Active Power Appoints Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia

Papenfort brings to Active Power more than 20 years of sales, service
and technical experience with power infrastructure equipment. Papenfort
most recently served as vice president of Sales for Northeast Europe at
AEG Power Solutions, a global leader in power systems and solutions.
With a team of sales managers and engineers behind him, Papenfort was
responsible for establishing new business relationships with key
customers and global account management of certain existing customers.

"Dietmar is a vital addition to our team, bringing with him a wealth of
international UPS (uninterruptible power supply) sales and service
experience to the position," said Jim Clishem, president and CEO, Active
Power. "He achieved significant success at AEG Power Solutions and we
are looking forward to him applying his skills, experience and market
knowledge to grow and develop our business in EMEA and Asia. We have had
promising results from these regions and will expand on this success to
grow our international market share."

"With an increasing market demand for energy and space efficient power
solutions, Active Power is well positioned to continue to gain market
share worldwide," said Papenfort. "I'm excited about the opportunity to
work with such a proven management team and the sales and service
professionals we have in place in EMEA and Asia."

About Active Power

Active Power (NASDAQ: ACPW | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) 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 datacenters, healthcare facilities, manufacturing
plants, broadcast stations and governmental agencies in more than 40
countries. 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.

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