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Zinc fuel cell maker readies portable power pack
Green Tech — A California start-up says next year it will introduce a BlackBerry-size box that uses zinc as a fuel to charge electronic gadgets, a move that some people hope is a small step toward a broad zinc-based energy industry. Three-year-old Power Air was formed to commercialize zinc-air fuel cell technology developed ...

Zinc-Air Batteries
Eco Geek Latest — ... , but some people feel they can do better – with zinc. Power Air, a startup from Livermore, CA, is designing zinc oxide fuel cells. In their fuel cells, zinc is dissolved in an electrolyte solution, and exposure to the air causes zinc oxide to form, releasing electrons and generating electricity. In theory, the zinc oxide can be collected, reduced back to zinc metal and fed back into the cycle. ...