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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">AS
        FILED
        WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>
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        AUGUST
        10, 2005</font></div>
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        No.
        333-</font></div>
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        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div>
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        D.C. 20549</font></div>
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        S-8</font></div>
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        STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div>
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        ENERGI INC.</font></div>
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        name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div>
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        Biscayne Blvd., Suite 402</font></div>
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        981-4524</font></div>
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        Agent for Service)</font></div>
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              <td width="20%">&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Types
                of Securities</font></td>
              <td width="20%">&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Amount
                to be registered</font></td>
              <td width="20%">&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Proposed
                mamimum offering</font></td>
              <td width="20%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;Proposed&#160;maximum
                price </font></td>
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                Stock</font></td>
              <td width="20%">&#160;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Courier New" size="1">2,000,000
                Shares</font></td>
              <td width="20%">&#160;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Courier New" size="1">&#160;
                $ 800,000 </font></td>
              <td width="20%">&#160;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Courier New" size="1">$
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              <td width="20%">&#160;<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Courier New" size="1">$94.16</font></td>
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        in accordance with Rule 457(h), the registration fee calculation is based
        on the
        average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock reported
        on the
        National Association of Securities Dealers Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board
        on
        August 5, 2005.</font></div><br>
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        OF
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        INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PART
        II
        INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div>
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        3.
        INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</font></div>
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        8.
        EXHIBITS.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">EXHIBIT
        INDEX</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">GENERAL
        INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION</font></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><br></div>
      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Astris
        Energi Inc., an Alberta corporation (the "Company" or the </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">"Registrant"),
        is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the purpose of
        registering, in accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8, an additional
        2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, no par value, to be issued
        under
        the Company's 2004 Stock Award Plan, as amended. The contents of the Company's
        previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities
        and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2004 (File No. 333-112300), is hereby
        incorporated by reference in its entirety, including the exhibits to such
        Registration Statement, as amended.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">PART
        II</font></div>
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        REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ITEM
        3.
        INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">There
        are
        hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Statement
        the following documents and information heretofore filed under the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with the Securities
        and
        Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Astris Energi, Inc. (the "Company"
        or
        the "Registrant"):</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)
        The
        Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal period ended December
        31,
        2004;</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)
        The
        Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 6-K for the fiscal quarters ended
        March
        31, 2005,</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">All
        documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
        13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
        Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
        which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
        all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
        by
        reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date
        of
        filing of such documents.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ITEM
        4.
        DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        Company is authorized to issue </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">an
        unlimited number of</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        shares
        of Common Stock, </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">without
        nominal or</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
        par
        value per share (the "Common Stock"). Holders of the Common Stock have one
        vote
        per share on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders, the right to
        receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors
        out
        of assets legally available therefore and the right to receive net assets
        in
        liquidation after payment of all amounts due to creditors and all preferential
        amounts due to holders of any preferred stock. Holders of the Common Stock
        have
        no conversion rights and are not entitled to any preemptive or subscription
        rights. The Common Stock is not subject to redemption or any further calls
        or
        assessments. The Common Stock has non-cumulative voting rights in the election
        of </font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">directors.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
        Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market (the "OTC Bulletin
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s-8
AS
        FILED
        WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
ON
        AUGUST
        10, 2005
File
        No.
        333-
================================================================
SECURITIES
        AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
        D.C. 20549
FORM
        S-8
REGISTRATION
        STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ASTRIS
        ENERGI INC.
(Exact
        name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
ALBERTA,
        CANADA
__________
N/A
_______________
(State
        or
        Jurisdiction
IRS
        Employer Identification
of
        Incorporation)
2175-6
        DUNWIN DRIVE, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA L5L 1X2
(Address
        of principal executive offices)
2004
        Stock Award Plan
(Title
        for the plan)
Jonathan
        D. Leinwand, P.A.
12955
        Biscayne Blvd., Suite 402
North
        Miami, FL 33181
(305)
        981-4524
(Name
        of
        Agent for Service)
Types
                of Securities
Amount
                to be registered
Proposed
                mamimum offering
Proposed maximum
                price
Registration
                Fee
Common
                Stock
2,000,000
                Shares
$ 800,000
$
                0.40(1)
$94.16
Determined
        in accordance with Rule 457(h), the registration fee calculation is based
        on the
        average of the high and low prices of the Company's Common Stock reported
        on the
        National Association of Securities Dealers Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board
        on
        August 5, 2005.
TABLE
        OF
        CONTENTS
GENERAL
        INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION
PART
        II
        INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM
        3.
        INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
ITEM
        8.
        EXHIBITS.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT
        INDEX
GENERAL
        INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION
Astris
        Energi Inc., an Alberta corporation (the "Company" or the
"Registrant"),
        is filing this Registration Statement on Form S-8 for the purpose of
        registering, in accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8, an additional
        2,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock, no par value, to be issued
        under
        the Company's 2004 Stock Award Plan, as amended. The contents of the Company's
        previously filed Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities
        and Exchange Commission on January 29, 2004 (File No. 333-112300), is hereby
        incorporated by reference in its entirety, including the exhibits to such
        Registration Statement, as amended.
PART
        II
INFORMATION
        REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM
        3.
        INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.
There
        are
        hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement
        the following documents and information heretofore filed under the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with the Securities
        and
        Exchange Commission (the "Commission") by Astris Energi, Inc. (the "Company"
        or
        the "Registrant"):
(a)
        The
        Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal period ended December
        31,
        2004;
(b)
        The
        Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 6-K for the fiscal quarters ended
        March
        31, 2005,
All
        documents filed with the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
        13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
        Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
        which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
        all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated
        by
        reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date
        of
        filing of such documents.
ITEM
        4.
        DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
The
        Company is authorized to issue
an
        unlimited number of
shares
        of Common Stock,
without
        nominal or
par
        value per share (the "Common Stock"). Holders of the Common Stock have one
        vote
        per share on each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders, the right to
        receive such dividends, if any, as may be declared by the Board of Directors
        out
        of assets legally available therefore and the right to receive net assets
        in
        liquidation after payment of all amounts due to creditors and all preferential
        amounts due to holders of any preferred stock. Holders of the Common Stock
        have
        no conversion rights and are not entitled to any preemptive or subscription
        rights. The Common Stock is not subject to redemption or any further calls
        or
        assessments. The Common Stock has non-cumulative voting rights in the election
        of
directors.
The
        Common Stock is traded in the over-the-counter market (the "OTC Bulletin
        Board")
        and quoted under the symbol "ASRNF".
ITEM
        8.
        EXHIBITS.
4.1
2004
        Amended Stock Benefit Plan
5.1
Opinion
        of Counsel
23.1
Consent
        of Auditor
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies
        that
        is has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements
        for
        filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement or amendment
        thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
        authorized, in Mississauga, Ontario on August 8, 2005.
ASTRIS
        ENERGI, INC.
By:
        /s/
        Jiri Nor
---------------
Jiri
        K. Nor
President
        and
Chief
        Executive Officer
Pursuant
        to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration
        statement or amendment thereto has been signed by the following persons in
        the
        capacities and on the dates indicated.
Astris
                  Energy Inc.
Date: August
                  8, 2005
By:
/s/ Anthony
                  Durkacz
Anthony
                  Durkacz
Title Vice
                  President of Finance
Astris
                  Energy Inc.
Date: August
                  8, 2005
By:
/s/ Arthur
                  Laudenslager
Arthur
                  Laudenslager
Title
Director
Astris
                  Energy Inc.
Date:
August
                  8, 2005
By:
/s/ 
                  H. David Ramm
H.
                  David Ramm
Title Director
Astris
                  Energy Inc.
Date: 
                  August 8, 2005
By:
/s/ Brian
                  Clewes
Brian
                  Clewes
Title
Director
Astris
                  Energy Inc.
Date: August
                  8, 2005
By:
/s/ Michael
                  Liik
Michael
                  Liik
Title
Director
Astris
                  Energy Inc.
Date: August
                  8, 2005
By:
/s/ Gary
                  Brandt
Gary
                  Brandt
Title
Director