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April 21, 2003

Natural Resources Canada

NRCan-RNCan - Government of Canada - April 15, 2003

Government of Canada to fund Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation's Process for Producing Hydrogen from Water Vapour

SASKATOON, April 21, 2003/ - SHEC LABS - Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation announced that it has signed a contribution agreement with the CANMET Energy Technology Centre of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). Under the agreement NRCan will provide SHEC LABS with $200,000 towards a $454,000 project to help further advance its Thermocatalytic Hydrogen Production Process. The remainder of the funding is being provided by SHEC labs.

"The Government of Canada is committed to the development of clean energy technologies that will help reduce emissions associated with climate change," said Herb Dhaliwal, Minister of Natural Resources Canada. "SHEC labs' technology to produce hydrogen will not only help reduce emissions but will contribute to building Canada's hydrogen economy."

SHEC labs is a research and development company that was incorporated in 1996 and has developed a number of technologies for the solar thermo catalytic production of hydrogen. The process developed by SHEC labs dramatically lowers the temperature at which hydrogen can be extracted from water. At the heart of the technology is a proprietary catalyst conceived and invented by SHEC labs.

There already exists a market for hydrogen in the billions of dollars in sectors such as fertilizer production, hydrogenated food processing, chemical processing, methanol production, petroleum refining and a number of other industries. The fuel cell, which is today being developed by many companies, requires hydrogen as its fuel to create electricity. When hydrogen is used in a fuel cell, the only emission from the fuel cell is water vapour. However, the majority of hydrogen produced today is by steam reforming fossil fuels The process being developed by SHEC labs uses concentrated sunlight as its energy source. Hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources has the potential to dramatically reduce emissions and could ultimately have the ability to produce zero emission hydrogen.

SHEC LABS is currently seeking strategic partnerships as well as institutional and private investors. To date all research and development has been privately funded. Funding from the CANMET Energy Technology Centre will allow SHEC labs to transfer its proprietary technology from the lab to commercial applications, supplying existing markets, and ultimately the emerging fuel cell market, with a clean, renewable source of energy.

Government of Canada funding for the initiative was provided for in the existing fiscal framework.

For more information, contact:

Ray Fehr, V.P. Marketing
SHEC LABS - Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation
Phone:(306)956-1133,
Fax: (306) 956-1144
E-mail: information@shec-labs.com
www.shec-labs.com

Alexandra Muir
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa(613) 947-8246

Ghyslain Charron
Media Relations
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa(613) 992-4447


Ressources naturelles Canada

Le gouvernement du Canada financera le procédé de production d'hydrogène à partir de vapeur d'eau de la Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation

SASKATOON, avril 21, 2003/ - SHEC LABS - La Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation a annoncé la conclusion d'une entente de contribution avec le Centre de la technologie de l'énergie de CANMET, qui relève de Ressources naturelles Canada (RNCan). En vertu de cette entente, RNCan versera une contribution de 200 000 dollars dans le cadre d'un projet d'une valeur totale de 454 000 dollars visant à améliorer le procédé de production thermocatalytique d'hydrogène de SHEC labs. Le reste des fonds nécessaires sera fourni par l'entreprise.

Selon le ministre des Ressources naturelles du Canada, Herb Dhaliwal, " le gouvernement du Canada s'est engagé à développer des technologies de l'énergie propre qui aideront à réduire les émissions associées au changement climatique. La technologie proposée par SHEC labs pour produire de l'hydrogène contribuera non seulement à réduire les émissions, mais également à créer une économie de l'hydrogène au Canada ".

SHEC labs est une société de recherche et développement qui a été constituée en corporation en 1996 et qui a mis au point un certain nombre de technologies pour la production thermocatalytique solaire d'hydrogène. Le procédé de SHEC labs abaisse grandement la température à laquelle on peut extraire l'hydrogène de l'eau. Un catalyseur breveté, conçu et inventé par SHEC labs, constitue le cœur de cette technologie.

Il existe déjà un marché pour l'hydrogène qui représente des milliards de dollars dans des secteurs comme la production d'engrais, la transformation d'aliments hydrogénés, le traitement chimique, la production de méthanol, le raffinage du pétrole et un certain nombre d'autres industries. La pile à combustible, qui est de nos jours élaborée par de nombreuses sociétés, a besoin d'hydrogène comme combustible pour produire de l'électricité. Lorsque l'hydrogène est utilisé dans une pile à combustible, les seules émissions produites par la pile sont celles de la vapeur d'eau. Toutefois, la majeure partie de l'hydrogène produit de nos jours l'est par reformage à la vapeur de combustibles fossiles. Le procédé mis au point par SHEC labs utilise la lumière du soleil concentrée comme source d'énergie. L'hydrogène produit à partir de sources d'énergie renouvelable a la capacité de réduire considérablement les émissions et pourrait éventuellement ne plus en produire du tout.

SHEC labs est actuellement à la recherche de partenariats stratégiques ainsi que d'investisseurs institutionnels et privés. À ce jour, tous les travaux de recherche et développement ont été financés par le secteur privé. Le financement offert par le Centre de la technologie de l'énergie de CANMET permettra à SHEC labs de transférer sa technologie brevetée depuis ses laboratoires à des applications commerciales, à des marchés existants et, en bout de ligne, au marché émergent de la pile à combustible, et ce, grâce à une source d'énergie propre et renouvelable.

Le financement de cette initiative s'inscrit dans le cadre budgétaire actuel du gouvernement du Canada.

Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec :

Ray Fehr, v.-p., Marketing
SHEC LABS - Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation
Téléphone : (306) 956-1133
Télécopieur : (306) 956-1144
Courriel : information@shec-labs.com
www.shec-labs.com

Alexandra Muir
Directrice des communications
Cabinet du ministre
Ressources naturelles Canada
Ottawa
(613) 947-8246

Ghyslain Charron
Relations avec les médias
Ressources naturelles Canada
Ottawa
(613) 992-4447

2009

July 22
SHEC Energy Adds Dr. Andy Ananthakrishnan To Senior Executive Team

July 20
CTV News Highlights global Interest in SHEC Energy's Solar Power Technology

June 17
SHEC Energy relocates to new headquarters - starts commercialization

January 29
SHEC Energy at WFES

January 14
SHEC Energy exhibiting at World Future Energy Summit

2008

November 26
SHEC Energy awarded a grant for approximately $40 million

September 23
SHEC LABS moves up to #2 Position of Clean Energy Companies

July 14
SHEC LABS has developed the world's most efficient Solar Thermal technology

2007

November 2
Grand Opening - The City of Regina Hosts Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of their State of the Art Landfill Gas Collection System

October 31
SHEC LABS - One Step Closer To Commercialization

June 7
SHEC LABS - Solar Hydrogen Energy Corp teams up with the University of Victoria for Large Scale Solar Concentrator

May 29
James S. Hansen, B.Eng joins SHEC's Board of Directors and Management Team

January 16
SHEC LABS - Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation receives Best Company to become Public - TSX Venture award

2006

December 22
SHEC LABS, Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation selected in top 10 of the world's best renewable energy technologies

December 22
SHEC LABS launches second Offering to fund construction of its first Renewable Solar Hydrogen Production Facility

September 15
SHEC Appoints Neil Mohammed of BMO Capital Markets to Its Board of Directors

September 14
SHEC Thanks Team Member For Past And Continued Support

August 15
SHEC announces Victor Smith, CEO of Giffels/Ingenium has joined the Board of Directors

July 6
SHEC Concludes Hydrogen Workshop for "SHEC Station #1"

June 20
SHEC LABS completes first closing under recent Private Placement Offering Memorandum

May 5
SHEC LABS launches Offering to fund construction of its first Renewable Solar Hydrogen Production Facility

April 25
O'Brien, Vice President of Environmental Services and Infrastructure of Giffels/Ingenium joins SHEC's Board of Directors and Management Team

April 4
SHEC LABS announces Pierre Rivard, President and CEO of Hydrogenics Corporation to join its Board of Directors

Archive - 2005

December 7
SHEC LABS and the City of Regina Saskatchewan are pleased to announce the world's first Solar Hydrogen production station from landfill gas

November 22
Sustainable Development Technology Canada to Provide $42.5 Million in New Funding For Canadian Clean Technology Projects

June 16
Jamie Bakos, Manager of Environmental Services of Giffels/Ingenium joins SHEC's Board of Directors

June 1
SHEC Labs plans Renewable Solar Hydrogen Pilot Plant

May 18
SHEC Labs Releases Unit Conversion Calculator

May 5
SHEC Labs Releases Fuel Energy Equivalency Calculator

March 10
SHEC Labs applies for new patent for Heat Valve

January 5
SHEC Labs applies for new patent for Solar Receiver

Archive - 2004

October 15
SHEC Labs Announces Strategic Partnership with Clean 16 and UofT

October 12
SHEC Labs Announces Strategic Partnership with Hydrogenics Corporation

October 1
SHEC Labs Announces Strategic Partnership with Giffels Associates Limited

September 28
SHEC Labs files for Solar Aperature Patent

July 6
SHEC Labs produces Hydrogen from water in the Arizona Desert

May 26
Solar Hydrogen Generator at STAR test site

January 12
SHEC Labs completes long term testing on Dry Fuel Reformation Catalyst

Archive - 2003

October 21
SHEC Labs develops Anti-Coking fuel reformation technology

August 26
SHEC Labs Unveils prototype solar heating/cooling system

June 10
SHEC Labs Unveils The Power Of 5,000 Suns With It's Advanced Solar Concentrator

April 21
Government of Canada to fund SHEC LABS

April 7
SHEC Labs Launches ProShopMAX Division

March 20
SHEC Labs Granted United States Patent

March 7
SHEC Labs Announces Updated Offering Memorandum for Private Placement

February 12
SHEC Labs to open U.S. Office in Arizona

Archive - 2002

December 4
SHEC Labs Announces Private Placement

October 29
SHEC Labs Signs Asset Purchase Agreement with Mini-Tek Electronics Service

October 28
SHEC Labs Signs Licensing Agreement with Trillium Technology Investments Ltd.

September 22
SHEC Labs Starts Development of Solar Reactor

July 30
SHEC Labs Granted Patent

June 30
SHEC Labs Advances Spin-off Catalyst to Produce Hydrogen from Methane

April 30
SHEC Labs Develops Advanced Mass Flow Meters

Archive - 2001

December 15
SHEC Labs Closes Private Placements

November 30
SHEC Labs Commissions Advanced Catalyst Testing System

June 30
SHEC Labs' Technology Externally Validated by Giffels Associates Limited

March 27
SHEC Labs Completes Larger Scale Concept Machine

February 20
SHEC Labs Completes Initial Small Scale Concept Machine

Archive - 2000

December 15
SHEC Labs Closes Third Private Placement

November 30
SHEC Labs Completes 1/12 Scale Heliostat

October 30
SHEC Labs' Catalyst Technology Externally Validated by Wardrop Engineering Inc.

July 15
SHEC Labs Creates Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) Gas Separation System

April 30
SHEC Labs Develops Redumentary Catalyst

March 30
SHEC Labs Develops Near Real Time Gas Analyzer

Archive - 1999

November 15
SHEC Labs Constructs 350KW Power Control for Solar Simulator

June 30
SHEC Labs Completes Materials Processor

Archive - 1998

June 30
SHEC Labs Starts Work on Solar Simulator

May 30
SHEC Labs Files Patent for High Temperature Process to Produce Hydrogen from Water

April 30
SHEC Labs Closes Second Private Placement

February 28
SHEC Labs Demonstrates High Temperature Process to Produce Hydrogen from Water

Archive - 1997

July 30
SHEC Labs Closes First Private Placement

Archive - 1996

December 20
SHEC Labs Incorporates