Active Power Appoints Uwe Schrader-Hausmann Vice President of Technical Services

Active Power, Inc. (NASDAQ:ACPW), inventor and manufacturer of the most energy-efficient critical power systems in the world, today announced the appointment of Uwe Schrader-Hausmann as vice president of Technical Services. With more than 28 years experience in the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) market, Schrader-Hausmann will have global responsibility for all customer facing technical services functions which include applications engineering, project management, project implementation and customer service functions for the business. "I am very pleased to appointment Uwe to vice president of Technical Services,” said Jim Clishem, president and CEO of Active Power. "With this move, we’re leveraging Uwe’s background and experience to elevate Active Power’s standard for technical excellence in the field, globalize our capability to deliver on large projects and deliver unmatched customer support day in and day out. Uwe’s appointment highlights our continued strategy to serve clients globally by drawing from Active Power’s impressive domestic and international talent pool.” An electrical engineer by trade, Schrader-Hausmann previously served as managing director of Active Power (Germany) GmbH and the technical director for the company’s EMEA territory (Europe, Middle East and Africa). He has a wealth of practical knowledge of all available technologies in the power quality/management industry and is currently a holder of one U.S. patent and two international patents. Prior to joining Active Power, Schrader-Hausmann worked in various positions at Piller Power Systems GmbH, serving as chief technology officer and quality manager prior to leaving the company. He earned his Diplom-Ingenieur (German equivalent of a master’s of Science) from The University of Applied Science in Hanover, Germany. "I look forward to collaborating with our applications, project and service engineers to provide customers with leading edge UPS design, project management and service,” said Uwe Schrader-Hausmann, vice president of Technical Service for Active Power. "We’re seeing increased customer demand for customized power solutions to protect mission critical operations. Active Power can deliver these by deploying green technologies that deliver bottom line economic benefits. We are one of the few companies in the world able to offer such a compelling and differentiated solution to clients.” About Active Power Active Power (NASDAQ:ACPW) provides efficient, reliable and green critical power solutions and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems to enable business continuity in the event of power disturbances. Founded in 1992, Active Power’s flywheel-based UPS systems protect critical operations in data centers, healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, broadcast stations and governmental agencies in more than 40 countries. Active Power also offers CoolAir, the only solution that provides both backup power and backup cooling. With expert power system engineers and worldwide services and support, Active Power ensures organizations have the power to perform. For more information, please visit www.activepower.com. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Any forward-looking statements and all other statements that may be made in this news release that are not historical facts are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. Specific risks include delays in new product development, product performance and quality issues and the acceptance of our current and new products by the power quality market. Please refer to Active Power filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for more information on the risk factors that could cause actual results to differ. Active Power, the Active Power logo, and CleanSource are registered trademarks of, and CoolAir is a trademark of Active Power, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies.