Anode Electrocatalyst Development in the Zinc Regeneration Unit of Zinc-Air Energy Storage Systems

Advances in green energy generation through alternative energy sources (wind, solar) has led to the need for efficient large scale energy storage. ZincNyx Energy Solutions has developed a 5kW, 40kWh energy storage system and strives to improve the durability and efficiency of the device. The proposed research project is poised to increase the efficiency of the system in order to better serve this targeted green energy storage market.
The research is focused on improvement of the catalysts used in the regeneration module of our system, in order to make our device more efficient without significantly increasing the cost or reducing the durability of the device.

Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Eikerling;Byron Gates;Elod Lajos Gyenge

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Partner:

ZincNyx Energy Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Simon Fraser University; The University of British Columbia

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