Mr. Raveel Afzaal reports

NEXT HYDROGEN RECEIVES ITS ISO 9001 AND ISO 45001 CERTIFICATIONS

Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc. has received official ISO 9001-2015 and ISO 45001-2018 certification notices for its 6610 Edwards Blvd site in Mississauga, Ont., Canada. These certifications demonstrate and certify Next Hydrogen's standardized quality systems, health and safety management systems, supplier selection processes, and continuous improvement processes.

With these certifications, Next Hydrogen has demonstrated that the company has a robust operating system that can be scaled quickly to effectively support its growing customer base. Team Next Hydrogen is poised to exceed its customers' expectations and become the supplier of choice for green hydrogen electrolysis systems. In 2024, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) provided a $2-million investment to Next Hydrogen, which was critical in allowing Next Hydrogen to further enhance its quality standards and processes to help secure these certifications.

"These important certifications highlight our team's continued commitment and dedication to build our brand steeped in innovation, quality, safety and reliability," said Raveel Afzaal, president and chief executive officer. "We are particularly grateful to FedDev Ontario for their financial support to achieve this critical milestone as part of our scale-up activities."

"Congratulations to Next Hydrogen on this impressive milestone. Investments in clean technology companies like Next Hydrogen bolster Canada's position as a global leader in green manufacturing and support our carbon-reduction objectives," said Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

About Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc.

Founded in 2007, Next Hydrogen Solutions is a designer and manufacturer of water electrolyzers that use water and electricity as inputs to generate clean hydrogen for use as a green energy source or a green industrial feedstock. Next Hydrogen's unique cell design architecture supported by 40 patents enables high-current-density operations and superior dynamic response to efficiently convert intermittent renewable electricity into green hydrogen on an infrastructure scale. Following successful pilots, Next Hydrogen is scaling up its technology to deliver commercial solutions to decarbonize transportation and industrial sectors.

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