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Great success for PowerTrekk at CES Las Vegas 2012

January 17, 2012

We are delighted to have received so much great attention at the CES in Las Vegas for PowerTrekk, our fuel cell charger.

We got an overwhelming quantitative result with coverage in +30 countries and more than 600 articles published (on Monday January 17, 2012)

Here are some of the highlights:

Go here to see all clips we got from CES

Never out of power – new and unique portable fuel cell charger that runs on ordinary water

January 4, 2012

PowerTrekk is the world’s first portable fuel cell charger for consumer use that runs on ordinary water. Just add water to the PowerTrekk puck and you will never be out of power no matter how far away from an electricity grid you are. PowerTrekk will be showcased at CES 2012.

Stockholm, January 3, 2012 – Millions of people worldwide lack connection to the electricity grid from time to time. Swedish fuel cell pioneers myFC is now launching a unique solution to this problem – PowerTrekk, a cutting edge product that uses clean fuel cell technology which efficiently converts hydrogen into electricity. Users simply insert the Pow­erTrekk puck and add ordinary water to provide instant power on the go.

“PowerTrekk Water Charger gives your mobile phone power anywhere at any time”, says Björn Westerholm, CEO at myFC. “From now on, you do not have to rely on having an electricity grid nearby.”

Unlike solar chargers, fuel cell power is reliable and quickly generated. The speed of charging is not impacted by weather or solar position. Furthermore, there is no power degradation like there is with batteries.

“The launch of PowerTrekk marks a paradigm shift in fuel cell technology and at myFC we are very excited to bring this cutting edge product to the end consumers”, says Björn Westerholm, CEO at myFC.

Millions of people worldwide lack connection to the electricity grid from time to time. This applies for people in emerging markets as well as outdoor enthusiasts and daily cell phone users all over the world. With the launch of the first ever water based fuel cell for commercial use there is now a clean energy solution when in need of a portable source of power. PowerTrekk is both a portable battery pack and fuel cell, intended for people who spend time away from the electricity grid. PowerTrekk provides instant power anywhere to electronic equipment such as cell phones, GPS-devices and cameras.

To try out and learn more about PowerTrekk at CES, join myFC in the Industrial Revolution booth #72558 at PMA@CES, in the Venetian hall (Hall D, level 2).

For further information please contact:
Björn Westerholm, CEO, E-mail bjorn.westerholm@myfc.se, Phone +46 70 656 20 07
Andreas Ehde, Sales Director, E-mail Andreas.ehde@myfc.se, Phone +46 730 700 402
Kristina Lindholm, Marketing Manager, E-mail: kristina.lindholm@myfc.se, Phone: +46 735 08 30 48

About myFC
myFC is an innovative fuel cell technology company that develops energy solutions for powering portable electronics. Its product PowerTrekk is a water charger for small electronics like cell phones, cameras and GPS devices and it is both a fuel cell and a portable battery pack. The fuel cell enables instant charging from a depleted battery state without ever needing a wall charge. Users simply insert a fuel puck and add water. myFC was founded in 2005, privately owned with headquarter in Stockholm. For more information please visit www.powertrekk.com and www.myfc.se

myFC in media

April 27, 2011

To our great joy we continue to recieve a lot of press. Check it out:

PC Today

Next Stop

Vi Skogsägare (see page 41)

PowerTrekk in the Danish outdoor magazine Luksus: powertrekk_luksus63

RCR Wireless

Elektronikbranschen (web clip)

DWV-Mitteilungen 11-2

Wasserstoffspiegel 11-2

A selection of bloggs:

Joddler.se

Uncrate

Electronista

Geekwithlaptop

Walyou

myFC in the Press

February 23, 2011

We are very glad to see all the attention we received at the launch of our fuel cell charger PowerTrekk. Among those who wrote about us are: The Independent, Engadget, SvD, Dagens Industri, DN, Cnet, Times Live and CrunchGear. Here are some of the clips:

http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/nyheter/full-fart-bland-de-sma-i-barcelona_5945585.svd

http://www.realtid.se/TT/TT.asp?id=56052

http://www.dn.se/ekonomi/full-fart-bland-de-sma-i-barcelona

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/green-portable-hydrogen-power-to-debut-at-mobile-world-conference-2212149.html

http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/online/news/articles/2011-02/Portable-Fuel-Cell-Charger-Launc

http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/portable-fuel-cell-charger-just-add-water-20110211/

http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/12/powertrekk-fuel-cell-charger/

http://www.chip.de/news/Powertrekk-Brennstoffzelle-fuer-Handys-Co._47240174.html

http://www.smidigt.se/laddare-prylar/6756/

http://www.elinor.se/index.php/Branslecellsladdare-i-fickformat.html

http://www.chip.de/news/Powertrekk-Brennstoffzelle-fuer-Handys-Co._47240174.html

http://www.batliv.se/article.asp?newsid=3711

http://news.softpedia.com/news/PowerTrekk-Portable-Fuel-Cell-Charger-Offers-Virtual-Limitless-Power-183785.shtml

http://www.etn.se/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53164

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20031841-1.html

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/02/power-gadgets-using-nothing-but-water-oh-and-powertrekks-fuel-cell-charger/

http://feber.se/pryl/art/201311/brnslecellsladdare_gr_att_du_k/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+prylfeber+%28Prylfeber%29

http://www.gizmag.com/powertrekk-2-in1-battery-hydrogen-portable-charger-unveiled/17870/

http://www.greenerideal.com/lifestyle/technology/8634-powertrekk-portable-fuel-cell-charger-creates-green-energy-on-the-go

http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/13/powertrekk-charges-gadgets-over-usb-using-one-fuel-cell-and-one/

http://asia.cnet.com/crave/2011/02/14/powertrekk-charger-offers-dual-power-sources/

http://video.golem.de/handy/4404/myfc-stellt-powertrekk-fuel-cell-charger-auf-dem-mobile-world-congress-2011-vor.html

http://www.slashgear.com/powertrekk-fuel-cell-charger-charges-gadgets-anywhere-11132780/

http://www.nyteknik.se/popular_teknik/teknikrevyn/article3098726.ece

http://alltompc.se/utvald/miljovanlig-usb-laddare/

http://t360.idg.se/2.8229/1.368326/den-svenska-branslecellen-som-faktiskt-finns?utm_source=webb&utm_medium=nyhets_puff_t360

Meet myFC in Munich or Barcelona

December 17, 2010

myFC will present powerful fuel cell solutions in February at Ispo 2011 in Munich and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Welcome to visit us to check out and try the products at Hall A6, Stand nr. IE 03 (Ispo) or Hall 2.0, Stand nr. 2F13 (MWC).

myFC employ Joakim Lindén as new CFO

September 8, 2010

Joakim Lindén brings more than 10 years of industry experience to myFC.

Stockholm, September 8, 2010 – myFC AB today announced that Joakim Lindén has been named CFO. ”We are pleased to bring Joakim Lindén on board to myFC and we are looking forward his contribution in terms of financial planning and control and background from working with development of small companies” says Bjorn Westerholm, CEO myFC.
Joakim Lindén has previously been working with credit financing at PKBanken and Swedbank and venture capital financing in Traction and Svenskt Rekonstruktionskapital and has a long experience of financial planning and control and also hands on experience from development of small and medium sized companies.
We welcome Joakim Lindén to our team and feel certain that he will contribute to myFC’s continued development. Lindén will start as CFO from Wednesday September 8 2010.

myFC one of the final 25 cleantech companies screened and ready to go for Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day 2010

August 23, 2010

myFC is selected as one of 25 promising cleantech companies from Sweden and Europe to present our business case at the Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day on September 30th, 2010 in Kista Science City. The nominated companies was selected by the jury consisting of Magnus Rehn, STING (Stockholm Innovation & Growth), Bo Normark, Power Circle, Johan Gorecki, Globe Forum and Fredrik Lagergren, KTH Executive School. Among the criterias was that the company should have an innovative product/ servicewith positive, environmental effects and provide a major customer solution with a large market potential. The company should also be in a position where funding and new investments are necessary for further growth.

-  We are proud to be part of this initiative that promotes innovative cleantech companies in Europe. It is a great opportunity for us to show our Outdoor Fuel Cell Charger that very soon will be launched in stores, says Bjorn Westerholm, CEO myFC.

Read more about Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day

myFC featured in Computer Sweden/ IDG – “One week without charging”

March 22, 2010

(Article in Swedish)

“En vecka utan laddning. Svenska bränslecellsföretaget MyFC har tagit fram en teknik som gör att mobiltelefoner och datorer behöver uppsöka eljacket mer sällan – eller aldrig. “Vår marknad är gigantisk”, säger vd:n Björn Westerholm.” Läs mer

myFC in Saudiarabian TV

March 17, 2010

myFC in Saudiarabian TV Up to Date. Whatch here. (See 14.10 min into the video).

myFC featured in TechNewsDaily

March 12, 2010

“New Cell Phone Charger turns Water into Electricity”