Project description
A cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to traditional lithium-ion batteries
The demand for sustainable energy storage solutions has intensified, driven by the imperative to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and mitigate climate change. However, traditional lithium-ion batteries pose challenges due to their cost, limited availability of critical materials and environmental concerns. In the meantime, pressure mounts for scalable and eco-friendly alternatives. With this in mind, the EIC-funded EUROZIP addresses the challenges of scalability and efficiency in zinc-ion battery production, paving the way for a greener and more sustainable energy future in Europe. Specifically, it will establish a customer qualification plant in Europe. The aim is to streamline production processes, reduce costs and accelerate time-to-market in line with Europe’s sustainability goals.
Objective
With the H2020 ENERZ-101009255 grant, Enerpoly successfully developed a zinc-ion battery cell product using production equipment typical to lithium-ion batteries. The zinc-ion battery offers a cost-effective, reliable, and sustainable solution for stationary energy storage with non-critical materials sourced in Europe. Feedback from customers (energy storage integrators) is positive, but customers want Enerpoly to scale production to reduce design barriers, time-to-volume, and time-to-market. The European Zinc-ion Plant (EUROZIP) project establishes a Customer Qualification Plant (CQP) located in Europe to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and increase profitability of zinc-ion manufacturing. EUROZIP also refines and matures Enerpoly's sustainability-focused corporate structure and processes to achieve company scalability. This scalability will enable commercialization at GWh-scale, making Enerpoly's zinc-ion batteries available for the European energy transition.
Programme(s)
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HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC)
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HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended Finance
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195 72 ROSERSBERG
Sweden
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