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Smaller, Cheaper Flow Batteries Throw Out Decades-Old Designs

IEEE Spectrum · Prachi Patel · last updated

By replacing the traditionally flat electrodes and membranes in a flow battery cell with wire electrodes and tubular membranes, researchers have shrunk the battery cell size by 75 percent. This reduction in footprint and complexity could cut the cost of flow batteries, an important front-runner to store renewable energy on the grid.

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