Business View Magazine June 2023

37 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 6 will be needed by the full grid as fossil fuels are also replaced or their use is limited by utilities. The long-duration storage concept offers a significant advantage for utilities with one of their most pressing problems being experienced even today – periods of heavy power usage and transmission, also known as “congestion.” According to Larsen, “This issue will only get worse and is coming like a tidal wave.” e-Zinc’s technology can offer a solution to the issue of power congestion because of its long-duration features. The grid also suffers from pockets of high vulnerability, Larsen says. Examples include mandated Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS events) in California in recent years in areas where forest fires broke out. In these instances, the utilities are forced to shut down areas of the grid and the only viable solution for business and residents has often been using diesel generators. The e-Zinc solution is a much cleaner and more cost effective alternative. Certain industries use power heavily and have to protect against prolonged outages.. Examples E-Z INC James-Larsen