AlumiFuel Power Starts Development of Man Portable Fuel Cell Power Source:

Early production stage hydrogen generation company AlumiFuel Power, Inc. (API), the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based operating subsidiary of AlumiFuel Power Corp., announced that it has begun development of a soldier/man portable PEM fuel cell hydrogen generator based on the same aluminum-water technology used to generate hydrogen with the PBIS-1000 Portable Balloon Inflation System already in the hands of customers.

The Company said the man portable system is designed to generate enough hydrogen to power a 25W-500W fuel cell.

The overall market for man portable power (generator and battery replacement) is nearly $8 billion annually, including $4.75 billion for portable systems (100W-500W) and $3.13 billion for mobile systems (25W-100W), according to the Company. This market encompasses military applications powering battlefield electronics and munitions, first responder/emergency preparedness applications powering radios and other electronic and medical devices for Homeland Security and disaster relief, and commercial applications such as shoulder-mounted video cameras.

API and its portable power partner, Ingenium Technologies, Inc. of Rockford, Illinois, are aggressively pursuing specific man portable power opportunities and have already submitted a proposal in response to a Department of Defense solicitation. In order to complete a 72 hour mission requiring 25W of power, the soldier must currently carry 21 lbs. of batteries using the BA5390 lithium/manganese dioxide primary (non-rechargeable) battery. A similar AlumiFuel system would weigh less than half that.

API's Director of Engineering Sean McIntosh said, "This ground-based man portable technology fits very nicely with our current hydrogen generation development work on the PBIS-1000 and our hydrogen generation development for powering Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs) under an R&D contract with the US Navy."

API is an early production stage alternative energy company that generates hydrogen gas and superheated steam through the chemical reaction of aluminum, water, and proprietary additives.

AlumiFuel Power Corp. operates through its subsidiary, AlumiFuel Power, Inc., a Philadelphia-based early production stage alternative energy company that generates hydrogen gas and steam for multiple niche applications requiring on-site, on-demand fuel sources.