I reckon Zinc-Air & Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could offer a...

First 3 Last

Share
Profile

Follow
sigint

757 Posts.

55

03/10/18

13:38

Post #: 35977429
Share

Originally posted by fearlessninja ↑

Hi Gents,

Did a bit of looking around after seeing the mention of zinc batteries. This is no joke.

https://nantenergy.com/ - these guys have broken the $100 per kWh barrier. Are ready to take large scale commercial orders for 2019 delivery. Some great stats on the link.

Tesla (musk) has said they aim to hit $100 per kwh or less in the next 2 years.. By 2020 by changing cell chemistries and upping production. Note they're already making batteries on a massive scale.

Another advantage of the NantEnergy battery - no risk of fire. Lithium battery arrays have expensive electronics to control and monitor for thermal runaway.

Also - zinc air batteries do not need cobalt, an expensive and toxic element, and zinc air batteries have much higher energy density (theoretically 5 times higher than lithium).

One thing I couldn't confirm is that these batteries have the same cycle lifetime as lithium ion, and if these guys are targetting vehicles as well.

There's a lot of work going into zinc air batteries, just google, but it was exciting that these guys are already across the line producing, and will soon be mass market.

Just food for thought, but it seems energy storage will create a significant new demand for zinc as per investor presso.

Expand

I reckon Zinc-Air & Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could offer a better value proposition than battery powered electric vehicles especially where long range is required (here in Australia).

As for commercial Zinc-Air batteries, it looks like grid storage will be the primary use. Things will probably change when a working rechargeable form of Zinc-Air battery is produced.

CZL Price at posting: 2.2¢ Sentiment: Buy Disclosure: Held
3 Upvote

0 Great analysis

Reply

Top Stories

MIN

MinRes's Ellison knows he screwed up – for that reason, hunt for new Chair to be sped up

History-making uranium sample grades and an imminent drill run. Infini Resources is poised to transform in 2025

WC8

Pan Asia rebranding to 'clear confusion' after bagging $35M for Chile projects

ACW

This biotech stock raised $11M in a risk-off environment. Its Alzheimer's drug could change the game

Chaos reigns markets – so let's take stock of where we're at ahead of December

There are more pages in this discussion • 3 more messages in this thread...

First 3 Last

Add CZL (ASX) to my watchlist

I reckon Zinc-Air & Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles could offer a...

Top Stories

MinRes's Ellison knows he screwed up – for that reason, hunt for new Chair to be sped up

History-making uranium sample grades and an imminent drill run. Infini Resources is poised to transform in 2025

Pan Asia rebranding to 'clear confusion' after bagging $35M for Chile projects

This biotech stock raised $11M in a risk-off environment. Its Alzheimer's drug could change the game

Chaos reigns markets – so let's take stock of where we're at ahead of December