Upon invitation from International Lead Zinc Research Organization and International Zinc Association, Powerzinc attended the 2004 Zinc/Air energy storage international workshop with the title theme of Commercializing of Zinc/Air Fuel Cell – Achievements and Barriers, at Brussels, Belgium. Representing the company, Ms. Julia Zhang, the Senior Finance Manager and Mr. Richard Yang, the Chief Executive Officer presented Powerzinc’s technological and commercial achievements in commercialization the DQFC technologies in the Chinese two-wheeler market and the on-going zinc air fuel cell bus development projects. Participants, varying in background and representing organizations and world-leading nonferrous metal producing companies such as ILZEO, IZA, PSI, Canada's Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd.（www.teckcominco.com）and Noranda, Inc. (www.noranda.com), Umicore (www.umicore.com) from Belgium and Peñoles (www.penoles.com.mx) from Mexico, regarded highly of Powerzinc’s unparalleled accomplishments. It clearly became a consensus of the workshop that Powerzinc had held a comfortable margin in leading the commercialization of zinc air fuel cells. In the end, attendants unanimously agreed to act together in promoting zinc air fuel cell through a form a consortium, an organization will include nonferrous metal producing giants, zinc air fuel cell developers such as Powerzinc, some researchers and ILZRO and IZA. Impressed with the Chinese lucrative zinc air fuel cell market potential and some high profile imminent opportunities like 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the consortium will aim at developing some instant successes as the fist step of promoting zinc air fuel cells, utilizing some of those opportunities. Since Powerzinc has firmly established its ground in China, coupled with its past achievements, it will be the most likely candidate to benefit from the consortium's collective efforts.

　

About Powerzinc

Powerzinc Electric, Inc. is a California-based Hi-Tech company. It is dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing and commercialization of advanced zinc-air fuel cells and entire manufacture facilities, along with fuel cells refuel service platform. Through years of R&D, Powerzinc has achieved significant breakthroughs in zinc-air fuel cell technology and developed the high power, large energy, long-lasting, low cost and environment-friendly power and energy source. Its innovative products - DQFC series of zinc-air fuel cells with creative design and process technology is a totally renewable energy for electric vehicles and various other applications today.

About Powerzinc Electric (Shanghai), Inc

In Shanghai, China, Powerzinc has established a zinc-air fuel cell manufacturing and service model plant to commercialize the technology and its products. The plant is ready for commercial-scale production. The Company has started supplying DQFC series zinc-air fuel cells to manufacturers of Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters. In the near future, the new series of DQFC zinc-air fuel cells for Electric Buses, Defense and Security, Communication and other applications will be available to the commercial market soon to satisfy the real highly growing demand anywhere in the world.