New Zinc Battery Delivers 3–12 Hours Of Utility-Scale Energy Storage
The US startup Eos Energy Enterprises is scaling up production of its nonflammable, “Z3” zinc battery for long duration, utility scale energy storage.
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Exxon Knew All About Zinc Bromine Flow Batteries
New zinc bromine flow batteries take center stage in the long duration energy storage field, while adding to the list of things that Exxon knew about.
Australian Mining — Can It Power All The New EVs?
With all the talk about batteries and the materials that are needed to produce them, my thoughts turned to the Australian mining industry and its capacity to fulfill that need and thus power the electric vehicles of the rEVolution. We are already the largest exporter of lithium in the world … [continued]
New Zinc Batteries Take On Dunkelflauten & Dendrites, Too
Zinc batteries are beginning to crowd lithium-ion out of the energy storage picture, with green hydrogen also in play.
New Zinc Energy Storage System Beats Supply Chain Blues
Zinc-based energy storage systems could soon join chicken, pots, and cars in the list of must-haves for US households.
MacIntyre Wind Precinct Supports the Locals
Warwick is a very pretty town. Some of the historical buildings are stunning. I should know, I lived there for 8 years. The town already has a functioning solar farm run by the University of Queensland, and now the foundations have been poured for the nearby MacIntyre Wind Precinct. Local … [continued]
Researchers Announce Sustainable Metals Processing, Electrodes From Scrap Metal
Researchers in Canada and China have discovered new ways to make sustainable metals and reclaim scrap metal for battery electrodes.
World’s Second Largest Zinc Producer Will Go Solar
The world’s second largest zinc producer — Hindustan Zinc Limited, part of the Vedanta Group — will set up 115 megawatts of solar power capacity for captive consumption.
IBM Sets New Solar Cell Efficiency World Record
It is not the world record for ALL solar cells, but for solar cells using certain cheap and highly available materials, IBM has just set a new world record. The world record is for solar cells composed of copper, tin, zinc, sulfur, selenium, or similar materials. The new record is … [continued]
Company Introduces Zinc Fuel Cell Power Pack
Lithium ion technology has been getting lots of attention recently, but zinc-air tech has been largely ignored–until now. A California start-up called Power Air plans on introducing a PDA-sized zinc fuel cell box that can be used to charge electronics.
