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[font face=Times, Serif][font size=5]Never out of power – new and unique portable fuel cell charger that runs on ordinary water[/font]

January 4, 2012

[font size=4]PowerTrekk is the world’s first portable fuel cell charger for consumer use that runs on ordinary water. Just add water to the PowerTrekk puck and you will never be out of power no matter how far away from an electricity grid you are. PowerTrekk will be showcased at CES 2012.[/font]

[font size=3]Stockholm, January 3, 2012 – Millions of people worldwide lack connection to the electricity grid from time to time. Swedish fuel cell pioneers myFC is now launching a unique solution to this problem – PowerTrekk, a cutting edge product that uses clean fuel cell technology which efficiently converts hydrogen into electricity. Users simply insert the Pow­erTrekk puck and add ordinary water to provide instant power on the go.

“PowerTrekk Water Charger gives your mobile phone power anywhere at any time”, says Björn Westerholm, CEO at myFC. “From now on, you do not have to rely on having an electricity grid nearby.”

Unlike solar chargers, fuel cell power is reliable and quickly generated. The speed of charging is not impacted by weather or solar position. Furthermore, there is no power degradation like there is with batteries.

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OK, so the scoop is that the “PowerPukk” contains “sodium silicide” powder which reacts with the water, producing hydrogen for use in the fuel cell.