The Breakthrough Battery That The US Gave Away to China

Redox flow batteries are one of the big competitors for grid scale energy storage.

They can be manufactured with longer lasting lives, be made more scalable, and are easier to recycle than other battery technologies.

The American energy storage capacity should experience an over 5 fold increase by 2050 to meet the country's 0 carbon electricity demand.

The Vanadium Redux flow batteries has been developed in China for over a decade.

But the US government failed to enforce it's own licensing rules when interviewing Department of Energy officials.

The license entailed making most of the batteries in the US , but battery production gradually switched from America to China .

Last May , a 100 MW , 400 MW hour demonstration facility was connected to the Dalian Grid .

Redox flow batteries could help us make the most out of our renewables capabilities for providing viable energy storage during times of overgeneration.

Unlike typical lithium containing electrolytes, vanadium based solutions aren't flammable.

RFB are also greener than lithium ion storage devices in terms of land acidification, particulate matter release and human toxicity.