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Lithium-ion versus flow batteries, versus the future

As the energy storage industry begins to see meaningful growth in markets around the world, all eyes are on lithium-ion technology. But developers and utilities are investigating other battery concepts. Flow batteries are seen by some as having particularly strong advantages over lithium-ion, and several large-scale batteries are already being built using this technology.

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John Fitzgerald Weaver

14 Nov 2018

Unienergy Technologies# containerised 2MW/ 8 MWh Vanadium Flow Battery being installed in Snomish County, Washington State, USA. | Image: Snohomish PUD

On November 30, 2017, around 4:30 PM local time, Tesla’s 100 MW / 129 MWh battery – the world’s largest running chemical battery – at the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia breathed its first life into the power grid. The lithium-ion battery, which had been delivered within its “100 days or free” timeline bet …

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