Urban Electric Power (UEP) is a Harlem NY-based clean energy spin-out company of the CUNY Energy Institute, commercializing the advanced zinc anode rechargeable battery technology first developed under the direction of distinguished professor of chemical engineering, Sanjoy Banerjee, Ph.D.
Our technology uses safe, non-toxic, 100% recyclable materials without lead, heavy metals, or flammable electrolytes, and offers substantial cost benefits compared to existing battery chemistries because of the extended cycle life, high capacity at high charge/discharge rates, and low cost of starting materials. Manufacturing UEP’s line of batteries is substantially less expensive and more energy efficient than conventional lead acid battery production. Our affordable, sustainable energy storage systems are reliable, long-lived, and lead-free.
Our technology uses safe, non-toxic, 100% recyclable materials without lead, heavy metals, or flammable electrolytes, and offers substantial cost benefits compared to existing battery chemistries because of the extended cycle life, high capacity at high charge/discharge rates, and low cost of starting materials. Manufacturing UEP’s line of batteries is substantially less expensive and more energy efficient than conventional lead acid battery production. Our affordable, sustainable energy storage systems are reliable, long-lived, and lead-free.
Location: United States, New York, Town of Orangetown
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2013
Investors 2
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| 22.06.2022 | Urban Electric Power’s rechargeable alkalines offer non-toxic energy equity to Navajo Nation and families off-the-grid | Deployment team (left to right ): Stan Atcitty (Sandia), Henry Guan (Sandia), Alexis Brown (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority), Umer Anwer (Urban Electric Power), David Rosewater (Sandia), Derrick Terry (Navajo Tribal Utility Authority) Credi... |
| 16.05.2022 | Urban Electric Power and Pine Gate Renewables partner to expand solar-tied and freestanding energy storage across U.S. | Initial 4,550 MWh deal takes major step towards utility-scale adoption of rechargeable zinc alkaline battery systems as an alternative to lithium and lead cells We’re excited to apply zinc alkaline batteries, a familiar household item, towa... |
| 04.05.2022 | Urban Electric Power supplies the first rechargeable alkaline battery system in Europe to its zinc provider EverZinc | The Urban Electric Power battery energy storage system installed at EverZinc’s headquarters in Eijsden, Netherlands Also announces acceptance into Amazon Web Services’ Clean Energy Accelerator Supporting solar power is one of many applicati... |
| 26.04.2022 | Safer batteries, better economics usher in urban energy storage era | Safer batteries, better economics usher in urban energy storage era By Charles W. Thurston April 26, 2022 View Profile NineDot Energy is developing this containerized storage project in the Bronx borough of New York City. Urban battery stor... |
| 10.09.2021 | These agtech and clean energy startups are entering F3 Tech’s 2021 accelerator | Easton-based agricultural innovation accelerator F3 Tech named the next cohort for its program. In all, five companies working in agtech and clean energy will take part in the program, which is backed by the Eastern Shore Entrepreneurship C... |