Aqueous Zinc-ion Battery

   Aqueous zinc batteries, comprising of inexpensive and safe aqueous electrolytes and abundant and energy dense Zn metal anode are promising for large-scale stationary storage applications, which is critical to our ambition of building a clean energy future based on renewable energy sources. Prospect of ambient assembly and low manufacturing costs add to their attraction. Here, the motivation is to take our initial breakthrough - a battery chemistry that led to the foundation of a startup in Canada - forward through understanding of failure mechanisms, electrochemical optimization, and scale-up to foster the technology's commercial prospect.