The deployment will provide peak shaving capability and aim to validate the system’s performance reliability and help determine O&M and life cycle costs. The New York Power Authority (NYPA) signed an agreement with Zinc8 Energy Solutions Inc. and the University at Buffalo to…
THE ROLE OF ENERGY STORAGE FOR THE ZERO-EMISSIONS GOAL
The Biden administration recently named Kelly Speakes-Backman, who previously served as CEO of the national Energy Storage Association (ESA), to the U.S. Department of Energy’s senior leadership team. The appointment highlights the strategic role that energy energy storage companies will play in achieving…
THE POWER INTERVIEW: ZINC-AIR BATTERIES MAKE STRIDES
Energy storage already is transforming power generation, and most industry analysts say the potential for storage is limited only by its technology. As batteries improve—and certainly as they become more durable, safer, and cost-effective to install—energy storage will continue to be deployed…
LONG-TERM STORAGE GETS A CLOSER LOOK WITH THE GROWTH OF RENEWABLES, DECARBONIZATION PUSH
Energy storage in recent years has been touted as a potential holy grail for the power sector and the technology continues to see impressive growth in the U.S. in terms of deployments. With continued growth in wind and solar power, long…
THE ROLE OF ENERGY STORAGE IN A NET-ZERO EMISSIONS ECONOMY
With the Biden Administration’s proposed investment of $2 trillion to achieve a net-zero emissions economy by FY2050, what role do energy storage companies play in reaching these goals? Quite simply, energy storage is central to America’s modern energy ecosystem. To reach…
ZINC8 LANDS $15 MILLION IN EQUITY FINANCING
A Vancouver clean-energy startup that is developing a zinc-based hybrid flow battery for large-scale electricity storage has secured $15 million in equity financing to help it get to commercialization. Zinc8 Energy Solutions has closed on a $15 million private placement led by Raymond…
LEADING BY EXAMPLE: NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY, ENERGY STORAGE AND A VISION FOR THE CLIMATE BATTLE
New York has some of the most aggressive clean energy policy goals in the world via its Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, targeting decarbonisation of its electricity sector by 2040. Energy storage is expected to play a vital role, with…
BIG BREAKTHROUGH IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
Ron is President and CEO of Vancouver-based Zinc8 Energy Solutions, a company determined to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable, secure, and resilient energy sources by providing low cost, long-duration energy storage solution. In case, like myself, you know little about…
GETTING DE-RISKED AND RAISED BY A GLOBAL NETWORK OF CAPITAL AND KNOW-HOW
Zinc8 Energy Solutions has been selected as one of the nine companies to join the manufacturing focused Scale For ClimateTech program. Zinc8’s President and CEO, Ron MacDonald, commented: “We are very excited to be selected by the prestigious Scale for ClimateTech, as…
