Zinc8 Energy Solutions Inc. announced that it has signed a USD 200,000 contract with one of the leading cloud providers to demonstrate its patented Zinc-air Energy Storage System (ZESS) and to validate and assess the Zinc Air Long-duration Energy Storage Technology ("Technology"). Zinc8's Technology will be tested for resilient backup application, the 10kW/80kWh Unit will undergo required assessment tests agreed upon by the cloud provider to address its unique use cases in data centres. Test results will tentatively include validations of, e.g., transition behavior, step change of the load, steady state operation, self-discharge level, roundtrip efficiency and operation through simulated cycling. In this 11-month project, which commences immediately, Zinc8 will provide a demonstration of the performance of its Zinc-air Energy Storage System combined with an uninterruptible power supply ("UPS") to be compared with the performance of a traditional generator set. The initial demonstration will consist of a Zinc Air Flow Battery that is connected to a UPS and operated in standby and black started into discharge. The long-term goal is to remove the Generator and transfer switch from the traditional data center backup power plant and configure the UPS with combined DC sources that includes long duration energy storage from Zinc8. The successful completion of this collaborative pilot demonstration between the cloud provider and Zinc8 Energy Solutions will validate a low-cost, long-duration (8-to-100-hour), and sustainable energy storage technology which can provide megawatt-scale standby power solutions.