VIASPACE Press Release

VIASPACE Presentation at Fuel Cells Durability and Performance Conference

11/19/2007

VIASPACE PRESENTATION AT FUEL CELLS DURABILITY AND PERFORMANCE CONFERENCE

PASADENA, Calif., November 19, 2007 - VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC - News) Director of Engineering and Operations for VIASPACE Energy, Mr. Nathan Hurvitz, gave an invited presentation at the 3rd Annual Fuel Cells Durability and Performance Conference in Miami, FL on November 16, 2007.  The conference focused on new developments in materials, methods and testing equipment for fuel cells and new energy sources. Mr. Hurvitz's presentation was entitled "An In-Situ, Real Time, Gas Humidity Sensor for Fuel Cells."  It featured an in-depth look at the new HS-1000 VIASENSOR humidity sensor recently released for sale by VIASPACE Energy.

The conference featured presentations on a variety of fuel cell applications, including automotive applications as presented by Daimler Corporation, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd and Ford Motor Company, as well as advances in durability and testing by Ballard Power Systems and Los Alamos National Lab.

VIASPACE Energy has recently filed new patent claims covering use of its tunable laser-based VIASENSOR in the exhaust of internal combustion engines and as an embedded unit for control of future hybrid powered automobiles. The company has received very positive feedback from the early adopters of the VIASENSOR, as well as strong interest in these new applications from several automobile manufacturers and instrumentation companies.

About VIASPACE:  Founded in 1998 to transform proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into  commercial  hardware and software solutions that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.  VIASPACE focuses on alternative energy and fuel cell infrastructure, and on hardware and software for security and defense. 

For more information, please visit www.VIASPACE.com, or contact Investor Relations, Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, or [email protected].  For past press releases, please visit: http://www.viaspace.com/press_release.php.

Investor Relations contact:
Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications
800-517-8050
[email protected]

Press contact:
Dr. Carl Kukkonen, CEO
626-768-3360
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