Sep 26, 2018
Zinc-air batteries provide power in remote areas
Posted by Bill Kemp in category: energy
NantEnergy says its zinc air battery system can deliver energy for $100 per kilowatt hour. By comparison, lithium ion batteries vary in price, but often range from $300 to $500 per kilowatt hour, according to the Energy Storage Association.
Zinc air batteries will replace lithium ion batteries due to the required 12 pounds of cobalt in car lithium ion batteries. Cobalt supplies is estimated to run out by 2025.
Remote villages in Africa and Asia are receiving electricity using a little-known type of technology: zinc-air batteries.
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