- Ten volunteers bike the equivalent of Vancouver to Ottawa using Angstrom Power’s hydrogen bike lights
Vancouver, BC, March 28, 2006--(T-Net)--Angstrom Power announced today that participants in its micro hydrogen™ bike light program have logged over 5,000km, about the distance of Vancouver to Ottawa or Seattle to Boston. Ten volunteers gave up their cars last November and biked to work in all weather conditions. Each volunteer used bike lights powered by Angstrom’s micro hydrogen™ fuel cells in place of disposable batteries. Biking 5,000 kilometres instead of driving has displaced about 1.5 metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.
“The micro hydrogen™ bike lights have delivered exceptional performance in both winter and spring conditions,” said Annalise Czerny, Technology Demonstration Coordinator for Angstrom Power. “User feedback on lighting, refueling and overall ease of use has been unanimously positive.”
Angstrom’s micro hydrogen™ bike lights can be affixed to a helmet or handlebars. Each bike light runs on hydrogen that is stored in a 21cc cartridge, which provides the equivalent energy of about 10 AA disposable alkaline batteries. The only by-product is water vapor. The light provides about 20 hours of continuous run-time between refueling. Cyclists refuel their cartridges with hydrogen gas. Refueling takes only minutes to complete.
Angstrom currently offers a complete micro hydrogen™ bike light program, including bike lights, refueling stations and training for qualified public and private organizations. Angstrom will be offering a hands-on demonstration of its micro hydrogen™ bike lights, flashlights, portable power sources and other devices at GLOBE 2006 (booth #1106) in Vancouver, British Columbia, March 29-31.
About Angstrom Power Inc.
Based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Angstrom develops and commercializes micro hydrogen™ technology which enables high energy density power sources in small form factors suitable for portable devices, handheld electronics, lighting and battery replacement applications. Angstrom offers micro hydrogen™ technologies and products for demonstration, evaluation and integration purposes. Founded in 2001, Angstrom has over forty patents and patents pending. To learn more visit www.angstrompower.com.
