Enzinc Inc.
Summary
SCH Number
2025090581
Public Agency
California Energy Commission
Document Title
Enzinc Inc.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/12/2025
Document Description
Advanced Zn electrode to enable rechargeable alkaline zinc batteries for a more resilient grid
Contact Information
Name
Bryan Lee
Agency Name
California Energy Commission
Job Title
Mechanical Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Michael Galluzzo
Agency Name
Enzinc
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa, Riverside
Regions
Countywide
Zip
94607
Other Location Info
18th St & Mandela Pkwy Oakland 94607
1301 S 46Th St Richmond 94804
1084 Columbia Ave Riverside 92507
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15301
Reasons for Exemption
Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15301 provides that projects which consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alternations of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, and which involve negligible or no expansion of existing or former use at
the time of the lead agency's determination, are categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
This project includes the development, testing, and validation of an advanced electrode for zinc batteries. The development will take place at existing facilities in Oakland, CA and Richmond, CA. Enzinc has permits to operate both sites. Additional testing and validation will occur at existing facilities at the Center for Environmental Research & Technology at the University of California, Riverside campus. The scope of this project does not introduce any significant changes to the way these sites operate compared to normal course of business and will not create any new waste streams.
The project will not impact an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern where designated, precisely mapped, and officially adopted pursuant to law by federal, state, or local agencies; does not involve any cumulative impacts of successive projects of the same type in the same place that might be considered significant; does not involve unusual circumstances that might have a significant effect on the environment; will not result in damage to scenic resources within a highway officially designated as a state scenic highway; the project site is not included on any list compiled pursuant to Government Code section 65962.5; and the project will not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource. Therefore, none of the exceptions to categorical exemptions listed in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply to this project, and this project will not have a significant effect on the environment.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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