The IZA is a group whose members represent 60% of worldwide production of zinc and 80% of production in the Western Hemisphere. In addition, it has more than 150 affiliate members from key zinc-consuming end-user groups.
Launched in October 2020, the IZA’s Zinc Battery Initiative aims to promote the substantial progress made by zinc batteries during the past decade by championing their substantial advantages over competing chemistries such as lithium-ion and lead-acid, especially in the high-demand area of long-duration energy storage that is the focus of Redflow, given the natural strength of its battery technology.
IZA activities include awareness and education to ensure the market recognises and understands the value of zinc batteries as well as research into end-of-life recycling to demonstrate the sustainability and superior environmental footprint of zinc.
Redflow designs and manufactures the world’s smallest zinc-bromine flow battery, with customers in areas from residential and agriculture to commercial & industrial and telecommunications.
With more than 130 active deployments globally, Redflow flow batteries can scale from single-battery deployments to multi megawatt-hour (MWh) grid-scale implementations, like the 2 MWh solution recently announced for Anaergia’s Rialto Bioenergy Facility (RBF) in California.
Redflow managing director and CEO Tim Harris said joining the International Zinc Association and its Zinc Battery Initiative would benefit the company’s current focus on developing the market for zinc-bromine flow batteries in North America and other core markets.
“Collectively, we have an incredibly compelling story to tell about the performance and sustainability benefits of Redflow’s zinc-based batteries, so we are excited to join the IZA and its Zinc Battery Initiative,” he said.
IZA Consultant for the Zinc Battery Initiative Morgan Frederick said the organisation welcomed Redflow as an important partner in promoting the benefits of zinc batteries.
“We are delighted that Redflow, one of the world’s leading zinc-based energy storage companies, has joined the IZA,” he said.
“The fact that zinc has a very high theoretical energy provides enormous opportunities for zinc-based battery companies to play a key role in our future energy ecosystem. We look forward to working closely with the Redflow team to help develop and capture these markets.”
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