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ABN: 60 076 157 045

ACN: 076 157 045 

Smellie & Co Building,

32 Edward Street

(GPO Box 1315)

BRISBANE QLD 4001

Telephone: (07) 3229 0800

Facsimile: (07) 3229 6800


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MEDIA RELEASE &

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT 

29 June 2010

World-First for Linc Energy

with Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trial

Linc Energy (ASX:LNC) (OTCQX:LNCGY), the world leader in Underground Coal

Gasification (UCG) technology, and AFC Energy (LSE:AFC), the world’s leading

developer of low-cost alkaline fuel cells, have successfully trialled hydrogen fuel cell

technology to produce electricity at Linc Energy’s Chinchilla Demonstration Facility

in Queensland.

Linc Energy’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Peter Bond said his company’s exclusive

agreement with UK-based AFC Energy for application with UCG and the delivery of

an Alpha Unit Hydrogen Fuel Cell to the Chinchilla facility had been completed.

“This is a major innovation and the first time that a hydrogen fuel cell has been

successfully trialled with UCG,” said Bond.

“It represents a huge step towards the worldwide opportunity of combining UCG and

alkaline fuels cells as a breakthrough technology for creating the cleanest possible

power generation from coal.”

Initial testing with the hydrogen fuel cell unit at Linc Energy’s Chinchilla

Demonstration Facility was performed following successful trials at AFC UK facilities

of mock syngas

of comparative composition to that generated at the Linc Energy

facility.

The trial demonstrated the successful ability to generate clean electricity from

alkaline hydrogen fuel cell technology from syngas derived from UCG operations.

“What is so remarkable about this trial is that the fuel cell configuration was able to

produce reliable and efficient clean electricity from a much lower percentage

hydrogen content gas than other fuel cells require,” said Bond.

“This effectively demonstrates that combining the AFC Fuel Cell technology with

hydrogen from Linc Energy’s

syngas produced

from the world-class UCG at

Chinchilla is a feasible route

to achieve

the ultimate in clean electricity from

stranded, sub-economic coal, of which there is an abundance in the world.”

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“This will unlock energy resources and provide energy security to nations in an

environmentally sustainable and proficient manner.”

“When combined with our world-class Gas to Liquids (GTL) operations and utilising

the purified hydrogen as part of the synthesis gas clean-up processes in commercial

operations, the hydrogen fuel cell is expected to produce even better results,” said

Bond.

Further trials will be carried out with the fuel cell system in the coming months

however the promising results from this trial has enhanced AFC Energy’s

development of the next generation of hydrogen fuel cells for a commercial

application, which Linc Energy aims to install at its Chinchilla Demonstration Facility.


Regards


Peter Bond

Chief Executive Officer.





Information for Media:

Greg Meyer

Media Manager

Phone: +61 7 3229 0800

E-mail: greg.meyer@lincenergy.com.au

ASX Contact:

Craig Ricato

Company Secretary

Phone: +61 7 3229 0800

E-mail: craig.ricato@lincenergy.com.au

Information for Investors:

Glen Zurcher

Investor Relations Manager

Phone: +61 7 3229 0800

E-mail: glen.zurcher@lincenergy.com.au






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