AUSTIN, Texas, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Active Power, Inc. , inventor and manufacturer of the most reliable and energy- efficient critical power systems in the world, is pleased to announce today the opening of its newest sales and service office in the historical and commercial center of Tokyo, Japan. This location will anchor the company's operations for the Asia Pacific markets focusing on Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

The company is also pleased to announce the latest addition to its team, Rocky Unno, a thirty-six-year industry veteran who will act as the company's sales director for the Asia Pacific region. Rocky has held management positions with Piller Power Systems, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and Koebe Steel.

"I am extremely enthusiastic about expanding local sales and service presence for Active Power in the Asia Pacific region," Mr. Unno said. "The products, which are manufactured in Austin, Texas, are unique and differentiated from the competition's offerings and will set a benchmark for critical power system performance in this market. Our commitment is to always work for our customer's satisfaction."

"The company announced last year that it planned to open an office in the Asia Pacific region by Q1 2007. We have done just that as we remain on schedule to expand into this strategically important market. This is one more significant step towards the achievement of our extended business strategy to market our products directly, and locally, worldwide," said Jim Clishem, President and CEO of Active Power. "The power density and footprint advantages of our flywheel-based UPS systems, coupled with the energy efficiency of our machines, will make Active Power one of the most compelling selections available in the Asian markets. We are looking forward to bringing Active Power critical power solutions to this substantial marketplace."

Active Power sells and services machines on 5 continents around the globe. With machines installed in over 40 countries and more than 27 million hours of runtime, Active Power is trusted to protect mission-critical operations such as data centers, broadcast facilities, industrial operations and healthcare facilities. For more information, visit http://www.activepower.com/ .

About Active Power:

Active Power provides efficient, reliable, and green power quality 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 over 40 countries. Active Power recently introduced CoolAir, the only solution that provides both backup power and backup cooling. With expert power system engineers and worldwide service and support, Active Power provides turnkey solutions that ensure organizations have the power to perform. For more information, please visit http://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.

Active Power Investor Contact: Active Power Media Contact: John Penver Jason Deal Chief Financial Officer The Bernard Group 512.744.9234 512.617.6358 jpenver@activepower.comjdeal@bernardgroup.com

CONTACT: investors, John Penver, Chief Financial Officer of Active
Power, Inc., +1-512-744-9234, or jpenver@activepower.com ; or media, Jason
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Active Power, Inc.

Web site: http://www.activepower.com/