Redox Flow Battery (IMAGE)

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Redox Flow Battery

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A redox flow battery uses excess solar- and wind-based energy to charge solutions of chemicals that can subsequently be stored for use when sunshine and wind are scarce. At that time, the chemical solutions of opposite charge can be pumped across solid electrodes, thus creating an electron exchange that provides power to the electrical grid.

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Credit: University of Rochester illustration / Michael Osadciw

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