Neah Power Joins Mobile PC Battery Group

Neah Power Systems, Inc., a Nevada corporation based in Bothell, Washington, has joined the Mobile PC Extended Battery Life Working Group.

Founded by Intel Corp. in 2002, EBL WG is an industry organization focusing on the achievement of all-day battery life in mobile PC platforms. The group comprises industry-leading technology companies with expertise in notebook design and an understanding of the components that consume and manage power.

“New technology solutions, such as fuel cell technology, may allow us to be truly wireless and independent from the power grid,” said Dan Rosen, Ph.D. chairman of Neah Power Systems.

The group released its fuel cell design recommendations guidelines for mobile PCs, covering size and power issues as well as electrical, mechanical, control, thermal, environmental and regulatory aspects of fuel-cell designs for mobile PCs for use inside or outside a device.

Prototypes of Neah’s patented porous silicon-based fuel cell are currently being developed and, if successful, have the potential to increase the operating time of portable electronic devices multiple times beyond that of conventional batteries.