{"id":7931,"date":"2018-06-14T03:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T02:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=7931"},"modified":"2018-06-12T14:03:30","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T13:03:30","slug":"redox-flow-batteries-the-race-to-commercialisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/redox-flow-batteries-the-race-to-commercialisation\/","title":{"rendered":"Redox flow batteries: the race to commercialisation\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ESS Inc, a company developing iron-based redox flow batteries, recently announced a contract to design and install a combined Energy Warehouse flow battery storage and solar energy system in Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>According to Energy Storage Report, the $1.3m Brazil project will be funded in part by a grant from the US Trade and Development Agency through Pacto Gera\u00e7\u00e3o Distribu\u00edda, a subsidiary of the renewable energy plant developer Pacto Energia, with the goal to prove the value of energy shifting using the ESS Energy Warehouse with solar PV.<\/p>\n<p>Redox Flow Batteries (RFB) are an energy storage technology that was initially developed by NASA in the 70s for its space programme.<br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7565662001938327\" data-ad-slot=\"7585079586\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nThe expiry of a number of patents related to RFBs in 2006 has sparked an industrial race to commercialisation, which will grow to become a $4.5bn market by 2028 according to business intelligence firm IDTechEx.<\/p>\n<p>The RFB technology, despite higher upfront costs and lower energy density, has a shorter payback time due to a good capacity retention even after many thousands of cycles.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally RFBs retain most of their initial value thanks to the possibility to recycle their core components more easily than other battery chemistries.<\/p>\n<p>Some RFB chemistries, like that based on vanadium, are already commercial.<\/p>\n<p>In the report <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idtechex.com\/research\/reports\/redox-flow-batteries-2018-2028-markets-trends-applications-000605.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Redox Flow Batteries 2018-2028: Markets, Trends, Applications<\/a><\/em><\/span>, <span class=\"highlight highlight-blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/redox-flow-batteries-market-will-be-worth-4-5bn-by-2028\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IDTechE<\/a>x<\/span> predicts that the RFB market will be worth $4.5bn by 2028, and will include all stationary storage applications, from residential to C&amp;I to grid-scale systems.<\/p>\n<p>With ambitious projects underway like the massive 200 MW \/ 800 MWh system under construction in the Dalian peninsula in China, RFBs have the potential to become a mainstream technology that will compete directly with lithium-ion and sodium-sulphur, currently the two leading chemistries in the stationary storage market.<\/p>\n<p>RFBs can potentially make second-life Li-ion batteries obsolete by offering a stable cycle life and reduced engineering and BMS challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Recycling aspects will ensure that, once out of service, the raw materials will retain most of their value and will be used in brand new RFBs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ESS Inc, a company developing iron-based redox flow batteries, recently announced a contract to design and install a combined Energy Warehouse flow battery storage and solar energy system in Brazil. 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