Flow Batteries
Systems that store energy in liquid active materials, making it easier to scale energy storage systems to large sizes and long discharge durations - ideal for integrating high penetrations of renewable energy to the grid.
LUX TAKE:
In today's grid, where natural gas is the default solution for balancing electricity supply and demand, flow batteries have little appeal save for integrating renewables where gas infrastructure is unavailable. In a future grid with a high penetration of wind and solar, flow batteries can play a critical role, providing carbon-free bulk capacity.
News Commentaries
U.K. government announces awards of GBP 6.7 million for long-duration energy storage projects (February 25, 2022)
Invinity Energy Systems to install 8.4-MWh flow battery co-located with solar park in Canada (February 10, 2022)