Advanced Manufacturing of Zn electrodes for Rechargeable Zn-air Batteries - AMAZE

Project summary

Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) have significant advantages compared to state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries (LIBs) due to high theoretical specific energy (1086 Wh kg-1), low cost, low toxicity, safe operation, and more sustainable nature owing to abundancy and recyclability. For ZABs to become viable alternatives to LIBs for stationary storage their cycling stability, and energy storage capacity needs to be significantly improved. The primary objective of the AMAZE project is to develop scalable and techno-economically viable methods for the manufacturing of porous Zn electrodes with excellent electrochemical performance and cycling stability in an alkaline rechargeable ZAB configuration with carbon-free bifunctional air electrode (BAE). AMAZE will contribute to reducing our dependence on oil, gas, and coal, as the intermittent energy from renewable sources, e.g., solar, can be stored in the developed next-generation ZABs, with long-term stability.