SEATTLE, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hydrogen Power, Inc. ("HPI", "the company") (OTC:HYDP) (BULLETIN BOARD: HYDP) , an engineering development stage hydrogen generation company, today announced its research chemists have developed a new mixture of its proprietary AlumiFuel(TM) powder which significantly enhances performance in its target energy applications. The modified AlumiFuel(TM) mix uses a higher percentage of aluminum and a lower percentage of the proprietary reactant additive, which accelerates the aluminum-water reaction. This modification also enables a simplified AlumiFuel(TM) manufacturing process. The net result is a 60% increase in hydrogen generation yields and a 45% reduction in fuel production costs. Cartridges filled with AlumiFuel(TM) powder are dropped into a reactor and when water is added, high purity hydrogen is generated as a result of the chemical reaction. The hydrogen can be fed into fuel cells, turbine-based power conversion modules, or directly into inflatable devices, such as weather balloons. As the company moves into the hardware engineering development stage with selected partners, the AlumiFuel(TM) upgrade makes HPI's technology even more competitive for certain portable and stationary power applications. Hydrogen based-systems provide 4-5 times the energy density and runtime of lithium-ion batteries. According to Dr. Jasbir K. Anand, HPI's Director of Research & Development: "This breakthrough almost doubles the energy density of our proprietary AlumiFuel(TM) technology. HPI is now ready to scale-up its in-house AlumiFuel(TM) manufacturing capability to fulfill the hydrogen demands of its target applications." HPI (http://www.hydrogenpowerinc.com/) is an alternative energy company with patented hydrogen generation technology based on a proprietary aluminum-water chemical reaction, and demonstrator prototypes using unique AlumiFuel(TM) drop-in recyclable cartridges. The company's addressable markets include portable and stationary power applications for National Security, Homeland Security and commercial customers demanding safe, pure, cost-effective hydrogen on-site and on demand, with no external power required and no toxic chemicals or by-products. Safe Harbor for Forward-looking Statements: This news release may contain forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. While these statements are made to convey to the public the company's progress, business opportunities and growth prospects, they are based on management's current beliefs and assumptions as to future events. However, since the company's operations and business prospects are always subject to risk and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this news release might not occur, and actual results could differ materially from those described, anticipated or implied. DATASOURCE: Hydrogen Power, Inc. CONTACT: Ursula Bell, Corporate Administrator of Hydrogen Power, Inc., +1-206-223-0506, Web site: http://www.hydrogenpowerinc.com/

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