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isommers1 t1_j6c146g wrote

Reply to comment by Deathbeddit in Smaller, Cheaper Flow Batteries Throw Out Decades-Old Designs; A new approach holds promise for storing intermittent renewable energy at scale by TradingAllIn

>in theory

Yawn. Another day, another battery design that promises to be the future. Call me when there's a real product on an assembly line.

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Squibbles01 t1_j6c1sgx wrote

Batteries have gotten better every year that you've been alive.

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Deathbeddit t1_j6c1b5i wrote

Title: Holds promise

Sub: technology

Lots of things don’t pan out but I am happy they’re being pursued because progress is important. It’s not like they said “climate crisis solved.”

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ZeroVDirect t1_j6ceids wrote

You mean like this one already available for several years now? https://redflow.com/

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Deathbeddit t1_j6cgtm4 wrote

The paper referenced in the article used zinc iodide, but specifically stated it would be compatible with zinc bromide and other electrolyte chemistries.

I think that suggests that if scalable and practical, the improvements potentially highlighted in this article could be applied to the flow through segment of the company you mentioned.

(Note, I’m not a chemist, so please correct me if I misunderstood anything- the article was linked in OP’s story, and I compared to the website you provided).

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