A new type of energy storage system could revolutionise energy storage and drop the charging time of electric cars from hours to seconds. In a new paper published today in the journal Nature... Read more
Dubbed “Methuselah”, new molecule outlives previous chemistries Highlights: > Harvard researchers have demonstrated the longest-lasting high-performance organic flow battery to date. >... Read more
A new type of flow battery that involves a liquid metal more than doubled the maximum voltage of conventional flow batteries and could lead to affordable storage of renewable power. A new co... Read more
“Air-breathing” battery can store electricity for months, for about a fifth the cost of current technologies. Wind and solar power are increasingly popular sources for renewable energy. But... Read more
Battery stores energy in nontoxic, noncorrosive aqueous solutions Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new flow bat... Read more
Research opens a ‘new universe’ of organic molecules that can store energy in flow batteries Harvard researchers have identified a whole new class of high-performing organic molecules, inspi... Read more
Pump-free design for flow battery could offer advantages in cost and simplicity. A new approach to the design of a liquid battery, using a passive, gravity-fed arrangement similar to an old-... Read more
Energy storage system owners could see significant savings from a new flow battery technology that is projected to cost 60 percent less than today’s standard flow batteries. The organi... Read more
SEAS research team removes toxins from flow battery, making it safer, cost-effective A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a rechargeable battery that could make storin... Read more
Sunlight makes the new ‘aqueous solar flow’ battery 20 percent more efficient than today’s lithium-iodine batteries After debuting the world’s first solar air battery... Read more
Smaller, cheaper battery’s energy density exceeds other flow batteries Ensuring the power grid keeps the lights on in large cities could be easier with a new battery design that packs... Read more
The novel concept developed by researchers at RMIT University advances the potential for hydrogen to replace lithium as an energy source in battery-powered devices. The proton flow battery c... Read more
The new flow battery developed by the Harvard team already performs as well as vanadium flow batteries, with chemicals that are significantly less expensive, and with no precious metal elect... Read more
Diesel-addicted remote communities pin hopes on energy storage technology In Sandy Lake, Ontario (population 2,650), the diesel fuel that powers this remote community a thousand miles northw... Read more
