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Enzinc Secures $8 Million in Series A Funding to Drive Innovation in Renewable Energy Storage
Enzinc’s Series A funding was led by TO VC, with participation from American Century Investments (ACI), which led Enzinc’s seed round. The funding comes as global demand for batteries skyrockets and the world searches for alternatives to lithium-ion chemistry.
Enzinc Opens Critical Battery Component Manufacturing Center to Meet Growing Customer Demand
Enzinc opened its state-of-the-art Manufacturing Technology Center in Oakland, California, to meet customers’ demand for the key component that enables them to expand their market and offer high-powered, fireproof zinc batteries for mobility and stationary energy storage. Enzinc makes the critical component for the batteries at the 10,000-square-foot facility.
Enzinc CEO: Zinc-Based Batteries are ‘Better, From the Ground Up’
Enzinc CEO Michael Burz discusses solving the dendrite problem, repurposing lead-acid battery plants, and scaling a sustainable energy storage solution.
Enzinc Wins Energy Storage Award for Pioneering Unmatched Battery Innovation
Richmond, Calif. - October 2, 2023 — Enzinc, a pioneering developer of advanced rechargeable zinc battery technology, today announced it is the recipient of the Energy Storage Award for Breakthrough Research and Development (R&D)/Innovation of the Year. This...
Enzinc invests in Lattice – a performance review platform and so much more
Enzinc's CEO, Michael Burz, places a significant amount of importance on building a strong company infrastructure with the ability to scale. That's why, when deciding on a digital platform to start conducting performance reviews, Lattice was the best choice. We are...
Enzinc Wins World Materials Forum Coup de Coeur Start Up Award for Its Revolutionary Zinc Battery Technology
RICHMOND, Calif.: Enzinc, a pioneering developer of advanced rechargeable zinc battery technology, was awarded the prestigious Coup de Coeur prize in the World Materials Forum (WMF) Start Up Challenge for its innovative way of using a common material to create...
Getting Specific About Effective Energy: The Truth About Comparing Batteries
In the race for dominance in the energy storage market, battery manufacturers like to brag about a battery’s specific energy: how many watt-hours are delivered by each kilogram. But is it the right way to compare battery technologies? In short: no. It glosses over...
India looks to locally-made batteries for an energy independent future
The future of the planet depends on moving rapidly away from polluting fossil-fuel-based energy systems, and nowhere is that need for an energy independent future more apparent than in some of the fastest developing countries in the world. Nearly one in five people on...
Energy Storage Innovator Enzinc Closes $4.5 Million Seed Funding Round
RICHMOND, Calif.: Enzinc Inc., an advanced zinc battery developer, has closed a $4.5 million seed round led by Portland-based 3x5 Partners. Enzinc was founded with a mission to accelerate the energy transition with safe, sustainable and rapidly-scalable technologies....
Scaling Energy Storage Manufacturing is Essential for U.S. Energy Independence
For the United States to get even close to energy independence it needs to invest not only in traditional energy infrastructure—especially the electric grid—but also in the new technologies to enable that infrastructure. And the most important piece of that more...
Diversifying energy storage is vital for the global industry’s health
The battery industry is at risk of falling into the trap of becoming too dependent on a single ingredient, and failure to diversify and address the issue now will hinder the energy transition in the long run, writes Michael Burz, CEO, founder and president of Enzinc. ...
Advanced Battery Developer Enzinc Wins Global Automotive and Mobility Innovation Challenge
RICHMOND, Calif.: Enzinc Inc., an advanced rechargeable zinc battery developer, was selected for a competitive $1.8 million California Energy Commission (CEC) BRIDGE award to further develop its zinc batteries for stationary and mobility uses. After approval, the...
Leading Clean Energy Companies Team with Advanced Energy Storage Innovator Enzinc
RICHMOND, Calif.: Enzinc Inc., an advanced battery technology developer bringing rechargeable zinc batteries to market, announced today that it has teaming agreements in place with leading energy companies for its third-party product testing. The testing is being done...
Former Bosch Executive Joins Zinc Battery Developer Enzinc’s Senior Advisory Team
RICHMOND, Calif.: Enzinc Inc., an advanced battery technology developer bringing rechargeable zinc batteries to market, announced that former president of Robert Bosch GmbH’s Powertrain Solutions division, Stefan Seiberth, has joined its board of senior advisors. The...
Enzinc: ‘Zinc batteries go where lithium-ion cannot’
Could zinc batteries usurp lithium-ion’s strong market position and become the storage technology of choice? Could zinc batteries usurp lithium-ion’s strong market position and become the storage technology of choice? The potential certainly exists and Enzinc CEO...
U.S. Energy Independence Depends on a Smart Supply Chain Strategy
For the renewable energy industry in the United States, the new administration brought with it hope: hope for a voice in the country’s energy policy, hope for incentives that support the growth of renewables, and hope that the federal government’s focus on clean...
Battery Week: Competitors to Lithium-ion Batteries in the Grid Storage Market
Lithium-ion batteries probably have cars locked up, but what about grid storage? Welcome back to Battery Week — where we use the term “week” somewhat loosely. Up until now, we’ve been focusing on lithium-on batteries (LIBs) — why they are so important, how they work,...
Zinc Battery Developer Enzinc Wins CalSEED Phase II Clean Energy Startup Award
RICHMOND, Calif.: EnZinc, a clean battery technology developer, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have been published in the prestigious Science magazine on their work to develop a unique three-dimensional (3D) zinc electrode. The research aims to bring a safer,...
Enzinc and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Sign License Deal for New 3D Zinc Battery Technology
WASHINGTON, DC: The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has signed a commercial licensing agreement with Enzinc to commercialize the 3D zinc sponge anode technology in a nickel-zinc battery for certain applications. The license gives Enzinc the exclusive rights to...