2019 Zinc Workshop Presentations

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Thursday, November 7, 2019


9:25 – 9:45 a.m.
Why Zinc Batteries Matter
Imre Gyuk
U.S. Department of Energy

9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Zinc Battery Case Study: UPS

10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Zinc Battery Case Study:  Motive
Michael Burz                                                EnZinc

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
Zinc Battery Case Study:  Telco
Andrew Hughes
Eos Energy Storage

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Zinc Battery Case Study:  Stationary Energy Storage
Tom Stepien
Primus Power

10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Zinc Battery Case Study:  5G
Kurt Salloux
Pine Creek Ventures

11:20 – 11:35 p.m.
Zinc Battery Case Study:  Military
Kirk Plautz
ZAF Energy Systems

11:35 – 11:55 a.m.
Engineering Energy Dense Aqueous Mn-Zn batteries to compete with Li-ion
Gautam Yadav
Urban Electric Power

11:55 – 12:15 p.m.
Comparing Manufacturability, Environmental Attributes and Recyclability to Lead Acid Batteries
Craig Wilkins
ZAF Energy Systems

12:15 – 12:35 p.m.
What is the Market Potential for Zinc Battery Technology?
Richard Baxter
Mustang Prairie Energy

1:45 – 2:05 p.m.
Zinc  Markets and Supply Chain

2:05 – 2:25 p.m.
Zinc Batteries and Building Safety Standards
Jim Green
CSA Group

2:25 – 2:45 p.m.
Beyond Today’s Zinc Batteries:  Recent Progress in Alkaline Zn-MnO2 Batteries
Tim Lambert
Sandia National Laboratories

3:05 – 3:25 p.m.

Beyond Today’s Zinc Batteries:  Deeply Rechargeable Zinc Anodes in Alkaline Electrolyte

Nian Liu
Georgia Tech

3:25 – 3:45 p.m.
Beyond Today’s Zinc Batteries: Sustainability and Rechargeability Enabled
by Zn Sponges
Joseph Parker
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

3:45 – 4:05 p.m.
Beyond Today’s Zinc Batteries:  Electrolytes for Aqueous Rechargeable Zn Batteries
Kang Xu
U.S. Army Research Laboratory

4:05 – 4:25 p.m.
FDNY’s Approach to Energy Storage Systems
Leo Subbarao
Fire Department of the City of New York