REZILIENT

Zinc-air flow battery for reliable energy storage, grid resilience, and cost reduction.

The growing integration of renewable energy sources into the electrical grid increases the demand for energy storage, which is essential for reliable power supply, grid resilience, and reduced costs. Funded by the European Innovation Council, the ReZilient project will bridge the gap between short-term electrochemical energy storage and long-term hydrogen storage with a new zinc-air flow battery technology. Researchers will seek to demonstrate the technology in the lab (delivering 0.5-1.5 kW of power and storing 6 kWh of energy), with an estimated capital cost below 80 €/kWh. The team will employ a disruptive redox-mediated strategy to enhance battery lifetime. If successful, the proposed technology could present a significant advancement in terms of low levelised-cost-of-storage, extended storage time, recyclability, and use of non-critical raw materials.