over the next two quarters before recommending a new target price. We are looking for confirmation of booking rates in the $50 to $60 million range and gross margins approaching 10% in 2012.

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Zu welchen Kursen die Instis teilweise rein sind. Na ja wenn man dem Bericht glauben kann will es Plug ohne staatliche Hilfe schaffen und den Break even erreichen.

[bmuesli]

http://news.pg.com/press-release/pg-corporate-announcements/…

die Kundenliste ist schon beeindruckend.

[bmuesli]

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/business/companies/plug-p…

Company Information

Plug Power Inc. (Plug Power), is a provider of alternative energy technology focused on the design, development, commercialization and manufacture of fuel cell systems for the industrial off-road (forklift or material handling) market. The Company is focused on proton exchange membrane( PEM), fuel cell and fuel processing technologies and fuel cell/battery hybrid technologies, from which multiple products are available. The Company is focused on A fuel cell is an electrochemical device that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity and heat without combustion. Hydrogen is derived from hydrocarbon fuels such as liquid petroleum gas, or LPG, natural gas, propane, methanol, ethanol, gasoline or biofuels. Hydrogen can also be obtained from the electrolysis of water. Hydrogen can be purchased directly from industrial gas providers or can be produced on-site at consumer locations. In May 2013, Air Liquide SA acquired a 14% stake in Plug Power Inc.
Plug Power Inc.
968 Albany Shaker Road LATHAM NY 12110
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]



Air Liquide also mit 14 % an Plug Power beteiligt.

[bmuesli]

http://www.plugpower.com/Customers/WhosUsingGenDrive.aspx

[cash_is_king]

http://www.wallstreet-online.de/diskussion/1179499-41-50/plu…

[DesertSun]

http://fuelcellsworks.com/news/2013/05/30/air-liquide-to-pro…

The use of hydrogen as an energy carrier for logistic platforms has been developing in the U.S. and Canada, with over 3,000 forklift trucks currently running on hydrogen. The conversion of just 10% of the worldwide fleet of forklift trucks would represent a potential hydrogen market of €7 billion.

[bmuesli]

http://plugpower.com/News.aspx

[bmuesli]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.760.343 von bmuesli am 31.05.13 17:25:14

http://www.hfc2013.com/

und hier der Link zu der Veranstaltung.

[dirk3333]

da müssen sie aber mächtig explodieren , im megatonnen bereich .
die haben mal 1250 usd gekostet . wahnsinn .

[bmuesli]

Zitat von dirk3333: da müssen sie aber mächtig explodieren , im megatonnen bereich .
die haben mal 1250 usd gekostet . wahnsinn .

so hoch wird es wohl nicht mehr gehen. Denke viele wären erst einmal mit 2-3 USD zufrieden. Mal sehen ob Air Liquide den Laden rumreißen kann. ´Die stellen doch einen Mitarbeiter ab. Villeicht wollen die aber auch komplett übernehmen.

[bmuesli]

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/plug-power-announces-new-direc…
Plug Power Announces New Director, Executive Appointments and Receipt of Deficiency Notice From NASDAQ


By GlobeNewswire, April 16, 2013, 09:15:00 AM EDT


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LATHAM, N.Y., April 16, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced that Johannes M. Roth has joined the Company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Roth is the founder and Managing Director of FiveT Capital Holding AG, an investment holding company based in Switzerland with businesses specializing in asset management, risk management and alternative investments. Mr. Roth is also a Portfolio Manager and Managing Director at FiveT Capital AG, Zurich, Switzerland, which advises several long-only funds and operates an asset management business for high net worth individuals. From 1999 to 2006, Mr. Roth was an Equity Specialist Trader and Proprietary Trader with Baader Bank AG at the Stuttgart Stock Exchange. Mr. Roth also serves as a Director of Insilico Biotechnology AG, a Stuttgart, Germany based global leader in systems biology and bioinformatics.

The Company also announced that David P. Waldek has been appointed as Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Jill McCoskey has been named to the position of Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Waldek replaces Gerald Anderson, who had served as Chief Financial Officer since July 2007.

Mr. Waldek has been a founding partner of CFO Advisory Group, LLC, a financial and business solutions advisory firm, since 2005. Prior to founding CFO Advisory Group, Mr. Waldek served as Chief Financial Officer of Albany Molecular Research, Inc., a publicly held drug discovery and development company, from March 1999 to November 2004.

Ms. McCoskey has served as Controller of the Company since 2008.

The Company also announced that on April 12, 2013, the Company received a notice from The NASDAQ OMX Group indicating that the Company has not regained compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5550(a)(2), the minimum bid price rule, because the Company's common stock did not maintain a minimum closing bid price of $1.00 per share over a period of 10 consecutive business days ending on or prior to April 10, 2013. The NASDAQ notice has no immediate effect on the listing of the Company's common stock.

In accordance with NASDAQ rules, the Company has a period of 180 calendar days, until October 7, 2013, to regain compliance with the minimum bid price rule. If at any time before October 7, 2013, the closing bid price of the Company's common stock is $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, NASDAQ will notify the Company that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price rule. In the event that the Company does not regain compliance with the minimum bid price rule prior to the expiration of the 180-day period, NASDAQ will notify the Company that its securities will be delisted. However, the Company may appeal the delisting determination to a NASDAQ hearing panel and the delisting will be stayed pending the panel's determination. At this hearing, the Company would present a plan to regain compliance and NASDAQ would then subsequently render a decision. The Company is currently evaluating its alternatives to resolve the listing deficiency.

About Plug Power Inc.

The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for our key accounts, including Walmart, Sysco and Coca-Cola. With more than 3,000 GenDrive units shipped to material handling customers, accumulating over 8 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow's incumbent power solutions today. Additional information about Plug Power is available at www.plugpower.com.


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an gutem Personal scheint es ja nicht zu mangeln.

[bmuesli]

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/plug-power-secures-65-milli…

Transaction Details

Air Liquide's investment in Plug Power includes the following components:

-- A $2.6 million (Euro 2 million) investment in convertible preferred stock with a 60% percent conversion premium to market and an 8 percent coupon. As part of this stock purchase, an Air Liquide representative will join Plug Power's board. The parties have signed a Securities Purchase Agreement for the investment and the transaction is expected to close no later than May 22.


also ich denke man will das Unternehmen wieder flott machen und dann evtl. teuer verkaufen.

[bmuesli]

[http://www.energyandcapital.com/articles/the-fuel-cell-is-ba…

The Fuel Cell Is Back

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By Christian DeHaemer
Thursday, May 30th, 2013


Ten or so years ago, I visited the Ballard power plant up in Canada where they made hydrogen fuel cells.

They had a bus there and made a big to-do about offering me a glass of water that dribbled out of the tailpipe. It tasted like water.

Hydrogen-powered fuel cells have been around a long time and have lost much of their gee whiz factor.

In fact, over the past few years, they have become the red-headed stepchild of the alternative energy field — mostly because it costs more in terms of BTUs to produce hydrogen than it does to burn it.

But there are some real benefits to hydrogen fuel cells, and the costs have dropped dramatically in the past decade.

I'll tell you more about that today.

Fuel Cell

As you know, a fuel cell is simply a device that converts fuel such as hydrogen into electricity.

The most widely used type is the Proton Exchange Membranes (PEM). PEM fuel cells have high power density and weigh a lot less than a traditional battery or an internal combustion engine, which makes them promising for vehicles.

In a PEM cell, hydrogen and oxygen gas are fed to catalytic electrodes at opposite sides of a membrane. This membrane is porous to protons, but not to electrons.

The protons and electrons are separated by the action of a platinum catalyst in the electrodes. The protons can diffuse directly through the membrane, but the electrons have to make their way through an external circuit to reach the other side, and this provides the power for an electric motor.

One nice benefit is that there is zero damaging emissions in this process — just pure water.

Game On, Man

Hydrogen fuel cells have been used in cars, buses, and other transport vehicles. Most interesting, however, is that they are starting to become cost effective.

Procter & Gamble, for example is converting its battery-operated forklift fleets at three plants to models powered with hydrogen fuel cells supplied by Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG).

P&G's Vice President, Stefano Zenezini, is quoted as saying: “Our internal analysis shows that we cannot only achieve the sustainability benefits, but can also achieve an attractive rate of return on our investment at the same time.” That's right, it now makes fiscal sense.

But we aren't just talking forklifts here...

A UK automotive start-up called Riversimple is starting a one-year trial of hydrogen fuel cell cars. The test vehicles go 0 to 30 mph in five seconds and have a maximum speed of 50 mph. They get the equivalent of 300 mpg. If the trial is successful, the company may set up manufacturing in the area to produce 5,000 vehicles annually.

Hyundai recently unveiled the ix35 Fuel Cell, the world's first hydrogen-powered vehicle slated for mass production. It's a redesigned Tuscon for the European market. Denmark is getting 15 of the fleet vehicles at over $100,000 a pop.

Toyota says it can beat that. They claim they have cut the cost of building fuel-cell vehicles by 90% and could sell their first hydrogen vehicle for $50,000 in 2015.

Toyota thinks they can further reduce the cost of a fuel cell by another 50% in the next few years. Most of the savings comes from reducing the amount of platinum, which is used as a catalyst. Toyota's goal is to sell the cars at cost.



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Beaten, Battered, and Left for Dead

There are two main publicly-traded companies in the fuel cell world: Plug Power, mentioned above, and Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP).

At one point, Plug was a $1,000-plus stock. Shares closed yesterday at $0.33. And back in the early 2000s, Ballard ran from nothing to more than $100 a share before it came back to Earth. Today it trades just above a dollar.

But something is up... These stocks are starting to peculate. Ballard was up more than 10% yesterday after it signed a $1 million deal with its Chinese partner. It has more than doubled since March.

Plug Power's CFO quit after he questioned whether they had enough cash to last a few more months. Then out of the blue, the company got a strategic investment from Air Liquide of $6 million.

Nobody puts down $6 million for the fun of it... Maybe Liquide saw that Plug's GenDrive fuel cells used in forklifts increased by 36% in 2012.

Plug's share price has more than doubled in the last two weeks as well.

So perhaps the fuel cell idea isn't over. In fact, it might be coming back from the dead, all zombie-like.

Tilting at Wind Mills

What really gets me excited about fuel cells has nothing to do with cars or forklifts...

It has to do with the solution for one of the world's greatest problems: storing energy.

There has been tremendous growth in the use of wind turbines and solar power to produce energy in the past few years. Wind power now produces about 2.5% of all electricity and has been growing at 25% per annum. Solar has been growing at 30% per annum. And these stocks have been hot. (First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) has doubled in the past three months.)

The problem with wind power is that it is intermittent power. The wind doesn't blow when it is most needed, and it blows a lot when it isn't needed at all. You have the same problem with solar.

The industry has been searching for some way to store electricity for use at a later time. There have been lots of failed or partial solutions, such as using batteries, pumping water uphill, or using flywheels. None of these has been a game-changer, due to problems such as cost and scalability (remember Beacon Power (OTC: BCONQ)?).

Fuel cells might be the answer.

There are some companies working on building huge 100MW fuel cell storage towers. The idea is to use the off-hours electricity that is normally wasted, zap some H2O, separate the hydrogen, and store it in fuel cells...

This hydrogen can then be transported in natural gas pipelines, which means you don't lose the 7.5% of electricity that is lost to entropy as it is sent over power lines.

Sounds good to me.

Sign me up,

[bmuesli]

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2006-06/6643356-…

Plug Power, Interros und Norilsk Nickel: Abschluss einer Investition in Höhe von US$217 Millionen.

Wenn sowas wie 2006 nochmal käme dann würde es hier aber abgehen. Aber genug große Unternehmen sind ja bei Plug Power Kunde.

[DesertSun]

Zitat von bmuesli: http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2006-06/6643356-…

Plug Power, Interros und Norilsk Nickel: Abschluss einer Investition in Höhe von US$217 Millionen.

Wenn sowas wie 2006 nochmal käme dann würde es hier aber abgehen. Aber genug große Unternehmen sind ja bei Plug Power Kunde.

217 USD wurde der Vertrag überhaupt erfüllt ?

[bmuesli]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.769.243 von DesertSun am 02.06.13 17:39:16

Hallo DesertSun,

ich weiß nicht ob dieser Vertrag damals zustande kam. Aber dennoch sind hier immer wieder große Unternehmen daran interessiert Plug Power am Leben zu erhalten siehe jetzt Air Liquide .

Air Liquide hätte doch den ganzen Laden übernehmen können aber Sie haben sich für ein strategisches Investment entschieden. Denke wir werden hier bald eine Kursexplosion vom allerfeinsten erleben.

[bmuesli]

http://www.plugpower.com/AboutUs/Documentation_Literature/BM…

[Growth2012]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.771.435 von bmuesli am 03.06.13 09:30:20

Air liquide ist echt nicht ohne, schau beide zweige des Unternehemns in Ddorf näher an...da steckt ein mächtig & wirkliche globale Größenordnung dahinter

Air Liquide Industriegase GmbH & Co. KG


Straße : Hans-Günther-Sohl-Str. 5
Ort : 40235 Düsseldorf
Bundesland : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Telefon : [phone]
Fax : [phone]
E-Mail : [e-mail]
Internet : http://www.airliquide.de

Umsatz : 2012: EUR 1750 Mio
2011: EUR 1700 Mio
2007: EUR 66 Mio
2006: EUR 63,62 Mio
Konzernumsatz : 2012: EUR 1750 Mio
2011: EUR 1845,21 Mio
2010: EUR 1693,56 Mio
2009: EUR 1648,2 Mio



AIR LIQUIDE Deutschland GmbH


Postfach : 10 12 51
Ort : 40003 Düsseldorf
Straße : Hans-Günther-Sohl-Str. 5
Ort : 40235 Düsseldorf
Bundesland : Nordrhein-Westfalen
Telefon : [phone]
Fax : [phone]
E-Mail : [e-mail]
Internet : http://www.airliquide.de
Handelsregister : Amtsgericht Düsseldorf HRB 613

Umsatz : 2012: EUR 2000 Mio
2011: EUR 2000 Mio
2010: EUR 2000 Mio
2009: EUR 2000 Mio
Konzernumsatz : 2006: EUR 940 Mio

Ich denke sie werden Plug (und evtl. Ballard mit ) komplett übernehmen im laufe des Jahres

P.s. Sogar W. Buffet hat sich mittlerweile im Bereich der alternativenergie im höhe von 2,5 Mrd $ arrangiert...more to come

[bmuesli]

http://www.airliquide.at/inc/dokument.php/standard/845/Partn…

[bmuesli]

http://www.the-linde-group.com/en/news_and_media/press_relea…

villeicht kommt ja auch noch eine strategische Investition von Linde oder BMW.

[bmuesli]

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/plug/premarket

vorbörslich siehts schon mal ganz gut aus. Mal sehen ob wir diese Woche 0,50 USD durchbrechen.

[cash_is_king]

Zitat von bmuesli: http://www.the-linde-group.com/en/news_and_media/press_relea…

villeicht kommt ja auch noch eine strategische Investition von Linde oder BMW.

Interessant das jetzt, kurz nach dem Air Liquide-Deal, deren größter Mitbewerber Linde so eine Nachricht raushaut. Ob da jemand aufgewacht ist?

[bmuesli]

http://www.handelsblatt.com/economy-business-und-finance-lin…

Linde baut US-Geschäft aus - Investitionen von über 200 Millionen Dollar geplant03.06.2013, 09:23 Uhr

Der Industriegase-Spezialist Linde erweitert wegen des billigen Schiefergases sein US-Geschäft. Linde werde an seinem texanischen Standort La Porte eine neue Luftzerlegungsanlage errichten, teilte die im Dax notierte Gesellschaft mit. Zudem soll ein neuer Vergaser-Strang für den dortigen Synthesegas-Komplex gebaut werden. Geplant sind Investitionen von mehr als 200 Millionen US-Dollar (154 Mio Euro). Im Jahr 2015 sollen die neuen Anlagen in Betrieb gehen

[bmuesli]

http://secfilings.nasdaq.com/filingFrameset.asp?FileName=000…

[DesertSun]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.782.707 von bmuesli am 04.06.13 15:28:18

warum kommt da kein Gewinn raus, bei Kunden wie BMW, Linde, Air Liquide . . ?

[cash_is_king]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.784.561 von DesertSun am 04.06.13 18:29:50

Die verkauften Stückzahlen sind noch nicht groß genug. Man darf nicht vergessen, dass BMW z.B. die Zellen ja nicht in Serienfahrzeuge einbaut, sondern damit lediglich seine Stapler-Flotte betreibt. Dieser Markt ist allerdings in seiner Größe nicht zu unterschätzen und mit dem geplanten Ausbau des Vertriebsnetzes in Europa werden mit Sicherheit auch signifikante Skaleneffekte erzielt.

[DesertSun]

PLUG wirft 12.18 M shares zu 0.31 auf den Markt
-> Verwässerung
richtig?

[DesertSun]

warum hauen die neue Aktin zu 0.31$ auf den Markt, wenn der Kurs viel höher ist

[bmuesli]

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/plug-power-customer-bmw-now-op…
Plug Power Customer BMW Now Operating Largest Hydrogen Fuel Cell Fleet in North America


By GlobeNewswire, June 06, 2013, 09:00:00 AM EDT


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BMW Manufacturing Facility in Spartanburg, SC, Expands Use of Clean Energy in Its Material Handling Trucks and Forklifts

LATHAM, N.Y., June 6, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced that BMW Manufacturing Co. recently expanded the use of Plug Power hydrogen fuel cells at its Spartanburg, South Carolina facility to power all material handling trucks and forklifts, bringing its clean energy fleet to 275 units. This makes it the largest such fleet in North America.

BMW maintains a commitment to environmental responsibility and continues to incorporate efficient, alternative technology in its production processes whenever possible. In 2010, after installing a storage and distribution area for hydrogen supplied by Linde Industrial Gases near its 4 million-square-foot production facility in Spartanburg, BMW equipped more than 100 forklift trucks and pallet jacks in its X3 assembly hall with Plug Power's GenDrive™ hydrogen fuel cell system. Now, BMW has added GenDrive units to another 175 trucks and forklifts in the assembly hall for its X5 and X6 automobiles and in its paint and body shops.

Clean GenDrive hydrogen fuel cells are an alternative to lead-acid batteries in the $20 billion global material handling market. Use of the fuel cells lowers operational costs, produces zero emissions and improves reliability. Fuel cell usage also eliminates the need for large battery storage and charging rooms, freeing up valuable production space and removing any lead and sulfuric acid contamination from the work environment. Since battery charging is no longer required, total electricity demand is reduced and the fees associated with battery recycling and disposal are eliminated.

BMW chose to deploy GenDrive fuel cells in its manufacturing center to full take advantage of those and other benefits, such as increased productivity for both vehicle operators and production. Material handling trucks powered by fuel cells run longer at full speed unlike battery-powered trucks that experience voltage drops and speed reductions of approximately 14% when a re-charge is needed. Re-fueling can be completed in two minutes or less, as opposed to the 20 minutes required to replace a battery.

"BMW's ongoing commitment to clean production is evident in our recent expansion of our hydrogen fuel cell program," said Duncan Seaman, BMW Group, Head of Market Operations, Americas. "We appreciate Linde's partnership in supporting the expansion, making our entire operation more sustainable."

"The expansion of BMW's hydrogen fuel cell material handling fleet in Spartanburg makes BMW one of the world's largest users of hydrogen fuel cells at a single site," said Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power. "This milestone is significant because it demonstrates that a GenDrive solution can profitably scale to bring enormous benefits to the organization including increased productivity, cost savings and carbon-footprint reductions."

For a broadcast quality video of this customer installation, visit: http://www.plugpower.com/AboutUs/Documentation_Literature/BM…

About Plug Power Inc.

The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power is revolutionizing the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for Plug Power's key accounts, including Walmart, Sysco, P&G and Mercedes. With more than 4,000 GenDrive units deployed to material handling customers, accumulating over 8.5 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow's incumbent power solutions today. Additional information about Plug Power is available at www.plugpower.com.

Plug Power Inc. Safe Harbor Statement

This communication contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.These statements are based on current expectations that are subject to certain assumptions, risks and uncertainties, any of which are difficult to predict, are beyond our control and that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations in our forward-looking statements including, but not limited to: the risk that we continue to incur losses and might never achieve or maintain profitability, the risk that we expect we will need to raise additional capital to fund our operations and such capital may not be available to us; our lack of extensive experience in manufacturing and marketing products may impact our ability to manufacture and market products on a profitable and large-scale commercial basis; the risk that unit orders will not ship, be installed and/or converted to revenue, in whole or in part; the risk that pending orders may not convert to purchase orders; the risk that our continued failure to comply with NASDAQ's listing standards may severely limit our ability to raise additional capital; the cost and timing of developing our products and our ability to raise the necessary capital to fund such costs; the ability to achieve the forecasted gross margin on the sale of our products; the actual net cash used for operating expenses may exceed the projected net cash for operating expenses; the cost and availability of fuel and fueling infrastructures for our products; market acceptance of our GenDrive systems; our ability to establish and maintain relationships with third parties with respect to product development, manufacturing, distribution and servicing and the supply of key product components; the cost and availability of components and parts for our products; our ability to develop commercially viable products; our ability to reduce product and manufacturing costs; our ability to successfully expand our product lines; our ability to improve system reliability for our GenDrive systems; competitive factors, such as price competition and competition from other traditional and alternative energy companies; our ability to protect our intellectual property; the cost of complying with current and future federal, state and international governmental regulations; and other risks and uncertainties discussed, but are not limited to, those set forth in (i) "Item IA-Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 30, 2012 and (ii) in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 filed with the SEC on November 14, 2012, as well as in the other reports we file from time to time with the SEC. We do not intend to, and undertake no duty to; update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events.
CONTACT: North American Press Contact
The David James Agency LLCDavid Rodewald / Karen Freedman
[phone]
[e-mail]

Source: Plug Power Inc.


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[bmuesli]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ8EBqzZBSQ&feature=youtu.be

[bmuesli]

http://www.bmwgroup.com/bmwgroup_prod/d/0_0_www_bmwgroup_com…

Das BMW Werk in Spartanburg.

[bmuesli]

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/plug-power-confirms-date-of-20…
Plug Power Confirms Date of 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders


By GlobeNewswire, June 07, 2013, 02:55:00 PM EDT


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LATHAM, N.Y., June 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG) confirms that the company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is to be held on Friday, June 28, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018. The proxy materials mailed to stockholders erroneously referred to June 28, 2013 as a Thursday.

About Plug Power Inc.

The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for Plug Power's key accounts, including Walmart, Sysco, P&G and Mercedes. With more than 4,000 GenDrive units shipped to material handling customers, accumulating over 10 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow's incumbent power solutions today. Additional information about Plug Power is available at www.plugpower.com.

Additional Information

Plug Power and its respective directors, executive officers and other members of its management and employees may be soliciting proxies from Plug Power stockholders in connection with the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A description of the interests of Plug Power's directors and executive officers and other participants that may be soliciting proxies on behalf of Plug Power is set forth in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 31, 2013. The proxy statement relating to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, other solicitation materials and other reports that Plug Power files with the SEC, when available, can be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Plug Power as provided on its website at www.plugpower.com. Plug Power stockholders are advised to read carefully the proxy statement and other solicitation material filed by Plug Power in connection with the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders before making any voting decision.
CONTACT: Media & Investor Relations Contact:
Gerard L. Conway, Jr.Plug Power Inc.
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]@plugpower.com

Source: Plug Power Inc.


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Referenced Stocks: PLUG




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[bmuesli]

http://www.plugpower.com/Home.aspx


Plug Power CEO to present at Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2013 on June 19!

noch ein spannender Monat.

[bmuesli]

Denke mal das wir hier auch bald so abheben wie Ballard Power. Gestern knapp 20% nach oben.

[bmuesli]

http://www.autozeitung.de/auto-news/hyundai-brennstoffzelle-…

[bmuesli]

http://www.hfc2013.com/conference/speakers/

[bmuesli]

bin ja mal gespannt ob wir heute über 0,50 USD gehen.

[bmuesli]

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[Drillisch]

Sehe ich das richtig? Plug Power kommt von 1500 Dollar??? Im Jahr 2000?

http://www.comdirect.de/inf/aktien/detail/chart_kd.html?time…


Großkunde ist BMW!
Nun ist Air Liquid mit eingestiegen!
Wollen de Plug Power übernehmen?

Gegen Handelsschluss rechne ich wieder mit einr Rallye
http://de.advfn.com/p.php?pid=qkquote&symbol=N%5EPLUG

[bmuesli]

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/plug/premarket
Jun. 11, 2013 Market Close: $ 0.505



Pre-Market Volume:

Pre-Market High:

Pre-Market Low:



37,923

$ .533
(08:14:00 AM)

$ .518
(08:00:00 AM)



Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/plug/premarket#ixzz2W0QvQj4t

[Drillisch]

Hast du realtime für den Startschuss???

[bmuesli]

http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/plug/real-time

[Drillisch]

Danke Dir! Alles über 0,50 ist super! Wir werden heute da sicherlich nochmal aufsetzen! Erst wenn Plug Power nachhaltig über die 0,50 springt, sehen wir Kurse von 1,20.... meine Meinung.

[Drillisch]

Gleiches Spiel wie gestern?

Die ersten zwei Stunden runter, dann seitwärts und kurz vor Handelsschluss wieder stark nach oben!?

Ich habe Zeit und schau hier in einem Monat wieder drauf... und verkauf dann vielleicht bei 1 Euro oder 5 Euro oder 10 oder...

[bmuesli]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.835.261 von Drillisch am 12.06.13 15:46:48

http://www.plugpower.com/Home.aspx

der Juni wird noch spannend. 17-19 Juni Vanvouver.

PLUG POWER CONFIRMS DATE OF 2013 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS







LATHAM, N.Y., June 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (PLUG) confirms that the company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is to be held on Friday, June 28, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018. The proxy materials mailed to stockholders erroneously referred to June 28, 2013 as a Thursday

[bmuesli]

sollte Vancouver heißen.

http://www.hfc2013.com/conference/speakers/

und da sind ja auch interessante Unternehmen mit dabei.

[bmuesli]

http://www.greenmotorsblog.de/brennstoffzellenauto/

[bmuesli]

http://www.autozeitung.de/auto-news/hyundai-brennstoffzelle-…

[bmuesli]

http://www.konstruktion.de/news/unternehmen-und-maerkte/stil…

[Drillisch]

Plug Power stand 2000 schon bei 1500 Dollar!

http://www.comdirect.de/inf/aktien/detail/chart_kd.html?ID_N…

Nun, 13 Jahre später, sollte die Technik weiter entwickelt sein... und das Potenzial dürfte sogar noch größer geworden sein

[bmuesli]

http://bizzenergytoday.com/eon_investiert_neue_start_ups



Venture Capital

06.06.2013

Eon investiert in neue Start-ups



Der Energieriese setzt künftig verstärkt auf dezentrale Energielösungen. Dafür beteiligt sich das Unternehmen weltweit an pfiffigen Start-ups.





Der Düsseldorfer Energiekonzern Eon will sich stärker auf dezentrale und intelligente Energielösungen ausrichten und setzt dabei auch auf strategische Co-Investitionen in junge Start-ups. In einige Technologien hat die Risikokapitalsparte von Eon bereits Geld gesteckt. „Der Schwerpunkt unserer Investitionen liegt dabei auf Geschäftsmodellen für dezentrale und erneuerbare Energien sowie intelligente Netze“, erklärt Urban Keussen, Senior Vice President für Technology & Innovation bei Eon.


Anzeige





Davon profitierte auch Orcan Energy aus München, die Firma ist ein Spin-off der TU München und arbeitet an einem Abwärme-Recycling. Denn die Abwärme aus industriellen und gewerblichen Prozessen hat erhebliches – aber bislang meist ungenutztes – Potenzial zur Effizienzsteigerung. Eon sieht darin die Chance, das eigene Angebot an Kraft-Wärme-Kopplungsanlagen zu ergänzen, neue Lösungen für Industriekunden anzubieten und die Leistung von Biogasanlagen zu erhöhen.

Auch in den USA beteiligt sich Eon

Die Düsseldorfer schielen auch auf den Markt für Brennstoffzellen, insbesondere in den USA und Japan. Deshalb setzt das Unternehmen auf Bloom Energy aus Sunnyvale in Kalifornien. Das Start-up produziert Hochtemperatur-Brennstoffzellen zur stationären Stromerzeugung. Ein wachsender Markt.

Darüber hinaus ist Eon als Teilhaber bei der Investmentkapitalgesellschaft Westly Group eingestiegen. Das US-Unternehmen finanziert unter anderem Anbieter von Elektromobilität, erneuerbaren Energien, intelligenten Netze und Energieeffizienz in Gebäuden. Die Westly Group kooperiert auch mit Tesla Motors.

[bmuesli]

http://www.vdma.org/article/-/articleview/1381109

[lanki]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.836.245 von Drillisch am 12.06.13 17:19:24

Und was war der Grund für den rasanten Abstieg

[bmuesli]

Zitat von lanki: Und was war der Grund für den rasanten Abstieg

die ganze Branche wurde doch tot geredet. Seit dem Einstieg von VW bei Ballard Power und Air Liquide bei Plug kehrt die Hoffnung wieder zurück. Zudem bringt Hyundai das erste Brennstoffzellenauto in Serie.

http://www.welt.de/motor/article116910490/Hyundai-bringt-das…

[Drillisch]

Wer ist nächsten Mittwoch dabei?

http://www.plugpower.com/news/upcomingevents/13-05-30/Hydrog…

Upcoming Events

Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2013

Plug Power CEO, Andy Marsh, will present in an end-user forum (Plenary 5). Mr. Marsh will discuss customer success stories within the material handling industry and the importance of hydrogen in expanding the market.

When: Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Where: Vancouver Convention Center, Ballroom A

Time: 8:30-1:00 am PT

[Drillisch]

Seit dem Einstieg des franz. Energieriesen Air Liquide bei Plug Power beobachte ich auch die news bezüglich Air Liquide:

http://www.gasworld.com/news/regions/west-europe/air-liquide…

Air Liquide has signed an agreement to acquire Voltaix Inc., a US based electronics materials company.


http://plasticker.de/Kunststoff_News_19234_Air_Liquide_PA6_A…

Die Fujian Jinfeng Technology Co., Ltd und Fujian Zhongjin New Material Co., Ltd, beide in der Provinz Fujian, V.R. China angesiedelt, haben kürzlich mit Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions Verträge zum Bau von PA6-Anlagen unterzeichnet.

Mein Fazit: Air Liquid will mit Plug Power und Ballard den Chinesischen Markt erobern!

[Drillisch]

Die 0,50 Dollar stellen ein echtes Hindernis für Pluggi dar!
Schätze, dass wir da nicht so schnell drüber kommen, zumindest nicht ohne positive news.

Einen Aufsetzer bei 0,40 Dollar sehe ich als realistisch an.
Dann seitwärts und kurz vor der HV vielleicht Richtung 1 Dollar!

Hier braucht man wohl ein bisschen Nerven und Geduld...

[bmuesli]

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/rexnord-zeroes-in-on-longterm-…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Rexnord Corporation ( RXN ) recently completed scrutinizing its available options to enhance shareholders value, ending a program initiated by the board of directors on Feb 11, this year.

Rexnord operates in mainly two segments; viz., Process & Motion Control and Water Management. One of the strategic options Rexnord evaluated was whether to divest one or both of the segments. Another option that was weighed on was the possible sale of the entire company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ( GS ) served as the financial adviser for the review.

The study concluded that the best option for Rexnord will be to continue to function as a stand-alone public company. Management believes that Rexnord's expertise and experience will enable it to strengthen its market position and increase profitability in the long run.

The decision follows strong fiscal 2013 results, with earnings per share increasing by a penny year over year to 98 cents. Revenue also increased 3.1% year over year to $2.0 billion. This was mostly driven by acquisitions undertaken by the company. Adjusted EBITDA also increased 5.0% year over year to $405.0 million.

Moving forward, Rexnord expects earnings per share in fiscal 2014 to be in the range of $1.10-$1.18, signifying a year-over-year increase of 16.0% at the mid-point. Revenue is expected to experience an organic growth of 1%-3% in fiscal 2014.

Management believes that Rexnord's shareholders will be benefited by the strategies currently adopted by the company as well as new alternatives planned to be undertaken.

Rexnord currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Other stocks to watch out for in the diversified machinery industry are AO Smith Corp. ( AOS ), carrying a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy); whereas Plug Power Inc. ( PLUG ) carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/rexnord-zeroes-in-on-longterm-…

[Drillisch]

Air Liquide also purchased from Plug Power a 25% ownership interest in HyPulsion for $3.3 million (€2.5 million). HyPulsion is a joint venture between Axane, an Air Liquide subsidiary, and Plug Power to market hydrogen fuel cells into European markets. After the investment, Plug Power owns 20% of HyPulsion, but has the right to purchase a majority interest in 2018.

http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/news-events/news-archive/2013/m…

[Drillisch]

US invests millions more in hydrogen and fuel cell

The US government is investing millions of dollars more in hydrogen and fuel cell technology, the Department of Energy has confirmed.

http://www.platinum.matthey.com/news-and-events/news-article…

Das Wettrüsten zwischen China und USA hat begonnen

[bmuesli]

http://www.hfc2013.com/

Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2013 (HFC2013) is the sixth edition of its kind, a leading international conference for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry hosted by the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association. This year, the conference will be held from June 16- June 19, 2013, at the Vancouver Convention Centre, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

mal sehen ob diese Woche interessante News kommen.

[bmuesli]

http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/plug-power-president--ce…
Plug Power President & CEO Andy Marsh to Present Today at Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2013 in Vancouver


How Hydrogen Fuel Cells Bring Increased Productivity, Reduced Emissions and Lower Operations Costs to Material Handling Industry

LATHAM, N.Y., June 19, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG), a leader in providing clean, reliable energy solutions, today announced that President and CEO, Andy Marsh, will be presenting today, June 19, 2013, at the Hydrogen + Fuel Cells 2013 (HFC2013) conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre, where this year's theme is "Power, Transportation & Energy Storage: An Industry on the Move."

HFC2013 is an international tradeshow for the hydrogen and fuel cell technology industry. It is expected that more than 1,000 delegates will be in attendance from 50-plus countries, including Canada, Germany, US, Japan, Korea and China. The event features prominent industry and government leaders as keynote speakers, as well as sessions focusing on key issues and new initiatives within the sector.

Marsh's presentation, entitled "Moving Product with Fuel Cells," will be part of the Plenary 5: End-User Forum being held in Ballroom A from 8:30-10:00 am today. Marsh will discuss Plug Power's background and current strategic plans, and will provide insight into the rapidly growing opportunities for worldwide adoption of environmentally friendly power solutions such as hydrogen-based fuel cells, in the material handling industry and beyond.

Marsh plans and directs all aspects of Plug Power's policies and objectives. He is focused on leveraging Plug Power's technological expertise, talented people and sales growth to position the company as a leader in the future alternative energy economy. A member of the Board of Directors for the California Hydrogen Business Council, a non-profit group comprised of organizations and individuals involved in the business of hydrogen. Previously, Marsh was the co-founder and CEO of Valere Power, a company that revolutionized the powering of broadband networks. He also had a distinguished career at Lucent Technologies, marketing and developing advanced power products.

Plug Power is a trailblazer in the development and production of PEM fuel cells that use hydrogen and oxygen to create energy. Founded in 1997, the company has been expanding its reach with clients that have large material distribution centers in three major market segments: food distribution, retail and manufacturing. Plug Power currently has 44 total site deployments, including BMW Manufacturing in South Carolina, which operates the largest hydrogen fuel cell fleet in North America at its 4 million square foot production facility. Details of this highly impressive and successful implementation will be included in the presentation. A video overview of the BMW site can also be seen on the Plug Power homepage at www.plugpower.com.

"Plug Power is fully committed to meeting the needs of end-users who are looking for clean, sustainable solutions for powering their production equipment," said Andy Marsh, Plug Power president and CEO. "I am happy to share my vision of a hydrogen-powered future that has a positive environmental impact, eliminates the need for lead-acid batteries, improves operational efficiency and productivity, and provides a strong return on investment."

About Plug Power Inc.

The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power is revolutionizing the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for Plug Power's key accounts, including Walmart, Sysco, P&G and Mercedes. With more than 4,000 GenDrive units deployed to material handling customers, accumulating over 10 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow's incumbent power solutions today. Additional information about Plug Power is available at www.plugpower.com.


Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/plug-power-president--ce…

[Drillisch]

Fuel cells are a hot technology in Silicon Valley right now. The technology promises to be cheap, efficient and environmentally friendly.

Miniature fuel cells could power mobile phones for more than 30 days without recharging and notebooks for 20 hours or more.

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/75486/apple-is-granted-its-first-li…

[cash_is_king]

Zitat von Drillisch: Fuel cells are a hot technology in Silicon Valley right now. The technology promises to be cheap, efficient and environmentally friendly.

Miniature fuel cells could power mobile phones for more than 30 days without recharging and notebooks for 20 hours or more.

Read more at http://www.cultofmac.com/75486/apple-is-granted-its-first-li…

Alter Hut, die Meldung ist zweieinhalb Jahre alt.

Die genannte Firma (Bloom Energy) hat jüngst auch eine Kooperation mit E.ON vereinbart. Leider ist Bloom nicht börsennotiert.

[Drillisch]

Air Liquide braucht Plug Power anscheinend auch für ihr HYCARUS Projekt...
http://www.gasworld.com/news/regions/west-europe/air-liquide…
"HYCARUS is coordinated by Zodiac Aerospace and involves partners such as Air Liquide, the CEA, Dassault Aviation, the main testing sites in Europe: the INTA, the JRC-IET and ARTTIC, an R&D consulting agency. All these partners will pool their knowledge to develop a high-performance fuel cell system."

Das klingt spannend!!!

[dirk3333]

ist so ruhig hier - tagelange funkstille . passend zum kursverlauf - oder wie ?

[Hoffnungstraeger]

ist ja bein total bitter kursverlauf, ich rechne mit neuen tiefen...

[Drillisch]

Einige bekommen kalte Füße und befürchten einen Reverse-Split. Nach der HV am Freitag wissen wir mehr...

Ballard steigt, für mich der beste Beweis, dass es auch hier bald wieder aufwärts geht!

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plug-power-and-balla…
Plug Power and Ballard extend supply agreement through 2014

http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Plug-Power-sale-i…
Plug Power sale to Ballard is option
"...a logical suitor would be Ballard Power Systems..."

[Drillisch]

Vor drei Monaten stand das Schicksal von Plug Power noch auf der Kippe. Ein Verkauf an Ballard oder Fuel Cell schien möglich. Nun, mit Air Liquide als finanzstarken Partner im Rücken, wird Plug wohl versuchen, den Umsatz extrem zu steigern und in die Gewinnzone zu kommen! Die Franzosen werden in Europa und Asien den Kontakt zu neuen Investoren und Kunden für Plug herstellen. Vielleicht auch in Asien.

[bmuesli]

http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?BzID=…
Plug Power Confirms Date of 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders





LATHAM, N.Y., June 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG) confirms that the company's 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is to be held on Friday, June 28, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of Goodwin Procter LLP, The New York Times Building, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018. The proxy materials mailed to stockholders erroneously referred to June 28, 2013 as a Thursday.

About Plug Power Inc.

The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for Plug Power's key accounts, including Walmart, Sysco, P&G and Mercedes. With more than 4,000 GenDrive units shipped to material handling customers, accumulating over 10 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow's incumbent power solutions today. Additional information about Plug Power is available at www.plugpower.com.

Additional Information

Plug Power and its respective directors, executive officers and other members of its management and employees may be soliciting proxies from Plug Power stockholders in connection with the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. A description of the interests of Plug Power's directors and executive officers and other participants that may be soliciting proxies on behalf of Plug Power is set forth in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 31, 2013. The proxy statement relating to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, other solicitation materials and other reports that Plug Power files with the SEC, when available, can be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Plug Power as provided on its website at www.plugpower.com. Plug Power stockholders are advised to read carefully the proxy statement and other solicitation material filed by Plug Power in connection with the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders before making any voting decision.
CONTACT: Media & Investor Relations Contact:
Gerard L. Conway, Jr.
Plug Power Inc.
Phone: [phone]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]




Jun 07, 2013


mal sehen was auf der HV am Freitag verkündet wird.

[Drillisch]

Freitag Hauptversammlung.
Vielleicht wird da ja die Übernahme von Ballard mit Hilfe von Air Liquide beschlossen...

Ich freu mich schon!

[dirk3333]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 44.940.499 von Drillisch am 27.06.13 22:32:27

hatte schnaps getrunken ??

[Drillisch]

Sehr interessant! Grundwissen für jeden Plug-Aktionär!

CEO Andy Marsh changed the business model and built a sales team, but is he running out of time to save the fuel cell manufacturing company?

http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/print-edition/2013/04/05/p…

Es geht um Andy Marsh, Chef von Plug Power...
Es geht um die Geschichte von Plug Power...
Es geht um die Zukunft von Plug Power...

[DesertSun]

They want break even EBITA by Q2/Q3 2014
http://finance.yahoo.com/mb/PLUG/#mbt=Topics&mbl=http%253A%2…

[DesertSun]

http://finance.yahoo.com/mb/PLUG/#mbt=Presentation&mbl=http%…

[DesertSun]

View Andy Marsh's presentation from H2FC 2013!
http://www.plugpower.com/Files/HFC2013-Andy%20Slides_F2.pdf
http://www.plugpower.com/News/blog/post/2013/06/20/View-Andy…

[dirk3333]

LATHAM, N.Y., June 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plug Power Inc. (Nasdaq:PLUG) (the "Company") today held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on and approved the following: (a) proposal 1, the election of George C. McNamee and Johannes M. Roth to the Company's Board of Directors to hold office as Class II directors until the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director's earlier resignation or removal; and (b) proposal 3, the ratification of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 2013. In addition, the Company announced that it has adjourned the vote with respect to proposal 2, the approval of an Amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's Common Stock at a ratio within a range of 1:10 to 1:25, in order to permit stockholders additional time within which to vote. The adjourned meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. ET on July 1, 2013 at the offices of Plug Power Inc., 968 Albany-Shaker Road, Latham, New York 12110. The record date for the annual meeting is May 17, 2013.

Read more: http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/plug-power-reports-on-st…

[DesertSun]

http://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/plug-power-reports-on-st…

[Growth2012]

Tja, @ einen bestimmten user hier im Forum...

soviele links, so wenig durchhaltevermögen :O