Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help
- Written by Maria Skyllas-Kazacos, Professor Emeritus, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW Sydney
As more and more solar and wind energy enters Australia’s grid, we will need ways to store it for later.
We can store electricity in several different ways, from pumped hydroelectric systems to large lithium-ion battery systems. We can also use flow batteries. These are a lesser-known cross between a conventional battery and a fuel cell.
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