HIPERZAB

High-performing electrically⚡ rechargeable Zinc-Air💨 Batteries🔋 for Sustainable🌿 mid-term energy storage.

[HIPERZAB @HIPERZABproject]

🚀 We're thrilled to announce the launch of the HIPERZAB project #video presentation!🎥

Discover our innovative Electrically Rechargeable #ZnAir #Battery (#ERZAB) for mid-term #energyStorage with #renewables and #electrolyzers and learn more on the future of #sustainability!

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🔹Partner Insight | ADVENST
What role does the GDL play in rechargeable Zn–air batteries?
It enables oxygen transport, supports the catalyst layer, manages water balance, and helps maintain long-term cathode stability. 🌬️⚡
A key component for efficient HIPERZAB battery operation

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🔹@SINTEF Insight
How does HIPERZAB measure circularity and recyclability?
✔ Recyclability of zinc components
✔ Material criticality & supply risk
✔ Design-for-disassembly
✔ Lifetime and replacement frequency
✔ Lower-impact processing routes
Circularity from the start ♻️🔋

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🔹 Partner Insight | CEGASA
How is HIPERZAB defining its performance targets?
Not from “lab-only” metrics, but from real stationary storage needs:
✔Usable energy
✔Cycle life & efficiency
✔Safety and robustness
✔Cost, scalability & circularity
Focused on Zn–air solutions⚡🔋

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🔹Partner Insight | @PoliTOnews
Why use biobased polymers for gel electrolytes?
✔ High water affinity
✔ Mechanical integrity
✔ Safer handling
✔ More stable interfaces

A key step toward sustainable rechargeable Zn–air batteries ⚡🌱
#HIPERZAB #ZincAir #EnergyStorage

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🔹@DLR_en Insight
What limits the durability of Zn–air air cathodes?
✔Catalyst degradation
✔Carbon corrosion
✔Water management instability
✔Carbonation & structural degradation
HIPERZAB tackles these challenges through advanced GDLs, CRM-free catalysts & operando diagnostics

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🔹 Partner Insight | CIC @energigune_brta
How does HIPERZAB improve biopolymer stability in alkaline media?
✔ Polymer & crosslink optimisation
✔ Bilayer electrolyte design
✔ Long-term electrochemical validation

Advancing durable and sustainable Zn–air batteries⚡♻️
#ZincAir

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🔹 Partner Insight | @IREC_Energia
Why are high-entropy oxides promising for oxygen catalysis?

✔ Tunable composition & properties
✔ Optimised ORR/OER performance
✔ Improved stability

Key for next-gen Zn–air batteries ⚡
#HIPERZAB #ZincAir #EnergyStorage #HorizonEurope

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📍 HIPERZAB 6th General Assembly in Stuttgart

Great to meet in person at DLR to align on progress and next steps 🚀

Special thanks to Julian Seiler & Dennis Kopljar for the excellent organisation and warm welcome! 👏

#HIPERZAB #EnergyStorage #HorizonEurope

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📄 HIPERZAB Deliverable D1.4 published

Our updated Data Management Plan confirms a robust, aligned strategy across all partners, with only minor updates needed.

Ensuring responsible & transparent data use throughout the project.

#HIPERZAB #OpenScience #HorizonEurope

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𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗭𝗔𝗕 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁
We held our latest Steering Committee meeting to review progress across all work packages, including key achievements, ongoing challenges, and next steps towards the upcoming reporting period🚀

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🔬 HIPERZAB at #MATSUS26

Estíbaliz García-Gaitán (CIC energiGUNE) presented work on agarose-based gel electrolytes for Zn–air batteries, improving stability and performance. ⚡♻️

Great visibility for HIPERZAB!

#HIPERZAB #EnergyStorage #ZincAir #HorizonEurope

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🔹 Partner Insight | ADVENST
What is iCVD?

✔ Solvent-free, low-temperature process
✔ Conformal coatings on complex structures
✔ Precise thin-film control

Key for advanced GDLs in Zn–air batteries ⚡
#HIPERZAB #ZincAir #EnergyStorage #HorizonEurope

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🔬 HIPERZAB Milestone achieved

Our partner @PoliTOnews has reached the conductivity target for the crosslinked GPE electrolyte under mild acidic/neutral conditions — a key step for rechargeable Zn–air systems.

👏 Great progress for the project!
#EnergyStorage #ZincAir

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🔹 Partner Insight | @SINTEF
Why start battery R&D with Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?

✔ Most environmental impact is defined early
✔ Helps compare materials and processes
✔ Guides scalable, sustainable solutions

#HIPERZAB #LCA #EnergyStorage #ZincAir #HorizonEurope

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🔬 New scientific publication from the HIPERZAB project!

Our latest research advances knowledge on rechargeable zinc–air batteries for sustainable mid-term energy storage. ⚡

📖 Read the full publication via the HIPERZAB website:
https://t.co/n2Ki8Ji21v

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Making steady progress in the HIPERZAB project! 🚀
Our monthly meetings keep us aligned on milestones, risks, deliverables, and upcoming activities.
Looking forward to the in-person meeting in Stuttgart to share updates across workstreams!

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🔹 Partner Insight | CEGASA
Why is zinc–air ideal for mid-term storage?

✔ Uses abundant, recyclable zinc
✔ Oxygen from air at the cathode
✔ Safe & suited for stationary systems

HIPERZAB is advancing rechargeable Zn–air for durable, scalable storage. ⚡

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🔍 Why communicate complex #battery research?

Because energy storage sits at the heart of Europe’s transition. Clear, transparent science connects research, industry, policy and society.

Discover more in our latest HIPERZAB interview 👇
https://t.co/3qmJkbyCeu

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🔬Progress update from @DLR_en!
As HIPERZAB enters the integration phase, DLR is performing quality assessment of gas-diffusion electrodes before they move to CIC @energigune_brta for full-cell testing. ⚡
A key step toward demonstrating rechargeable Zn–air batteries! 👏

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🌍✨ Season’s greetings from HIPERZAB

Behind every breakthrough in energy storage, there’s a community working together — just like the many connected lights that come together to shine brighter.

🎄 We wish you a warm holiday season and all the best for the year ahead.