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
Harvard spinoff, Quino Energy, launches organic flow battery chemistry (November 18, 2022)
AEMO launches national renewable energy tender to replace coal-fired power stations (October 5, 2022)