US Mine Safety Appliances Company (MSA) Visited Powerzinc Electric (Shanghai) Inc.
　

Powerzinc Electric Corp. is pleased to announce that Mr. Rob Canizares and Mr. Peter Pickrill of MSA, one of the largest providers of the mining lamp, mine safety appliances, visited Powerzinc Electric (Shanghai) Corp. on August 6, 2003. Mr. Canizares, President of International business, and Mr. Pickrill, Vice President of Asia Pacific Region carefully explored the application to the mining lamp of the zinc-air fuel cell Powerzinc developed.

Executive Vice President of Powerzinc, Mr. Herbert Yuen introduced the unique features, unction indexes, and business operation model of the zinc-air fuel cell to the visitors, who showed strong interest in the zinc-air fuel cell’s high specific energy, small size, light weight, and low cost. They agreed that the afore-mentioned features of Powerzinc’s DQFC zinc-air fuel cell could really decrease miners’ burden and increase the tools they are able to carry and eventually their products. In addition, Miners’ safety is also more secured through application of various sensor and detrimental air detectors, they said. Both sides also studied the future operation and maintenance of zinc-air fuel cell’s application to the mining lamp field. The two sides also agree to strengthen exchanges of information so as to develop new and environmental friendly zinc-air fuel cell mining lamp that accord with the international standard.

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.