PowerGenix in the News
March 15, 2010
Daily Giz Wiz 1021: Powergenix Nickel Zinc Rechargeables
"Forget NiCads and NiMH, try Nickel Zinc Rechargeables from PowerGenix."
Read Full Article | from TWiT with Leo Laporte, Dick DeBartolo
March 15, 2010
The Micro-Hydbrids Are Coming
"...Do you find hybrid cars intriguing, but the price too high? Get ready for the micro-hybrid - conventional cars that increase gas mileage three to eight percent by adding a few hybrid features."
March 12, 2010
Rechargeable Batteries Get A Boost
"For 10 years, PowerGenix has been tinkering with nickel zinc chemistry for rechargeable batteries, which it says delivers more power and is easier on the environment than many competing battery technologies."
Read Full Article | from San Diego Union Tribune, Michael Freeman
February 8, 2010
A new AA battery with a new formula for more power
"This company has developed a high-energy density, high-cycle life and low-cost nickel-zinc (NiZn) battery, ideal for applications that require high discharge rate capabilities. "
January 26, 2010
CES 2010: Show Trends, Odds and Ends
"Although I really did not focus on this area, one product I did see and try out was the PowerGenix NiZn (Nickel/Zinc) Rechargeable Batteries, that are environmentally friendly, contain no toxic materials, are non-combustible, and provide full alkaline-battery power levels..."
Read Full Article | from Huffington Post Blog, Stephanie Vaughn Hapke
January 12, 2010
PowerGenix NiZn Rechargeable AA Batteries Saved Me From Vampire Bats!
"...the PowerGenix batteries were brighter and had a larger light radius than the Energizers. I even switched the batteries between the flashlights to make sure there wasn’t a difference and the PowerGenix still came out ahead."
Read Full Article | from Earth Friendly Goodies, Chris Muras
January 9, 2010
PowerGenix shows off their stronger and longer lasting batteries
Watch Video | from Butterscotch, Andy Walker
January 8, 2010
PowerGenix CEO Dan Squiller speaks with CEDN from CES 2010!
Watch Video | from Consumer Electronics Daily News
December 18, 2009
PowerGenix nickel zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries
"These PowerGenix nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries promise power delivery better than an alkaline along with the zero memory benefits of Li-Ion and the cost benefits of nickel metal hydride (NiMH) as well as fast recharging, ready recyclability and minimal power loss over time."
December 10, 2009
Stocking Stuffer: PowerGenix NiZn rechargeable batteries
"Using two AA NiZn batteries in the Flip UltraHD camcorder, I was able to record for over three hours."
December 8, 2009
A Guide to Gadgets: PowerGenix NiZn Batteries and Charger
"These are environmentally friendly nickel/zinc batteries which are 100% recyclable which means almost no landfill waste."
December, 2009
Editor's Pick: Eco-friendly Gifts
December, 2009
Holiday Gift Guide
"Powergenix NiZn Quick Charger will charge up to 4 AA rechargeable batteries, making it unnecessary for the business traveler to carry extra batteries that take up valuable space."
December, 2009
Powergenix 1.6-Volt Nickel-Zinc AA Rechargeable
"Finally, a rechargeable battery that delivers as much juice as disposables. PowerGenix took high-power-producing nickel-zinc chemistry, typically too short-lived to be useful, and increased its life span 10-fold by using a water-based electrolyte that doesn't dissolve the vulnerable zinc."
November 9, 2009
PowerGenix NiZn rechargeable AA batteries: finally, some cells worth buying
"Naturally, these will also keep your wireless keyboard, mouse or remote ticking for a long, long time, but it's their ability to shine even in high-drain applications that really impressed us."
September 24, 2009
A123Systems Shares Jump 50% in Nasdaq Debut
"And Richard Brody, vice president of business development for Powergenix, which is developing nickel-zinc batteries for consumer electronics, power tools and hybrid vehicles, said he expects this will be the first of a series of energy-storage IPOs, though he wouldn’t discuss whether PowerGenix might be one of them."
September 24, 2009
Will A123Systems revive the IPO market?
"Brody said his company [PowerGenix], a direct competitor to A123 which makes rechargeable nickel-zinc batteries, is looking for A123’s successful IPO to offer validation of the importance of the cleantech sector, especially in energy storage. To see the market investing in energy storage, he said it boosts his confidence that investors understand its value. "
September 23, 2009
A123 IPO puts spotlight on energy storage market
"His rival startup makes nickel-zinc batteries for power tools, and scooters, and it aims to break into the electric vehicle market. Squiller does not have plans for an initial public offering."
September 23, 2009
A123 Bringing Sexy Back to Cleantech IPOs?
"From the standpoint of startup companies, this hopefully marks the rebirth of the IPO market after the recession, … and from the standpoint of cleantech and battery startups this is obviously very important..."
September 18, 2009
APET Touts Zinc as a Lithium Battery Replacement, But is it Feasible?
"Lithium certainly has the advantage in terms of production capacity--a slew of companies in the US and elsewhere are gearing up to produce large quantities of lithium ion batteries--but zinc also has a number of companies on its side, including ReVolt, PowerAir, ZPower, and PowerGenix."
Read Full Article | from Fast Company, Ariel Schwartz
July 29, 2009
PowerGenix Brings Non-Toxic Rechargeable Batteries To The Masses
"PowerGenix's NiZn batteries are non-combustible and non-toxic, as certified by independent third-party testing to meet Reduction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) standards. The batteries contain no heavy metals, such as lead, and no metal hydrides that are difficult to recycle."
Read Full Article | from This Week in Consumer Electronics
July 29, 2009
Zinc Battery Maker Moves to Amazon, Will Zinc Phones Be Next?
"Next up for PowerGenix may be AAA batteries. A cell manufacturer has approached the company about making AAA batteries for a cell phone. In phones, nickel zinc would offer a similar performance to lithium-ion batteries but at a lower cost, he said. Plus, the phone would run on standard shaped batteries."
July 29, 2009
PowerGenix Releases Rechargeable NiZn AA Batteries
"Consumers of rechargeable AA batteries now have a new type to contend with, as PowerGenix makes its debut with its self-branded NiZN batteries—to be sold in Amazon.com, GreenBatteries, and EcoDepot.com."
July 29, 2009
PowerGenix Debuts Cheap, Eco-Friendly Rechargeable Batteries
"...the PowerGenix Nickel-Zinc AAs are the first to deliver power equivalent to primary, single-use batteries, a 30-percent increase compared to conventional AA rechargeable battery technologies. In addition to offering advanced rechargeable battery performance, PowerGenix’s NiZn batteries are safe, non-combustible and nontoxic."
July 23, 2009
Nickel-Zinc: Recharging Battery Performance and OEM Design Opportunities
"...with new breakthroughs Nickel-Zinc is showing potential today to become the new cost effective, safe battery solution for high power motor driven and portable electronics devices."
May 11, 2009
Building A Better Battery
"For close to 100 years inventors have been trying to put zinc into a rechargeable battery. Thomas Edison tried and failed to tame the feisty electrode."
April 23, 2009
PowerGenix Aims For Hybrid Car Batteries
"PowerGenix Chief Executive Dan Squiller says the cost of his nickel-zinc batteries for hybrid cars could be half that of lithium-ion."
April 22, 2009
Building A Better Battery
"How PowerGenix solved the longtime challenge of getting zinc to recharge is a tale of insight and persistence."
March 12, 2009
Keep Current With New Battery Technologies
"Whether you're talking micropower reflow-solderable thin-film batteries or lighter, safer batteries for traction motors, groundbreaking advances continue to energize the field of chemically generated electrical power."
March 9, 2009
On The Bubble
"Presenters at the conference included businesses focused on solar and wind energy, waste-derived syngas for heating and power, biofuels, energy storage, water purification, green building materials, engine technologies, and transportation."
February 25, 2009
The first quality, green, rechargeable AA battery made for high-drain devices
"The Super Z is a Nickel-Zinc battery chemistry developed by PowerGenix that has power equivalents to that of disposables (1.6V), making it 30% more powerful than traditional rechargeables."
February 9, 2009
A Battery With Multiple Personalities
February 9, 2009
PowerGenix Appoints New CFO
"Creelman previously served as CFO for ID Analytics, a San Diego company specializing in information technology security products, and was also the CFO for Copper Mountain Networks in Palo Alto, where he managed the company’s annual revenue growth from $211,000 in 1997 to more than $280 million in 2000."
February 9, 2009
PowerGenix appoints CFO
Read Full Article (Subscription Required) | from San Diego Daily Transcript
February 9, 2009
PowerGenix Hires New CFO
"He has also served at Copper Mountain Networks, Western Digital, and MTI Technology. "
December 17, 2008
Ritz Camera to Sell PowerGenix Batteries
"Ritz Camera will sell rechargeable AA nickel-zinc batteries made by San Diego's PowerGenix, the companies announced Dec. 16. The batteries have hit the shelves at Ritz Camera stores, and are available online at ritzcamera.com. The retailer has 1,100 stores in 45 states."
December 17, 2008
Ritz Camera introduces revolutionary battery
"The AA rechargeable battery and charger set utilizes nickel-zinc technology (NiZn) and provides greater power for today's high-drain consumer electronics, which significantly increases performance over regular rechargeable batteries."
December 16, 2008
Quantaray Super Z Zinc Batteries by PowerGenix
"These rechargeable AA batteries actually use the nontoxic proprietary Nickel-Zinc battery technology of PowerGenix, Ritz Camera's supplier."
Read Full Article | from Good Clean Tech (PC Magazine)
December 16, 2008
PowerGenix Batteries Emphasize Recycling
"PowerGenix' Nickel-Zinc batteries provide 30 percent higher voltage than traditional AA batteries, which benefits digital cameras by making them more responsive, according to the company."
December 16, 2008
PowerGenix batteries hit US retail market
"PowerGenix said its line of rechargeables serve as replacements for existing technologies, including nickel-cadmium which it said is being phased out by manufacturers and retailers in North America, the EU and Asia due to toxicity concerns..."
December 16, 2008
Nickel-Zinc Rechargeable Batteries Make Their Debut
"This makes them handy for a whole range of high-drain devices, such as camera flashes--which will also recharge more quickly using NiZn batteries."
December 16, 2008
Nickel-Zinc Rechargeable Batteries to Seriously Challenge One and Dones?
"...now we hear of a possibly more promising AA nickel-zinc rechargeable battery from PowerGenix. It appears that zinc will be our new battery overlord."
December 16, 2008
PowerGenix reveals potent NiZn rechargeable AA batteries
"The Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) AA cells, difficultly coined Quantaray Super Z, pack up to 30% more voltage than other rechargeables (right in line with one-time use batteries) and are entirely nontoxic."
December 10, 2008
HP Adopts Green Batteries for Notebooks, With More to Come
"Lithium also isn't the only battery story in town anymore. PowerGenix, which makes a rechargeable zinc-nickel based battery, is expected to release batteries soon."
November 21, 2008
Only One $25,000 Green X PRIZE Contest Finalist Addresses Climate Change
"Finally, only one idea addresses climate change with the suggestion that the next X PRIZE be devoted to drastically reducing home energy consumption."
November 19, 2008
Zinc: It's Hot!
"And earlier this year, PowerGenix showed us their rechargeable zinc-based batteries. Power tool makers already use the company's batteries..."
Read Full Article | from Greentech Media - Cambridge,MA,USA
November 5, 2008
New Battery Technology Coming - NiZn
"...for what the automotive industry refers to as High Efficiency Vehicles (HEVs) - a.k.a. conventional hybrids - a new battery technology is on the horizon that will make these vehicles less costly, less weighty, and more green..."
October 2, 2008
An Ancient Battery Technology Reborn
"People have tried to make rechargeable zinc batteries for years. Dan Squiller, CEO of Powergenix, says his company has cracked the code."
September 30, 2008
California moves to curb toxic chemicals
"The state of California has implemented a Green Chemistry Program with the signing of two bills by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. The program, which the governor's office called the first in the nation, is designed to reduce or eliminate hazardous chemicals in products and the environment. "
September 26, 2008
In Batteries, Small Firms Lead Charge
September 26, 2008
Tech's Big Holy Grail: A Better-Built Battery
September 17, 2008
PowerGenix recharges with $30M round
"Somehow, we don't see the Energizer Bunny doing back-flips for PowerGenix. The company has developed rechargeable batteries that it claims are smaller, lighter and more powerful than other rechargeable batteries on the market."
September 17, 2008
PowerGenix gets $30M for electric scooter batteries
"Alt-chemistry battery maker PowerGenix has significantly upped its funding with a $30 million fourth round. The company plans to make batteries for electric vehicles, power tools, electronics and other applications."
September 17, 2008
PowerGenix snags $30M for nickel-zinc batteries
"The maker of rechargeable nickel-zinc batteries plans to use the money to penetrate the electric vehicle market, CEO Dan Squiller told the Cleantech Group."
September 17, 2008
Battery Maker PowerGenix Charges Up With $30M
"...this morning PowerGenix says it has raised $30 million in a Series D round led by Bessemer Venture Partners and including existing investors..."
September 17, 2008
Nickel-Zinc Battery Maker PowerGenix Closes $30M Financing Round
"The basis of PowerGenix's approach to making its NiZn battery commercially viable is a patented electrolyte formulation that reduces zinc solubility and prevents the dendrite shorting and shape changing problems."
September 16, 2008
EU readies new battery mandates
"The European Union is poised to enact some of the world's toughest environmental standards for batteries in less than two weeks."
September 9, 2008
PowerGenix Putting a Charge in $4 Billion Alkaline Battery Market
"In addition to being less expensive, the nickel-zinc batteries contain nothing toxic and have been certified safe by the toughest standards available."
September 8, 2008
PowerGenix Putting a Charge in $4 Billion Alkaline Battery Market
"The battery showed great potential this summer when PowerGenix equipped a Toyota Prius with a D-cell battery pack at an automotive conference in Tampa, Fla., and watched it deliver 30 percent more power than Prius' current power supply, says Squiller."
September 3, 2008
Powergenix Scoops Bike Deal
"Unlike the eight-hour charging time found in traditional lead acid batteries, the nickel zinc units will take two hours. The system will also provide about 800 miles of travel for roughly the same as a gallon of gasoline, he predicted. "
September 2, 2008
Alt-chemistry battery maker PowerGenix lands a deal for electric scootPowerGenix scores supply deal, funding
"San Diego-based PowerGenix announced an agreement today to supply its non-toxic, rechargeable nickel-zinc batteries for use in electric bikes, with this latest contract coming as the company makes moves toward an initial public offering."
September 2, 2008
Alt-chemistry battery maker PowerGenix lands a deal for electric scooters and bikes
"PowerGenix makes a variation on nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, which are often used in hybrid vehicles (which have a conventional engine to back up the batteries). The company has created a nickel zinc (NiZn) battery that has 35 percent higher power and energy density than NiMH, but is half the cost of a lithium-ion battery (which still has a third more energy than a NiZn battery), according to its CEO, Dan Squiller."
August 27, 2008
Nickel zinc recycable battery technology to hit Europe
"'In lithium ion there are a lot of things that have to be done in mechanical and electrical design to ensure its safety,' [Dan Squiller] said, citing the danger of thermal runaway with lithium chemistry. However, nickel zinc does not need the same protection. 'You can puncture our cells with nails, run them over, or put them in a fire,'".
August 26, 2008
Going Green for the Love or the Money
"When Squiller took the helm at PowerGenix that year, the company was using toxic materials to produce rechargeable batteries for things such as power tools and medical devices, but competition was stiff and Squiller was looking for an edge. His strategy was to appeal to new customers and investors by re-engineering the batteries to be toxin-free and 100 percent recyclable."
August 5, 2008
Are Zinc Batteries Going Big Time? PowerGenix Just Passed Two Big Tests
"So what's it all mean? That PowerGenix's nickel-zinc batteries can be sold in largely the same channels as other rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion and nickel metal hydride batteries. PowerGenix says its batteries can provide 30 percent more power than regular nickel batteries while weighing less. And they won't burst into flames like lithium ion batteries (or Super Bowl halftime performers.) The company is designing batteries for both the portable market (i.e cell phones and power tools) and plug-in hybrids."
July 2008
Companies to Watch
"PowerGenix already
has over $60 million in supply agreements signed. It's just
started shipping in several markets, including lawn & garden and
power tool applications, electric scooters—which collectively represent
a $900 million market."
Read Full Article | From Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report
July 11, 2008
PowerGenix NiZn at CTSI Boston
"PowerGenix is developing and manufacturing patented, nickel-zinc (NiZn) rechargeable batteries that are substantially smaller, lighter and more powerful than other rechargeable batteries on the market today."
June 5, 2008
From Achilles to Zinc
"Long a problematic battery chemistry with an excruciatingly short-life cycle due to dendrite formation that would short out the cell, nickel zinc may finally have come into its own."
May 30, 2008
PowerGenix hopes to overtake NiMH dominance with alt-chemistry rechargeable batteries
"NiZn batteries are smaller, lighter and more powerful than competitor technologies, such as nickel-cadmium (NiCd) and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH). Because they contain no toxic materials, they are environmentally safe and easy to recycle."
May 16, 2008
Coming Soon to a Hybrid Near You: NiZn Batteries
"Realizing the potential of the technology, PowerGenix planned ahead, designing its NiZn batteries to be readily produced using existing infrastructure. 'Technology design from the get go was for production on existing nickel metal-hydride and nickel-cadmium lines', says PowerGenix CEO Dan Squiller. And the move has paid off—through an overseas supplier, PowerGenix will be able to produce some 1.2 million cells each day."
May 15, 2008
PowerGenix Introduces NiZn Cells for HEV Market
"The basis of PowerGenix's approach to making its NiZn battery commercially viable is a patented electrolyte formulation that reduces zinc solubility and prevents the dendrite shorting and shape changing problems. Further enhancement of cell capability is due to cathode and anode materials that are free of any heavy metal elements."
May 15, 2008
Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper Hybrid Battery Unveiled
"To demonstrate some of those advantages, PowerGenix built a NiZn battery pack that, it said, will provide a 2008 Prius hybrid with the same power as the car's conventional nickel metal-hydride pack but is 33 percent smaller and 40 per cent lighter."
May 12, 2008
PowerGenix Stakes Out Hybrid Space
"...That means the batteries can deliver 30 percent more power in the same size, or the same amount of power in a 30 percent smaller package, as the batteries currently used in the popular Toyota Prius."
May 12, 2008
PowerGenix Shows off its Battery in a Prius
"But then again, the company doesn't shy away from pointing out that, when compared with lithium ion batteries, its battery is 'less than half' of the cost, and is safer and less toxic because it uses a water-based electrolyte."
March 25, 2008
Two nickels worth of battery power
"Rechargeable nickel-zinc batteries, the complement to silver-zinc batteries we took a look at a few weeks ago, will shortly be with us. If all goes well, they'll ultimately do the job of both nickel-cadmium (NiCd) and nickel- metal-hydride (NiMH) types. But aside from the application (power tools and small vehicles), the similarities between nickel-zinc and silver-zinc are quite striking."
Read Full Article | From Power Management DesignLine
March 25, 2008
Two nickels worth of battery power — The Interview
"Manhasset, NY- Following the introduction of the silver-zinc battery as if on cue, rechargeable nickel-zinc batteries are here to challenge nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal-hydride for high power-density applications. "We're focused on nickel-zinc for its inherent safety, non-toxicity, and power-density," says Dan Squiller, CEO of PowerGenix and the company behind the new battery."
March 20, 2008
Coming Soon to an Electric Device Important to You
"The breakthrough that PowerGenix offers is in the early problems of the zinc fraction growing dendrites that would short circuit the cells. PowerGenix has taken a chemical approach that reduces the solubility of the zinc into the electrolyte solution reducing the material available for dendrite growth. With patent in hand for the chemistry innovation PowerGenix has added other enhancements in the cathode and anodes which are freed of heavy metal elements. These developments offer a much increased total cycling of charges and discharges making NiZn a very attractive option for rechargeable battery applications on scales as large as heavy equipment."
March 18, 2008
PowerGenix Non-Toxic NiZn Batteries
"PowerGenix has been manufacturing nickel-zinc batteries for a while now. The company recently announced that its NiZn batteries passed the requirements for the EU's RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) directive, and the 2006 Battery Directive. The former imposes a ban on electronics containing more than the allowed levels of hexavalent chromium, lead, mercury, and cadmium, which are toxic heavy metals. The latter imposes stricter rules when it comes to mercury and cadmium."
March 14, 2008
The greening of batteries
"There's a lot of people with electric cars and motorcycles trying to make these work but the stumbling block has been the battery," Saiki says. "We're just on the verge of the battery advancements that are going to revolutionize the industry."
Read Full Article | From Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal
March 13, 2008
PowerGenix non-toxic batteries coming to market
"The company's batteries contain no lead, cadmium or mercury, which it said offers a cleaner environmental alternative to lead-acid and nickel-cadmium, or NiCd, batteries."
