Morphic tests tomorrow's wind turbines on Öland

Morphic tests tomorrow's wind turbines on Öland

As part of the continued development of Morphic's fuel cell-based energy
systems, the company will be testing a proprietary 20 kW wind turbine this fall
in the toughest possible conditions on the island of Öland off the coast of
Sweden. All components in Morphic's energy system are developed for large-scale
production and Morphic is involved in discussions with various players in all
applications areas regarding the introduction of the Company's energy system. 

“The markets we are targeting will have very high quality and performance
requirements, so we intend to test our products based on international
standards. Technical quality and high performance will be characteristic of the
wind turbine as well as for other components in our energy systems,” Jonas
Eklind, Morphic Technologies' President and CEO, says.

The energy system offers continuous electricity production with the help of fuel
cell technology. The system is suitable for small-scale facilities as an
alternative to, for example, diesel units, but is also suitable for larger
facilities for the purpose of storing energy and offering continuous electricity
production from individual or larger groups of wind turbines.

 “We will also be testing the wind turbine in applications, for instance as part
of local energy supply solutions for telecom base stations, in agriculture and
for electrification of villages in developing countries - all for the purpose of
being able to offer a product that meets the customers' stringent requirements,”
Jonas Eklind adds.

The test environment venture on Öland became possible through a positive
dialogue with the municipality of Mörbylånga, the research leaders at Station
Linné and the owner of Parboäng farm.

“We are very pleased with Morphic's decision and with their product development,
which will create many opportunities to show why Öland has the best possible
conditions for this type of industrial development,” Kent Ingvarson, municipal
commissioner at Mörbylånga municipality, says.

“Parboäng farm grows organic produce and produces organic meat with an emphasis
on local production, so having our own production of electricity from renewal
energy is a natural next step for us,” the farm's owner, Johan Parboäng, says.  

Morphic's energy system in brief
Morphic's energy system represents an entirely new way of converting, storing
and using energy from renewable sources. The system converts energy from a wind
turbine or other power generator into hydrogen, or other energy bearer through a
chemical process. This fuel can then be stored and converted back into
electrical energy at a later time using fuel cells. 

The purpose of Morphic's energy system is partly to enable local production of
electricity at a predefined cost and partly to increase the share of energy
produced from existing renewable sources of energy. In local electricity
production the market for the system is divided into two categories: areas with
infrastructure for electricity production and areas without infrastructure for
electricity production. In the first category Morphic's system can be used for
generating electricity from biogas energy, e.g. from treatment works, recycling
facilities and agriculture. In the second category Morphic's system can replace
diesel generators. This includes systems for powering telecom base stations.

A three-stage market launch
The market launch of Morphic's fuel cell-based energy system will take place in
three stages. 

The first stage is in the market for non-grid-connected solutions, a majority of
which are currently powered by diesel generators. The dominant application for
Morphic's products is the powering of telecom base stations but there are also
other markets, e.g. local energy supply in isolated locations, such as islands
or deserts or isolated border control stations with radar equipment. However,
the initial focus will be on telecom, where there is significant market
potential in countries with poorly developed electricity grids, particularly in
Asia and Africa. In India, for instance, a single operator will be building
18,000 new base stations in 2009 and of these about half are not expected to be
connected to the grid. 

The second stage of the market launch will take place when the energy system can
be connected to the grid but the investment can be covered by the need for
standby power. The goal is that the variable costs for the energy system, taking
account of any subsidies, should be lower than the price of grid electricity.
The market can consist of businesses with access to biogas and/or wind that have
a need for continuous operation, such as big farms, industries, waste management
facilities and sewage treatment plants. 
The third stage will take place when the cost optimization of the energy system
has reached the stage where it is able to produce electricity and heat that
compete directly with electricity from the grid and costs for heating. This
would open up the market to end users. A modular energy system can then be
marketed as a cost-effective alternative for household electricity and heating.
The market for combined heating and power (CHP) solutions is expected to expand
rapidly in the next few years in line with the rollout of biogas.  

About MBD
Morphic Business Development (MBD), a Morphic subsidiary, was established in
2007 and currently owns, following a series of acquisitions in 2007, development
and expertise in all parts of a fuel cell-based energy system for renewable
energy. 

The goal is to establish Morphic as a leading supplier of high-efficiency energy
systems for local production of electricity using renewable energy sources. 


For further information, please contact: 
Johannes Falk, Director of Investor Relations, Morphic Technologies AB 
Phone +46 (0)706-767393, johannes.falk@morphic.se 



This is Morphic
Morphic Technologies is a growing Swedish industrial group with operations in
fuel cells, wind power, energy systems and production technology. It has
operations in Sweden, Japan, Greece, Italy and Switzerland, and employs around
170 people. Morphic's B shares have been listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange since
March 4, 2008. The number of shareholders is about 22,000. The company's fiscal
year runs from May 1 to April 30.