Offgrid Energy Labs has launched its first pilot battery manufacturing facility in the UK, commercialising zinc-bromine technology developed through years of R&D in India. The company is targeting long-duration energy storage for AI data centres, renewable energy and industrial applications rather than competing with lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles. As countries seek to diversify battery supply chains beyond China, Offgrid is betting its ZincGel platform can carve out a niche in the emerging market for stationary energy storage.

ZincGel is a zinc-bromine-based battery system designed specifically for stationary energy storage — solar farms, industrial facilities, data centres and off-grid communities

Global Trade media Renewable Now covers Offgrid plans post factory launch

An interview on Offgrid's grid-scale ambitions as its UK demonstration manufacturing facility advances, targeting grid-level resilience through safe, sustainable storage.

An analysis of India's growing dependence on imported battery cells and critical minerals, and why diversifying beyond lithium matters for energy security.

A founder-story feature tracing Offgrid's journey from IIT Kanpur to a validated zinc-bromide platform, its efficiency and cycle life, and the UK pilot now underway.

Coverage of the $15M Series A led by Archean Chemical Industries with Ankur Capital, funding a UK demonstration facility with an India gigafactory planned next.

An Emerging Entrepreneurs feature on Offgrid's path from IIT Kanpur incubation to ZincGel®, and zinc chemistry as a resilient route to long-duration storage.

An analysis of why zinc-bromide chemistry is re-emerging as storage becomes critical infrastructure, profiling Offgrid's bet on solving cost, safety and supply risks.