ZAF Energy Systems to Showcase Next-Generation Zinc-Air Battery Technology at CAFE Foundation’s Electric Aircraft Symposium

7 mai 2015

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ZAF’s Zinc-Air Chemistry Produces Twice the Energy Density at Half the Weight and Less Than a Fourth of the Cost of Lithium-Ion; Zinc-Air Is Safe and Environmentally Benign, More Technically and Economically Viable Than Lithium-Ion.

ZAF’s zinc technology can double the travel distance of electric aircraft compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. ZAF’s zinc-air battery yields twice the energy density of lithium-ion at less than a fourth of the cost, making them smaller, lighter and less expensive.

ZAF’s batteries can be used for applications ranging from consumer electronics and wearables to EVs, electric planes and energy storage. ZAF’s patented design has high inherent conductivity, strength and flexibility, reducing the necessary amount of material used in manufacturing and reducing conductive additives which increase the weight and reduce efficiency in today’s conventional battery technology. ZAF’s proprietary solid polymer electrolyte significantly increases the number of recharges and enables a wide range of form factors.

“The aerospace industry is a great place to apply our technology because we can drastically increase travel distance for electric aircraft with a chemistry that is both safe and more robust than the current standard,” said Bill Burger, CEO of ZAF Energy Systems. “This is a viable and immediate application for our batteries, but the technology easily and logically crosses over to anywhere lithium-ion is used such as cell phones, laptops and EVs, dramatically increasing battery capacity and performance.”