JNCASR along with HZL to develop new variants of zinc materials; enhance indigenous Zn-ion battery technologies
The Hindu
JNCASR and HZL collaborate to develop cost-effective zinc-based batteries for grid-scale energy storage, advancing India's battery technology.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), along with Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL), will develop new variants of zinc materials and push for the commercialisation of zinc-based batteries.
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) said that the indigenous Zn-ion battery technologies with new variants of zinc materials could soon facilitate low-cost grid-scale energy storage and other related applications.
“Low-cost and superior performance-driven zinc-ion batteries are acclaimed as India’s innovative alternative to expensive and imported lithium-ion batteries,” it said.
In this regard, JNCASR and HZL recently signed a memorandum of understanding.
The DST said that Premkumar Senguttuvan’s group at JNCASR has built a robust research foundation in zinc-based batteries. The group’s battery characterization facility, funded by the DST, has led to significant advancements in the field.
“A direct result of the research funded by DST, the MoU between Hindustan Zinc and Prof. Premkumar’s group will leverage JNCASR’s research expertise and Hindustan Zinc’s product innovation capabilities. It will explore developing new Zinc alloys for use as anodes in Zn-ion batteries and electrolytes for their application in rechargeable batteries,” DST said.
It added that a modified electrolyte is expected to increase the life and safety of devices.
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