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Rethinking energy storage

e-Zinc, a Toronto-based start-up founded by James Larsen, aims not only to reduce the environmental impact of energy storage systems, but also to develop a product that would provide affordable, safe and long-lasting energy. Made from zinc, this technology promises to change the lives of people living in the most inhospitable environments around the world.

James Larson inspecting material in E-Zink offices

About e-Zinc

e-Zinc wants to change the way energy is stored by creating a battery made from zinc. Since this metal can be reused or recycled, e-Zinc offers a more environmentally friendly technology. This low-cost, flexible, long-duration energy storage solution will provide the platform to enable global energy markets to be powered entirely by renewable energy for a carbon-free energy future.

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