Researchers in Australia have created a new kind of water-based “flow battery” that could transform how households store rooftop solar energy. Credit: Stock Monash scientists designed a fast, safe liquid battery for home solar. The system could outperform expensive lithium-ion options.
[pdf] A flow battery, or redox flow battery (after ), is a type of where is provided by two chemical components in liquids that are pumped through the system on separate sides of a membrane. inside the cell (accompanied by current flow through an external circuit) occurs across the membrane while the liquids circulate in their respective spaces.
[pdf] Iron-chromium flow battery technology is a large-scale long-term energy storage technology with the characteristics of high safety, long life, wide temperature range, low electrolyte cost, flexible customization of power and capacity, long-term energy storage (several hours to several days), low toxicity and corrosion, etc.
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