| 1. | I have reviewed this report on      Form 10-K of Axion Power International,  Inc. |
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| 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; |
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| 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 registrant as of, and for, the      periods presented in thisreport; |
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| 4. |  The registrant’s other certifying      officers and I, are responsible for establishing and maintaining      disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules      13a-14 and 15d-14) and internal control over financial reporting (as      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)for the registrant and we      have: |
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|  | (a) | designed such disclosure controls      and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the      registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us      by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which      this report is beingprepared; |
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|  | b) | evaluated the effectiveness of      the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90      days prior to the filing date of this report (the “Evaluation Date”);      and |
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|  | c) | 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, |
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|  | d) | presented in this report our      conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and      procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation      Date; |
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| 5. | The registrant’s other certifying      officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the      registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of      directors (or persons performing the equivalent      function): |
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|  | a) | all significant deficiencies in      the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect      the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report      financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any      material weaknesses in internal controls;  and |
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|  | b) | any fraud, whether or not      material, that involves management or other employees who have a      significant role in the registrant’s internal controls;      and |
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| 6. | The registrant’s other certifying      officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were      significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could      significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most      recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to      significant deficiencies and material  weaknesses. |
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|   | /s/      Thomas Granville                      |   |
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|   | Thomas      Granville, Chief Executive Officer |   |
|   |  Dated:      March 31,      2009          |   |

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