Two years ago at Mobile World Congress I first got a chance to see the PowerTrek Fuel Cell charger. Anyone that’s read me for the past few years knows that not much is more important to me from a technology stand point than running out of power. I’m the crazy guy with over 50,000mah of portable power on me at all times.
That’s why the PowerTrek charger excited me. By using just water and a fuel pack the PowerTrek charger creates portable power that you can use.
Now the company is preparing to unveil the product to the mass market and introduce it to the American audience at CES 2014.
The Power Trekk fuel cell charger, chargers your usb powered device by way of hydrogen powered fuel cell. To make it simpler, water and a fuel pack. The patented system is the brainchild of Swedish fuel cell developer myFC. myFC specializes in designing fuel cells for portable electronics and the Power Trekk is the first commercial charger using myFC technology.
The chemistry process is safe and eco-friendly and the only by-product from the Power Trekk charger is a little water vapor. The output of the PowerTrekk fuel cell charger is the equivalent of a 1600mah back up battery charger.
“myFC PowerTrekk is really a game changer in the portable charger market,” says Graeme Esarey, Industrial Revolution’s Director of Marketing and Product Development. “Like solar, it actually generates power, yet it does it on demand. This makes myFC PowerTrekk a better fit for emergencies or in locations or times of the day when solar is less than optimal.”
myFC PowerTrekk is fueled with power-generating “pucks.” Water is poured into a section of the puck to activate the clean-energy hydrogen conversion process, which produces no harmful emissions. Within minutes, the unit is ready to produce power for USB-charged devices – smart phones can be powered up from zero to full charge just as quickly as they would be if plugged into an outlet. A single puck charges the myFC PowerTrekk for approximately 2.5-3 hours.
The myFC PowerTrekk also includes a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which can be initially charged through an outlet, a USB computer port or the unit’s fuel cell with the use of a puck. It comes with cables fitted with three different tips: micro, mini-USB and an Apple compatible tip. myFC PowerTrekk’s MSRP is $229.99. A three-pack of pucks has an MSRP of $12.99.
If you’re going to CES you can see the PowerTrek as part of the Industrial Revolution booth, #50010. For more of our CES Coverage click here.
