Recent Progress in Redox Flow Battery Research and Development
A special issue of Batteries (ISSN 2313-0105). This special issue belongs to the section "Battery Mechanisms and Fundamental Electrochemistry Aspects".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 May 2023) | Viewed by 3788
Special Issue Editors
Interests: flow batteries; fuel cells; reversible fuel cells; energy storage; energy management; computational fluid dynamics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The “net zero” targets and increased renewable energy uptake are sustainable only with the accelerated development, commercialization and utilization of next-generation energy storage technologies. Among several storage options, such as pumped-hydro, compressed-air, super capacitors, hydrogen and batteries, the latter are the most preferred in view of their response, portability, scalability, and modularity. While Li-ion batteries have attracted most of the attention to date due to their successful cost reduction in recent years, ongoing safety issues, and the growing need for longer-duration energy storage are shifting interest towards other energy storage technologies. Redox flow batteries are the preferred devices, especially for long-duration and large-scale energy storage duties with low levelized cost of energy. With intense research and development activity sustained over the past couple of decades, redox flow batteries have come of age, and recently, the global market has been taking note of their kilo- and mega-Watt range field deployments. Nevertheless, there are challenges to be addressed to make flow batteries more reliable, economical, and sustainable for future energy storage applications. Low energy density, high cost of raw materials, long-term stability of electrolyte, cell-stack architectures, and integration with renewable energy sources are some of the challenges that need more focus. This Special Issue addresses recent progress and future research directions towards creating a sustainable market for redox flow batteries.
Prof. Dr. Sreenivas Jayanti
Dr. Ravendra Gundlapalli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrode kinetics and activation
- novel low-cost membranes
- electrolyte monitoring, assessment, and rebalancing
- novel organic/aqueous/non-aqueous flow batteries
- cell-stack architectures for leak-proof design and amenable to mass production
- life cycle assessment and novel operational strategies
- analysis, monitoring, and diagnostic tools and protocols
- battery and energy management system
- case and field studies
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