A render of e-Zinc’s battery storage next to a solar farm. Image: e-Zinc.
Zinc-air battery company e-Zinc has entered into a pilot project collaboration with Toyota Tsusho Canada (TTCI) to trial its energy storage system at a wind farm in Texas.
The paid demonstration project will test and validate how e-Zinc’s commercial scale solution can provide 24 hours of long-duration energy storage, which e-Zinc said is 10x that of traditional batteries. TTCI will support installation, integration, and system operation & maintenance (O&M) on the project.
The project should launch in spring 2023 and will take place at wind power company Eurus Energy America Corporation’s (EEAC) Bull Creek wind facility in Borden County, Texas. Excess wind capacity will be stored in e-Zinc’s battery system and then be used to power buildings at the local facility, the press release…