Advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries: an engineering and economic review
The widespread use of fossil fuels, along with rising environmental pollution, has underlined the critical need for effective energy storage technologies. Redox flow batteries (RFBs) have emerged as attractive technologies due to their affordability, high safety standards, stability, tolerance of te...
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| description | The widespread use of fossil fuels, along with rising environmental pollution, has underlined the critical need for effective energy storage technologies. Redox flow batteries (RFBs) have emerged as attractive technologies due to their affordability, high safety standards, stability, tolerance of temperature extremes, and flexibility. They offer independent scalability in two dimensions (capacity (kW-h) and in power (kW)), making them highly adaptable and facilitating seamless integration with renewable technologies. This review paper emphasized the last two advantages which have not been systematically studied yet. This study offers a thorough examination of the engineering elements of RFBs, with an emphasis on their integration into grid-scale energy storage systems. The comparative techno-economic study looks at several RFB chemistries, including aqueous and non-aqueous systems, as well as recent advances in cell-level components. The article examines the role of RFBs in minimizing the variability of renewable energy supplies, improving the cost-effectiveness of existing infrastructure, and providing useful grid services. Furthermore, the paper highlights future research goals and problems in the sector, providing insights into the development and implementation of RFBs for long-term grid integration. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4413235fa3764c9b8eaac1fad4fc09b62025-08-20T01:57:01ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGreen Chemistry Letters and Reviews1751-82531751-71922025-12-0118110.1080/17518253.2025.2507333Advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries: an engineering and economic reviewMohammad Mominur Rahman0Md Maidul Islam1Md Shafiullah2Md. Ariful Islam3Mohammed Arfat Raihan Chowdhury4Md. Hasan Zahir5Information & Computing Technology Division, College of Science & Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, QatarDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Green University of Bangladesh, Purbachal American city (Kanchon, Rupganj), BangladeshInterdisciplinary Research Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (IRC-SES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Division of Engineering and Decision Science, College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, QatarInterdisciplinary Research Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (IRC-SES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaThe widespread use of fossil fuels, along with rising environmental pollution, has underlined the critical need for effective energy storage technologies. Redox flow batteries (RFBs) have emerged as attractive technologies due to their affordability, high safety standards, stability, tolerance of temperature extremes, and flexibility. They offer independent scalability in two dimensions (capacity (kW-h) and in power (kW)), making them highly adaptable and facilitating seamless integration with renewable technologies. This review paper emphasized the last two advantages which have not been systematically studied yet. This study offers a thorough examination of the engineering elements of RFBs, with an emphasis on their integration into grid-scale energy storage systems. The comparative techno-economic study looks at several RFB chemistries, including aqueous and non-aqueous systems, as well as recent advances in cell-level components. The article examines the role of RFBs in minimizing the variability of renewable energy supplies, improving the cost-effectiveness of existing infrastructure, and providing useful grid services. Furthermore, the paper highlights future research goals and problems in the sector, providing insights into the development and implementation of RFBs for long-term grid integration.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17518253.2025.2507333Redox flow batterysolventelectrolytegrid integrationESS |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Mominur Rahman Md Maidul Islam Md Shafiullah Md. Ariful Islam Mohammed Arfat Raihan Chowdhury Md. Hasan Zahir Advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries: an engineering and economic review Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews Redox flow battery solvent electrolyte grid integration ESS |
| title | Advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries: an engineering and economic review |
| title_full | Advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries: an engineering and economic review |
| title_fullStr | Advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries: an engineering and economic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries: an engineering and economic review |
| title_short | Advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries: an engineering and economic review |
| title_sort | advancing grid integration with redox flow batteries an engineering and economic review |
| topic | Redox flow battery solvent electrolyte grid integration ESS |
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