BRANDON SMITH
ZINCFIVE
Sustainability has also become a key factor in battery selection, particularly in Europe where regulatory frameworks and corporate sustainability targets are reshaping procurement decisions. ZincFive’ s nickel-zinc systems are designed with circularity in mind: more than 90 % of the base materials used in the firm’ s BC 2 battery cabinets are recyclable, and over 600 kilograms of material per cabinet can be directed into recycling streams through the company’ s take-back programme. In addition, 100 % of the nickel and zinc contained in the batteries can be recovered and reused in other industrial applications, including precursor cathode active materials used in battery manufacturing. Through end-of-life recycling alone, each BC 2 cabinet is estimated to offset roughly two metric tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions.
Lifecycle assessments conducted by independent third parties indicate that NiZn batteries can produce 25 – 50 % fewer greenhouse gas emissions over their lifecycle compared with alternative battery chemistries such as lithium-ion or lead.
These characteristics are becoming increasingly relevant as the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure begins to reshape power requirements inside data centres. Modern GPU-based computing clusters can generate sudden and extreme spikes in electricity demand, placing significant stress on conventional back-up power systems originally designed for far more predictable electrical loads.
BRANDON SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL SALES AND PRODUCT
Brandon Smith is Vice President of Global Sales and Product at ZincFive, where he leads global commercialization and product strategy for the company’ s nickelzinc( NiZn) battery solutions. He brings more than a decade of experience across battery engineering, product development and mission-critical power systems. Having worked with global energy storage manufacturers on VRLA, lithium-ion and advanced monitoring technologies, Brandon has a strong track record of scaling power solutions for critical infrastructure. At ZincFive, he works with data-centre operators worldwide to deploy safer, more reliable power systems built for the demands of modern computing.
Meet Brandon Smith, ZincFive’ s Vice President of Global Sales and Product Brandon Smith did not originally set out to build a career in data centre power. Trained as an engineer, he began his career in the broader energy sector, drawn by a fascination with the systems that quietly keep modern infrastructure running.
What ultimately pulled him toward critical power systems was the realisation that some of the most important zincfive. com