McPhy Energy Accelerates Development, Appoints Sales Manager for Americas, Britain

Grenoble, France (ots/PRNewswire) -

Diana de Rosmini joins solid hydrogen pioneer to pursue growth
opportunities

in industrial, renewable energy and electro-mobility
infrastructure markets

McPhy Energy, a leading developer and manufacturer of solid state
hydrogen storage and electrolyzers, today announced the appointment
of Diana de Rosmini as Sales Manager for the Americas, Great Britain
and Key Accounts globally. De Rosmini joins McPhy from Air Liquide,
where she held positions in some of the group's most innovative
programs related to hydrogen, energy and other environmental
technologies.

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"Diana de Rosmini has a strong understanding of international
hydrogen, energy and environmental markets," says Adamo Screnci,
Executive Vice President of Sales, member of the management team and
president of McPhy Energy's Italian subsidiary. "McPhy is gaining
significant traction in key projects worldwide. Diana will bring her
deep expertise and energetic approach to our continued expansion and
the development of major accounts in merchant hydrogen,
electro-mobility and renewable energy markets."

A native of Bolivia and Italy, de Rosmini has a Masters degree in
Environmental Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Milan,
and over eight years prior experience in Environmental Consultancy
and with the Air Liquide Group. She started in the Air Liquide
Merchant Division in environmental intelligence markets, helping to
identify innovative opportunities in key markets. She then went into
business development for the company's industrial gas business in
Materials & Energy markets as well as Waste/Water Treatments. Next,
she joined the Air Liquide's Hydrogen Energy division as Product
Manager of hydrogen stations for specialized vehicles and industrial
fleets. Most recently, she was Senior Business Developer with
responsibility for initiating mobile and stationary hydrogen
applications development in Europe.

At McPhy, de Rosmini will be responsible for spearheading the
development of strategic accounts in:

- on-site industrial hydrogen
- renewable energy via "power to gas"
- hydrogen-based electro-mobility : infrastructure development for green
hydrogen energy vehicles

McPhy Energy's core expertise is its innovative technology for
storing hydrogen in a solid state (based on magnesium hydrides).
Named as one of the Top 100 of worldwide eco-innovative companies,
McPhy has accelerated its development in major industrial and
environmental hydrogen-based projects and applications in Germany,
Japan, California, England and France. Recent successes include
participation in the energy transition of Berlin's Schonefeld
airport, and the GDF Suez GRHYD power-to-gas project (hydrogen
injection in the natural gas pipeline).

In brief - latest news from McPhy Energy:

March 2013: McPhy expands project team [http://www.mcphy.com/en/n
ews/releases/mcphy-energy-expands-its-project-team-and-appoints-ismae
l-aso-as-project-manager-686 ]

January 2013: 10MEUR capital increase [http://www.mcphy.com/en/ne
ws/releases/ecotechnologies-fund-just-completed-5-millions-euros-inve
stment-mcphy-energy-646 ] completed by McPhy's historical investors

January 2013: McPhy announces acquisition of PIEL in Italy [http:
//www.mcphy.com/en/news/releases/mcphy-energy-acquires-italian-electr
olysis-pioneer-piel-643 ]

December 2012: In Germany's energy transition, ITM Power selects
McPhy technology for hydrogen storage [http://www.mcphy.com/en/news/
releases/itm-power-selected-mcphy-technology-hydrogen-storage-629 ]

November 2012: McPhy Energy Takes Part in the GRHYD Project for
French Gas Network [http://www.mcphy.com/en/news/releases/mcphy-energ
y-taking-part-in-grhyd-project-and-injecting-breath-of-innovation-in-
french-gas-network-608 ]

October 2012: for the third consecutive year, McPhy Energy is one
of the top 100 worldwide eco-innovation companies

July 2012: McPhy joins consortium demonstrating high-density
hydrogen storage in smart energy
[http://www.mcphy.com/en/news/releases/release-554 ] grids

July 2012 : McPhy Energy expands operations in Europe and appoints
Roland Kaeppner as CEO for Germany
[http://www.mcphy.com/en/news/releases/release-538 ]

About McPhy Energy - http://www.mcphy.com Created south of
Grenoble, France in 2008, McPhy Energy's mission is to industrialize
and commercialize an innovative hydrogen storage technology using
magnesium hydrides. Offering unique advantages compared with the
other hydrogen storage solutions, this technology addresses the
industrial hydrogen and renewable energy markets. McPhy Energy owns
exclusive rights on a portfolio of patents, which result from over 8
years of research at CNRS, in partnership with Joseph Fourier
University (France). A member of the TENERRDIS competitiveness
cluster, McPhy Energy is involved as direct partner or subcontractor
in several research projects. McPhy Energy is listed in the Global
Cleantech 100 and the Top 5 Cleantech France. The company has
recently signed numerous contracts in France, the United Kingdom,
Germany, Italy and Japan, demonstrating its technological leadership.

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