Allen Charkey

Allen Charkey has over 40 years’ experience in battery research, development, technology management and is a leading expert in nickel-zinc and zinc based battery chemistries including zinc-air and silver-zinc. Allen has been granted 21 U.S. Patents covering such inventions as: Insoluble Zinc Electrodes, Sealed Cells, Zinc-Air Batteries, Improved Oxygen Electrodes and Processes for Electrode Manufacture. Allen was Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer of Evercel (1998-2002), where he managed over 50 scientists, engineers and technicians. During this period, he also served on the Board of Directors of Evercel and Xiemen Three Circles Battery Co. Ltd. Previously, he was VP of the Battery Business Group, responsible for all battery activities at Energy Research Corp. (now Fuel Cell Technology), for 28 years. Allen joined ERC as one of the first founding employees and was instrumental in inventing a new nickel-zinc battery capable of long cycle life. Before ERC, Allen was Manager at Yardney Electric Corp., which developed the first refuelable and rechargeable types zinc-air battery for the U.S. Army Electronics Command and improved performance for very large silver-zinc batteries for use as submarine and submersible propulsion for the U.S. Navy.