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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.11

                           MOLESWORTH ASSOCIATES, INC.
                  1091 W. Calle Excelso, Green Valley, AZ 85614
                    Phone: (520) 625-0550 Fax: (520) 625-0555

                                  March 9, 2000

Mr. Gordon Emerson
Director, Astris Energi, Inc.
5891 Sixth Line
RR-3
Tottenham, Ontario,
Canada, LOG IWO


Dear Mr. Emerson,

In view of our prospect of working together, I am submitting this proposal of
services which explains in general the kinds of assistance we would expect to
provide you in the fields of public/investor relations and marketing support. If
engaged as communications counsel, we will:

1.      Plan and direct a communications program which will seek to maximize the
        positive impact of each new corporate development among all your
        audiences - stockholders, business prospects and the financial community
        at large.

2.      Initiate, research, write, clear and disseminate all news releases and
        assist with other issuances by the company, including letters to
        stockholders, Company Profiles, etc. Such distribution will cover the
        Internet, financial data banks, brokers, security analysts, investment
        advisors and selected individual investors, plus appropriate trade
        publications.

3.      Cultivate and maintain personal relationships with editors, brokers and
        others - I already have about forty I've worked with on other companies
        to make them "members of the family".

4.      Serve as the Company's chief communicator, handling all inquiries
        received from brokers, stockholders, editors, etc., using phone, fax and
        letter thus saving you valuable time.

5.      Support any private or public financing the company may initiate - and,
        possibly, provide prospective participants in such offerings.

6.      Assist you and the Company in any other area of corporate management or
        financial development where our experience and counsel may be useful.

We propose to provide those services for a monthly cash fee of $5,000 (1/2 cash
and 1/2 stock) plus out-of-pocket expenses incurred on your account. Any
expenditure expected to exceed $300 will be cleared with you in advance. We will



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Mr. Gordon Emerson
Director, Astris Energi, Inc.
March 9, 2000
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bill both the cash fee and expenses at the end of each month, with payment
expected by the 15th of the following month.

For the $2,500 stock portion of the monthly fee, we propose that shares be
allocated to this firm for the initial three months on the basis of $0.12 per
share - the closing price on this day March 9, 2000 - and that a certificate for
the number of shares so computed be held by you until June 9, 2000 and then
delivered to this firm. We will then propose the sane arrangement for the
ensuing quarter, based on the market price at that time.

The term of this agreement will begin with your endorsement of this proposal and
continue indefinitely. It is understood, however, that either party has the
right to terminate the relationship with thirty days written notice to the
other.

                                            Respectfully submitted


                                            /s/ Gordon Molesworth
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                                            Gordon Molesworth
                                            President

Accepted:

/s/ Gordon Emerson                           WITNESS
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Gordon Emerson, Director                     /s/ Barbara Emerson
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March 15, 2000                               March 15, 2000