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EXHIBIT 10.21

                           INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

     This INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT is made as of ___________, 2000 between
Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Nuvera"), and _____________
(collectively with such person's heirs, executors, administrators and other
personal representatives, the "Indemnitee"), an officer or director of Nuvera.

     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has concluded that Nuvera's executive
officers and directors should be provided with reasonable and appropriate
protection against inordinate risks in order to ensure that the most capable
persons will be attracted to such positions; and, therefore, has determined to
contractually obligate itself to indemnify in a reasonable and adequate manner
its officers and directors, and to assume for itself liability for expenses and
damages in connection with claims lodged against such persons as a result of
their service to Nuvera;

     WHEREAS, applicable law empowers corporations to indemnify a person who
serves as a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation or a person
who serves at the request of a corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, or other
enterprise; and

     WHEREAS, the parties believe it appropriate to memorialize and reaffirm
Nuvera's indemnification obligations to Indemnitee and, in addition, to set
forth the agreements contained herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein
contained, the parties agree as follows:

     1. Indemnification. Indemnitee shall be indemnified and held harmless by
Nuvera against any judgments, penalties, fines, amounts paid in settlement and
Expenses (as hereinafter defined) incurred in connection with any actual or
threatened Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) to the fullest extent permitted
by Nuvera's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate") and by-laws
("By-Laws") and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("Delaware
Law") as in effect on the date hereof and to such greater extent as Delaware
Law may hereafter from time to time permit. In addition, Nuvera agrees to
advance to Indemnitee Expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
"Proceeding" includes, without limitation, any action, suit, arbitration,
alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing
or any other actual, threatened or contemplated proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, whether by a third party, by or in
the right of Nuvera or by Indemnitee to enforce any rights under this Agreement
or otherwise against Nuvera or its affiliates.

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     2. Interim Expenses. Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defending any
Proceeding for which Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification hereunder
shall be paid by Nuvera in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay such
amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to
be indemnified by Nuvera hereunder. "Expenses" means all attorneys' fees and
expenses, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, duplicating costs, fees of
experts, fees of witnesses, travel expenses, printing and binding costs,
telephone charges, postage and delivery fees, service fees, all other costs and
expenses customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending,
preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating or being or preparing to be a
witness in a Proceeding, and per diem payments to Indemnitee in an amount equal
to the last annual salary payable under any employment agreement between Nuvera
and Indemnitee divided by 365 for each day spent by Indemnitee in connection
with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating or
being or preparing to be a witness in a Proceeding.

     3. Exceptions to Indemnifications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
indemnity pursuant to Sections 1 or 2 shall be paid by Nuvera:

          (a) on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against
     Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by
     Indemnitee of securities of Nuvera pursuant to the provisions of Section
     16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and amendments thereto or
     similar provisions of any federal, state or local statutory law or common
     law;

          (b) on account of Indemnitee's conduct which is finally adjudged to
     have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or to constitute
     willful misconduct;

          (c) on account of Indemnitee's conduct which is finally adjudged to
     have constituted a breach of Indemnitee's duty of loyalty to Nuvera or
     resulted in any personal profit or advantage to which Indemnitee was not
     legally entitled;

          (d) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid
     and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable
     indemnity clause, bylaw or agreement, except in respect of any excess
     beyond payment under such insurance policy, indemnity clause, bylaw or
     agreement;

          (e) if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter
     shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful;

          (f) in connection with any Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by
     Indemnitee, or any Proceeding by Indemnitee against Nuvera or its
     directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) such
     indemnification is expressly required to be made by law, (ii) the
     Proceeding was authorized by the

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     Board of Directors of Nuvera, (iii) such indemnification is provided by
     Nuvera, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in Nuvera
     under applicable law, or (iv) the Proceeding is initiated pursuant to
     Section 4 hereof; or

          g) in connection with a judicial action by or in the right of Nuvera
     in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the Indemnitee shall
     have been adjudged to be liable for negligence or misconduct in the
     performance of his duty to Nuvera unless, and only to the extent that, any
     court in which such action was brought shall determine upon application
     that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the
     circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably
     entitled to indemnity for such expenses as such court shall deem proper.

     4. Failure to Indemnify.

          (a) If a claim under this Agreement, under any statute, or under any
     provision of the Certificate or By-Laws providing for indemnification is
     not paid in full by Nuvera within 45 days after a written request for
     payment thereof has first been received by Nuvera, Indemnitee may, but
     need not, at any time thereafter bring an action against Nuvera to recover
     the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part,
     Indemnitee shall also be entitled to be indemnified by Nuvera for
     Indemnitee's reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and
     necessarily incurred in connection with successfully establishing the
     right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action.

          (b) It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action
     brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in connection with any
     Proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that Indemnitee has not
     met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the General
     Corporation Law of the State of Delaware for Nuvera to indemnify
     Indemnitee for the amount claimed, but the burden of proving such defense
     shall be on Nuvera and Indemnitee shall be entitled to receive interim
     payments of Expenses pursuant to Section 2 unless and until such defense
     may be finally adjudicated by court order or judgment from which no
     further right of appeal exists.

     5. Certain Agreements of Indemnitee.

          (a) Indemnitee agrees to do all things reasonably requested by Nuvera
     to enable Nuvera to coordinate Indemnitee's defense with, if applicable,
     Nuvera's defense, provided, however, that Indemnitee shall not be required
     to take any action that would in any way prejudice his or her defense or
     waive any defense or position available to him or her in connection with
     any action;

          (b) Indemnitee agrees to do all things reasonably requested by Nuvera
     to subrogate to Nuvera any rights of recovery (including rights to

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     insurance or indemnification from persons other than Nuvera) which
     Indemnitee may have with respect to any action;

          (c) Indemnitee agrees to be represented in any action by a law firm
     mutually acceptable to Nuvera and Indemnitee; and

          (d) Indemnitee agrees to cooperate with Nuvera and its counsel and
     maintain any confidences revealed to him or her by Nuvera in connection
     with Nuvera's defense of any action. Nuvera agrees to cooperate with
     Indemnitee and his or her counsel and maintain any confidences revealed to
     it by Indemnitee in connection with Indemnitee's defense of any action.

     6. Successors. This Agreement establishes contract rights which shall be
binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the successors, assigns, heirs
and legal representatives of the parties hereto.

     7. Contract Rights Not Exclusive. The contract rights conferred by this
Agreement shall be in addition to, but not exclusive of, any other right which
Indemnitee may have or may hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of
the Certificate or By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested
directors or otherwise.

     8. Indemnitee's Obligations. Indemnitee shall promptly advise Nuvera in
writing of the institution of any Proceeding that is or may be subject to this
Agreement and generally keep Nuvera informed of, and consult with Nuvera with
respect to, the status of any such Proceeding.

     9. Severability. Should any provision or Section of this Agreement, or any
clause hereof, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, in whole or in
part, the remaining provisions, clauses and Sections of this Agreement shall
remain fully enforceable and binding on the parties.

     10. Choice of Law. The validity, interpretation, performance and
enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under principles
of conflicts of laws applicable thereto.

     11. Continuation of Indemnification. The indemnification under this
Agreement shall continue as to Indemnitee even though he or she may have ceased
to be a director, officer, employee and/or agent of Nuvera. Nuvera acknowledges
that, in providing services to Nuvera, Indemnitee is relying on this Agreement.
Accordingly, Nuvera agrees that its obligations hereunder will survive (i) any
actual or purported termination of this Agreement by Nuvera or its successors
or assigns whether by operation of law or otherwise, (ii) any change in
Nuvera's Certificate or By-Laws and (iii) termination of Indemnitee's services
to Nuvera (whether such services were terminated by Nuvera or the Indemnitee),

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whether or not a claim is made or an action or Proceeding is threatened or
commenced before or after the actual or purported termination of this Agreement
or termination of Indemnitee's services.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and signed as of the day and year first above written.

                                              NUVERA FUEL CELLS, INC.

                                              By:
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                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

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                                              Name:

                                       5EXHIBIT 10.22

                         CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT dated as of November 3, 2000 among Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Arthur D. Little, Inc. ("AD Little"),
Norfin International S.A. ("Norfin International"), Nuvera Fuel Cells Europe
S.r.L. (formerly De Nora Fuel Cells S.p.A.), De Nora New Energy Investments
B.V. and Amerada Hess Corporation ("Amerada Hess") (AD Little, Norfin
International and Amerada Hess are hereinafter referred to collectively as the
"Stockholders").

                             W I T N E S S E T H :

     The parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree that the
Stockholders will provide financial support to the Company when needed to
sustain its operations, up to a maximum aggregate of $30,000,000 (the
--ommitment Amount"). If the Company needs financial support to execute its
business plan, it shall notify each Stockholder of the amount needed, and upon
such notice (a "Capital Call") the Stockholder shall promptly make a capital
contribution to the Company in the amount or amounts and at the time or times
specified by the Company, up to a maximum aggregate of the Commitment Amount.
Until AD Little and Norfin International have paid, in the aggregate,
$1,000,000 pursuant to this Agreement, Amerada Hess shall have no obligations
hereunder, and the obligation of AD Little and Norfin International with
respect to any Capital Call shall be as follows:

            Norfin
            International.............................................50%

            AD Little.................................................50%

     Thereafter, the obligation of each Stockholder with respect to any Capital
Call shall be as follows:

            Norfin
            International.............................................46.8%

            AD Little.................................................42.2%

            Amerada Hess..............................................11.0%

     Capital contributions or any other payments made by any Stockholder to the
Company prior to the date hereof shall not under any circumstances be deemed
capital contributions pursuant to this Agreement.

     All rights and obligations of Section 7.4(b) of the Investment and
Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2000, by and among De Nora Fuel

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Cells S.p.A., De Nora New Energy Investments B.V., AD Little and the Company
(formerly Epyx Corporation) not heretofore exercised or discharged are hereby
waived and of no further effect.

     This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier of (i) the date of the
consummation of an initial public offering of common stock of the Company with
proceeds to the Company of at least the Commitment Amount, (ii) the date on
which the Stockholders' aggregate capital contributions pursuant to this
Agreement equal or exceed the Commitment Amount or (iii) December 31, 2001.

     Each of the Stockholders represents and warrants that it has the financial
ability to satisfy its obligations under this Agreement.

     Failure of any party to fulfill any obligation hereunder shall not relieve
such party or any other party of any obligations hereunder.

     This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the
laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws rules of
such state.

     EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

     This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement
shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received counterparts
hereof signed by all of the other parties hereto.

     This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto
and shall supersede any remaining obligations under Section 7.4 of the
Investment and Exchange Agreement dated as of April 4, 2000 by and among De
Nora Fuel Cells S.p.A., De Nora New Energy Investments B.V., AD Little and Epyx
Corporation and Section 9.2 of the Investment Agreement dated as of March 30,
2000 by and among Amerada Hess, AD Little and Epyx Corporation.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.

                               NUVERA FUEL CELLS, INC.

                               By: /s/ Anne Troutman
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  Name:  Anne Troutman
                                  Title: Secretary and Acting General Counsel

                               ARTHUR D. LITTLE, INC.

                               By: /s/ Mark A. Brodsky
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  Name:  Mark A. Brodsky
                                  Title: Executive Vice President

                               NORFIN INTERNATIONAL S.A.

                               By: /s/ Franco Mazzucchi
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  Name:  Franco Mazzucchi
                                  Title: Director

                               NUVERA FUEL CELLS EUROPE S.R.L.

                               By: /s/ Franco Ladavas
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                                  Name:  Franco Ladavas
                                  Title: President

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                               DE NORA NEW ENERGY INVESTMENTS B.V.

                               By: /s/ Franco Mazzucchi
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  Name:  Franco Mazzucchi
                                  Title: Director

                               AMERADA HESS CORPORATION

                               By: /s/ J. Barclay Collins II
                                  -------------------------------------------
                                  Name:  J. Barclay Collins II
                                  Title: Executive Vice President
                                         and General Counsel

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