Zinc8 Energy Solutions Inc is redefining long-duration energy storage, with its low-cost zinc-air battery that offers a 20,000-hour operating life and more than eight hours of storage. The global rise in electricity sourced from renewable sources such as wind turbines and solar has led to increased demand…
ENERGETICA INDIA MAGAZINE INTERVIEW WITH RON MACDONALD
After many iterations to our energy storage system, we have developed a battery that uses abundant and affordable materials, which provides flexibility, scalability and a stable materials supply chain. Our battery’s architecture provides the same long-duration characteristics of redox flow batteries,…
REDEFINING LONG-DURATION ENERGY STORAGE: FAQ WITH ZINC8 ENERGY SOLUTIONS’ PRESIDENT & CEO, RON MACDONALD
What is your current view of the energy storage market globally and what the drivers of growth in this market? We are seeing an accelerating growth of renewables worldwide to solve our climate crisis problem. Robust and economic energy storage is…
ZINC8 MAKING PROGRESS ON COMMERCIALIZATION, SAYS HAYWOOD
Haywood Capital Markets analyst Colin Healey had a closer look at Zinc8 Energy Solutions after the company provided an update regarding the relocation of its engineering teams to its newly upgraded and renovated facility in Richmond, B.C. Zinc8 came into existence in 2019…
FORMER CANADIAN MP ON ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS
On a recent Price of Business show, Host Kevin Price visited with Ron MacDonald of Zinc8 Energy Solutions. President Biden’s $1.52 trillion budget request for Fiscal Year 2022 includes a policy-making standalone energy storage project eligible for the federal investment tax credit…
PLATINUM ON CATHODES OF ZINC-AIR SYSTEM CHOSEN TO DECARBONISE NEW YORK CITY
Platinum features on the cathode of zinc-air battery technology that is taking the City of New York by storm in helping to lower the carbon footprint of its buildings, Mining Weekly can today report. Zinc8, the Canadian Stock Exchange company that…
NYPA AGREES TO TEST A 1 MWH ZINC-BASED ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM
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…
