Development of structured electrodes for use in alkaline zinc-air regeneration systems

据预测，在未来十年内，能源储存将成为一个价值数十亿美元的产业。多种能源

Energy storage is predicted to become a multi-billion dollar industry within the next decade. Multiple energy storage solutions are being pursued and one of those is fuel cells. Fuel cells convert chemical energy into electrical energy at relatively high efficiencies. One such system is the zinc air fuel cell that does not require the use of noble metals and uses oxygen from air as one of its reactants. These relatively inexpensive solutions for energy storage are being pursued by ZincNyx Energy Solutions (ZES) for a stationary power solution with application to industrial energy storage needs. The ZES technology is based on regenerative alkaline zinc air fuel cells that require the regeneration of zinc by electroplating while oxygen gas is generated at a counter electrode. ZES is engaging the research team of Dr. Byron Gates at Simon Fraser University to further their preparation and systematic evaluation of nano- and micro-structured electrodes to improve the efficiency of their oxygen evolution reaction during this electrochemical process.