Battery developer Imprint Energy has launched a zinc-based battery for portable power and advanced IoT product design and mobile connectivity (5G radio) applications.
The 1mm ZinCore cells have a flexibility (bending diameter) of three inches, and were designed to deliver more power in a smaller size.
The technology’s nominal battery capacity is 100mAh— which is achievable at ≤1mA discharge current or intermittent use— with a peak power of 750mW and an operating temperature range of -35 to 600C.
Dr Christine Ho, CEO of Imprint Energy, said the battery had taken ten years of research and more than 20 patents to bring to market.
ZinCore is classified as a non-hazardous waste, as it is not ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic. Zinc is 12 times more abundant than lithium and has 78% less greenhouse gas emissions over its entire lifecycle, including production.
