ALKALINE: Finally, Affordable Home, Commericial Units.(Alternate Energy Corp.)(Astris Energi Inc.

Alternate Energy Corp. (3325 North Service Road, Suite 105, Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7N 3G2; Tel: 905/ 332-3110), a producer of low-cost hydrogen gas, has signed a Letter of Intent with Astris Energi Inc., a leader in alkaline fuel cells. They will produce complete stationary electric power systems for worldwide households and commercial markets. Executives at both companies believe merging a reliable alkaline fuel cell (Astris) with a low-cost supply of hydrogen (AEC) will provide the market with a long-awaited feasible solution to making fuel cells an affordable energy alter