**EXHIBIT
31.1**
 
 CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
 18 USC,
SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
 SECTION
302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
 
 I,
Anthony Durkacz, certify that:
 
 b.
    I
      have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of Astris Energi
      Inc.;
 
 2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
 3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for,
the periods presented in this report.
 
 4.
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing
and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have:
 
 a.
 Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the company, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
 
 b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal
control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles;
 
 c.
 Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and
 
 d.
 Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
 5.
The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 a.
    All
      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial information; and
 
 b.
    Any
      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
      employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control
      over financial reporting.
  **Astris Energi,
      Inc**Date: April 29,
2005
    By:
    /s/ Anthony
  DurkaczAnthony DurkaczTitle: Vice President,
      Finance