Flint Paper Battery
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Flint has rebuilt the battery from first principles. Conventional batteries, the ones inside your mouse, your TV remote, your child's toy, are made with lithium, cobalt, nickel, and PFAS. These materials are mined under conditions linked to deforestation, ecosystem destruction, and human rights abuses, processed using toxic forever chemicals, and disposed of in ways that contaminate soil and water for generations. Over 15 billion of these batteries are sold every year. Flint replaces all of that with cellulose, the same material plants are made of, sourced from agricultural waste in Asia that was previously burned or discarded. Our cellulose hydrogel acts simultaneously as the electrolyte, separator, and structural scaffold of the battery, combined with zinc and manganese electrodes. The result is a rechargeable battery with no lithium, no cobalt, no nickel, no PFAS, and no flammable electrolytes, one that is fire-safe, non-toxic, and compostable within six weeks. Manufacturing uses ambient-temperature, water-based processes, no toxic solvents, no dry rooms, no high-temperature sintering. This means the process is cleaner, cheaper, and replicable in emerging markets that conventional battery factories cannot reach. Verified figures show approximately 88% lower emissions per cell compared to a conventional equivalent (~6 gCO₂e vs ~50 gCO₂e), equating to ~211 tCO₂e avoided annually at current production and ~13,200 tCO₂e annually at full scale, subject to final product carbon footprint verification. Flint launched two commercial products in November 2025: the ultra-thin pouch cell and AA/AAA cylindrical cells. We have signed $2 billion in letters of intent and are working with over 20 global brands including Apple, Logitech, LEGO, and Amazon. We hold 36 patents globally and have been recognised with the Keeling Curve Prize 2026, UNDP Climate Systems Innovation Award, and Best of CES Sustainability Award by CNET. The mission is simple: make the toxic battery the exception rather than the rule.
