Redox Flow Batteries for Small Scale Energy Storage

The rapid growth of renewable energy calls for large and efficient energy storage system. Storage of photovoltaic and wind electricity in batteries could solve the mismatch problem between the intermittent supply of these renewable resources and variable demand. Most type of battery on the market, known as Solid-electrode batteries maintain discharge at peak power for far too short time to fully regenerate renewable energy. Electrochemical storage systems are seen as a solution of choice in most cases, since they present unique features of localization scalability, efficiency, and flexibility. Most of them are Redox flow battery exhibit very high potential. Most common utilization of redox flow battery is vanadium based battery, used mainly for commercial use. Application for redox flow battery in residential market for low scale is widely open. It shows that redox flow battery has advantages compared to Lithium or Lead-acid based battery.