Element 1 Corp and China Aqueous Group Announce Joint Venture

Mass Production of Hydrogen Generators and Fuel Cell Systems in
China

BEND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Element 1 Corp (dba e1) and China Aqueous Group (CAG) are very pleased
to announce that they have reached an agreement to form a Joint Venture
(JV) Company named Aqueous Hydrogen Energy Limited to mass produce and
commercialize fuel cell power systems for the Chinese Telecom market.
This venture will combine e1’s proprietary hydrogen generation
technology, and CAG’s hydrogen and fuel cell electrical generators to
create power solutions for telecom base stations located throughout
China.

Aqueous Hydrogen Energy Limited (AHE) will be headquartered in Hong Kong
and will produce, market, and sell hydrogen generators under a royalty
bearing technology licensing agreement with e1. AHE will allow e1 to
focus on advancing its existing best-of-breed hydrogen generation
technology, while China Aqueous Group will leverage its hydrogen and
fuel cell technology, manufacturing capability, as well as marketing and
sales channels. Production will take place in both Hong Kong and
mainland China. China Aqueous Group and e1’s ownership stake in the
newly formed AHE will be 70 percent and 30 percent respectively. With
the strong alliance, AHE will develop new hydrogen and fuel cell
technologies and products suitable for the China market, allowing more
people to benefit from the innovations in hydrogen and fuel cell
technologies.

Dr. David Edlund, Chairman and CEO of Element 1 Corp, said, “We are very
excited about our relationship with China Aqueous Group allowing us to
jointly address the power needs of the roughly three-million cellular
base stations installed throughout China. Electricity from fuel cells
utilizing hydrogen produced onsite is a cost-effective and
environmentally friendly way to provide this power. China Aqueous has
impressive manufacturing capabilities and sales channels, and is already
deploying fuel cell power solutions in significant volumes, which makes
them an ideal partner. Together we look forward to addressing the large,
unmet clean power needs in China’s telecom market.”

Dr. Edlund concluded, “China is demonstrating an impressive commitment
to deploy sustainable and environmentally friendly ways of producing
energy as evidenced by the recent announcement from the country’s energy
agency that it plans to spend $361 billion on renewable power generation
by 2020. I believe e1 is extremely well positioned to participate
broadly in this massive initiative, and I anticipate announcing several
additional collaborations in the near future.”

“Today’s announcement with a global industry leader in small-scale
hydrogen technology is an important and strategic step in building a
long-term foundation for fuel cell power in China,” said Dr. Hua Xiang,
Chairman of China Aqueous Group (CAG). “This strategic partnership,
which leverages each company’s respective strengths, will help us bring
a very compelling fuel cell product to the Chinese Telecom Industry.
China shows tremendous promise in the near future for fuel cell
deployments based on both Chinese policy development and related
aggressive investment in fuel cell related technologies and
applications. We estimate the demand for AHE fuel cell power systems to
be greater than 10,000 units annually within the next four to five
years.”

About Aqueous Hydrogen Energy Limited:

Aqueous Hydrogen Energy Limited provides clean energy solutions for
telecom and critical power applications. Fuel cell technology provides
reliable, on-demand power for extended runtimes with zero emissions and
reduced customer cost. Our mission is to bring forth the green energy
era to the telecom industry. For more information about AHE, please
contact us.

Element 1 Corp:

Element 1 designs and develops novel processes to enable
commercialization of clean-energy and alternative-energy technology.
Through licensing our IP to strategic partners, our mission is to
significantly reduce the waste and pollution associated with flaring
natural gas, and to reduce barriers to adoption of fuel cells for a
range of applications. For more information about Element 1, please
visit www.e1na.com.

Contacts

Element 1 Corp
Media Contact:
Robert
Schluter, 541-678-5943
President
[email protected]
or
Investor
/ Analyst Contact:

Greg Haugen, 541-639-1711
CFO
[email protected]
or
Aqueous
Hydrogen Energy Limited
Thomas Xiang, +86.137.0257.0845
CEO
[email protected]