An orange solid with a camphor-like odor has helped aqueous zinc-iodide batteries move a large step closer to supplying safe ...

Rechargeable zinc–air batteries are widely regarded as promising next-generation energy storage systems, yet their practical performance is ...

Zinc-air batteries are great little energy storage devices, but they have plenty of room for improvement – for one, they’re not usually rechargeable. Now a team led by the University of Münster has ...

Battery researchers at Australia's Edith Cowan University discovered the advantages of zinc-air batteries over lithium-ion for electric vehicle applications. Zinc batteries, claimed to be the oldest ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZincFive, the world leader in nickel-zinc battery-based solutions for data centers, announced today its BC Series UPS Battery Cabinets have been specified by ...

In contrast to lithium-ion batteries, which use volatile liquid electrolytes, aqueous zinc batteries are secondary batteries that use water as the electrolyte, eliminating fire hazards and improving ...

Massive lithium batteries may have a part to play in grid-scale storage of renewable energy, as we're seeing with the giant Tesla battery in South Australia. But they can also be mighty expensive to ...

Sydney-based battery company Gelion Technologies recently entered into a partnership with one of Australia’s two lead-acid battery manufacturers, Battery Energy Power Solutions. The partnership will ...

Forward-looking: Many companies and organizations are actively pursuing sustainable and efficient alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. Eos Energy, for instance, is proposing a zinc-based energy ...

Making batteries inexpensive, durable, efficient, safe, and eco-friendly concurrently is not easy. Scientists at ETH Zurich, however, have successfully managed to merge all of these characteristics in ...

A rechargeable battery made from crab shells and zinc could store wind and solar energy, and then its parts can either safely biodegrade within a matter of years or be recycled. The key is chitosan, a ...