Rechargeable alkaline batteries to power solar lighting products

TORONTO, CANADA: Pure Energy Visions Corp., the leading Canadian provider of environmentally responsible rechargeable battery products, has signed an agreement with The Brinkmann Corp. based in Dallas, Texas.

Beginning this fall, Pure Energy will supply rechargeable alkaline batteries for use in Brinkmann’s solar garden lights for sale in the US, Canada and Mexico.

Brinkmann offers a wide variety of different solar lights including garden path and spot lights, house number lights and security lighting. Brinkmann is a leading manufacturer of outdoor lighting, hand-held lighting, outdoor cookers and smokers, lawn & garden products, pet products, camping equipment, boat covers, and Remington branded clothing. Brinkmann products are available at a number of leading retailers including Home Depot, Wal-Mart, Target, Menards, and Lowes.

“As a company concerned with the environmental impact of our products, we are very pleased to be making the shift from rechargeable nickel cadmium (NiCd) batteries to non-toxic Rechargeable Alkaline batteries,” stated Baxter Brinkmann, President of Brinkmann. “Not only are we using the most environmental responsible rechargeable batteries in the world, we have a battery technology with significant performance benefits over NiCd and other rechargeable products. In addition to our solar lighting, we see several other opportunities to use Pure Energy’s Rechargeable Alkaline batteries.”

“We are very pleased to be working with one of the leading solar lighting companies in North America,” said Paul W. Simmonds, Pure Energy’s President and CEO. “Our Rechargeable Alkaline batteries and solar lighting are an excellent fit from both a performance and environmental perspective. With the banning of NiCd batteries in Europe last September and with this trend expected to continue worldwide, we see a significant opportunity for Pure Energy in this growing market sector.”

There are several key features that make Pure Energy’s Rechargeable Alkaline batteries the ideal choice for products utilizing solar charging. These include:

* Industry leading charge retention with a seven-year shelf life.
* Manufactured in the fully charged state, they are ready to go without initial recharge.
* Excellent intermittent discharge/recharge characteristics, with more than 5000 cycles possible.
* The higher nominal voltage of 1.5V of Rechargeable Alkaline batteries will provide greater brightness compared to 1.2V batteries.

Pure Energy’s Rechargeable Alkaline is considered the most environmentally responsible battery system in the world and is the only battery to be awarded the “Eco Logo” from Environment Canada.