According to PV Magazine, Canadian battery developer Zinc8 Energy Solutions announced its plans to begin battery production in the United States incentivized by manufacturing production credits within the Inflation Reduction Act.

Zinc8 Energy Solutions has developed a proprietary flow battery technology that can reportedly deliver power from 20 kW to 50 MW that can store and discharge energy durations from 4 to 100 hours.

Unlike lithium-ion technology, which requires new stacks to scale, Zinc8 says it has decoupled the linkage between energy and power. This means that scaling Zinc8’s technology can be accomplished by simply increasing the size of the fuel tank and quantity of recharged zinc fuel.

According to the manufacturer, the technology promises zero capacity fade over an extensive lifetime, and the batteries are non-flammable, non-toxic and sustainable with stable supply chains for mass production.

The company chose Ulster County in Upstate New York after US Senator Chuck Schumer personally called the CEO of Zinc8 to urge the company to expand their operations in Ulster County.

“Zinc8 is the jolt of electricity the Hudson Valley needs, and is proof positive that when you invest in fighting climate change you are investing in creating good-paying jobs, new economic growth, and a brighter future for our communities, As the EPA officially begins cleanup of this once-contaminated asbestos dumping ground,” Senator Schumer said. “I can think of no better way to usher in a renaissance for Ulster County than by making this the foundation for supercharging the fight against climate change with an investment in clean tech manufacturing.”

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